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The business sector needs to be low-carbon and environmentally sound in order to stay profitable and sustainable, said United Nations Development Program administrator Helen Clark. “Business as usual, which leads to broken ecosystems and a warming climate,contributes to increasing economic volatility, and to higher costs and lower profitability of doing business,” Ms. Clark said during a keynote address to the summit on business solutions for the environment, held in Jakarta.

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Filed under: Forecasts, Apple Inc (AAPL), Bargain Stocks, Chasing Value[TM], EZCORP (EZPW), Stock Picks

Last November I wrote Chasing Value: Apple’s Great, but This Stock Is Better! with the audacity to state “…the potential to beat Apple’s prospects by 33 to 1 — now that is amazing!”

Yes you read that correctly. I still believe a dollar invested in EZCorp (EZPW) will earn 33 times that of a dollar invested in America’s sweetheart Apple Inc (AAPL). Of course anyone can make any proclamations that they want. Few dare as I have to post the results when they are not favorable as I have over the past five years.

Today however, I will not be swallowing my pride as EZCorp, a leading pawn shop and cash advance company, has indeed out performed the tremendously successful Apple since the original story. It is worth mentioning to those that would point to Apple’s ten-year run that EZPW was the better stock over the long haul as well.

Continue reading Chasing Value: EZcorp Still Besting Apple

Chasing Value: EZcorp Still Besting Apple originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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BEIJING, March 12 (Reuters) – China’s fight against chronic pollution is faltering in the face of urbanization and rapid growth, though the last five years have seen some progress, the country’s environment ministry said on Saturday. China was still producing more “traditional pollutants” than it could bear, but new industries were also creating torrents of dangerous chemicals and mountains of electronic waste, said Zhang Lijun, vice minister of environmental protection.

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Filed under: AT and T (T), Stocks to Buy

The shares of dependable AT&T (T), which I first wrote about here on February 11, 2009, at a price of .89, have meandered near for the past six months, save one probe of the level. But the business model is still preferred at this juncture. Here’s why.

AT&T’s proposed acquisition of 34-million-subscriber T-Mobile USA for billion will face intense regulatory scrutiny, and I think there’s a better than 50% chance the deal will be negated on market concentration grounds.

Continue reading AT&T Is Still Ringing True

AT&T Is Still Ringing True originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: 3M Corporation (MMM)

3M Company (MMM) is in the news today because of an investor meeting. Here’s one bullet point from TheFly. The gathering brought my mind back to the stock. How is it looking these days?

Well, it’s pulled back from the 52-week high. At the time of this writing, shares were fetching a price of .68. The top point for the year is currently set at .16; the low point is .98, so thankfully we’re nowhere near that depressing level. (Could the bearishness become so bad that we eventually get close to that price? Don’t even think it!).

Continue reading 3M: Still a Buy

3M: Still a Buy originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Niche mobile play MetroPCS Communications (PCS), first discussed here on December 21, 2009, at a price of .55, is positioning itself for play-of-the-year — and it’s only March. The shares have risen another 15% this year to about , and I obviously still like the business model.

Last fall, MetroPCS powered through key, psychological resistance at , and this winter put it in the rear-view mirror, testing before pulling back slightly.

Continue reading MetroPCS Still Has a Pleasant Ring

MetroPCS Still Has a Pleasant Ring originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: News Corp’B’ (NWS)

News Corp. (NWS) competes with other media conglomerates like The Walt Disney Company (DIS), CBS Corporation (CBS), Time Warner, Inc. (TWX), Viacom, Inc. (VIA) and The New York Times Company (NYT) in the media and entertainment business. Our price estimate for News Corp’s stock stands at .20, which is a premium of roughly 25% to market price.

News Corp. recently revealed its digital magazine “The Daily,” specifically designed for Apple, Inc.’s (AAPL) iPad. Rather than being a modification of existing magazines or newspapers, this is a completely new product optimized for tablet viewing. The company had reportedly invested about million to create the product.

Continue reading News Corp. Launches Digital Magazine; Stock Still Depends on ‘Old Media’

News Corp. Launches Digital Magazine; Stock Still Depends on ‘Old Media’ originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Good news, Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Procter and Gamble (PG), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Technology

Fortune has released its list of the world’s 50 most respected companies and once again Apple Inc. (AAPL) tops the list.

This is the fourth year in a row that the Cupertino based company has grabbed the top slot. Apple’s respect comes mainly due to the company’s ability to release new products at an amazingly quick pace, often updating its main product lines at least once a year.

Continue reading Apple Still Fortune’s Most Repected Company

Apple Still Fortune’s Most Repected Company originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), General Motors (GM), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Target Corp. (TGT), UAL Corp (UAUA)

Stocks tried to open positive today but geopolitics and oil kept things from being a solid win throughout the trading day. Oil’s gain is spiking gasoline higher in local markets and soft commodities took a breather. Weekly jobless claims went back under the 400,000 mark again despite dollar weakness, but new home sales were down by the double-digits again.

Here were today’s unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow Jones 12,068.50 -37.28 (-0.31%)
S&P 500 1,306.10 -1.30 (-0.10%)
Nasdaq 2,737.90 +14.91 (0.55%)
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Continue reading Closing Bell: Bull & Bears Still Fight For Show (GM, HPQ, SLXP, TM, TGT, UAL)

Closing Bell: Bull & Bears Still Fight For Show (GM, HPQ, SLXP, TM, TGT, UAL) originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: General Mills (GIS), Stocks to Buy

Food giant General Mills (GIS), first discussed here on April 8, 2009, at a split-adjust price of .40 (.80 pre-split), has meandered during the past three months, but just look on that pause as a chance to scoop-up some shares of a premiere U.S. company.

And the reasons for the bullish view here are obvious enough. Demonstrated business model General Mills boasts solid brands (Cheerios, Wheaties, Lucky Charms, Total and Chex), good cash flow, economies of scale, and room for international expansion. Add productivity gain, marketing skill and a solid, split-adjust .12 annual dividend and GIS is one play that’s hard to pass up.

Continue reading Consider General Mills, Because Breakfast-In Is Still ‘In’

Consider General Mills, Because Breakfast-In Is Still ‘In’ originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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