James Picerno submits: The U.S. stock market has been battered, twisted and otherwise assaulted over the past year or so. From the outside, the point requires no elaboration for those with equity positions of one type or another. But what has the havoc wrought on the internal sector allocations? In search of some perspective, we crunched the numbers to see what’s changed over the past two years in large- and small-cap sectors for domestic stocks. Let’s start with the large-cap realm, as defined by the S&P 500 (all data comes from StandardandPoors.com ). Complete Story »
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Keep Telecom Argentina On HoldFrom: seekingalpha.com
Post Date: 2008-09-08 00:36:16
Zacks.com submits:
We reiterate our Hold rating on Telecom Argentina SA (TEO) , the leading provider of communications in Buenos Aires, Northern Argentina and Paraguay. The company’s recent operating results are being driven by the growing domestic cellular telephony market, the largest in Latin America in terms of mobile penetration. Although Telecom Argentina’s wireless and Internet subscriber base continues to increase at a respectable pace, frozen fixed-line t...
more 5 Big Pharma Cash MachinesFrom: seekingalpha.com
Post Date: 2008-09-08 00:21:34
Investment U submits: Some investors consider dividend-paying stocks to be the territory of boring, low returns. I strongly disagree. I think they can be pretty exciting. Yes, dividend-paying stocks are usually more predictable. But after the gut-wrenching 12 months we have been through, "dull" suddenly becomes attractive. And it can be profitable as well. Studies of historic stock returns show that the combination of consistent dividends and an increasing stock price can offer powerful re...
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