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Additions to Secular Trends Portfolio - Check Point Software, IBM Stake Increased (CHKP, IBM)

Following the recent sales of Pfizer (PFE), Schering (SGP), and Freeport (FCX) in the Secular Trends Portfolio (the links will take you to my coverage of all 3), the cash position in the Secular Trends Model has shot up to 15%. This is far too high for an all-equity model, and I’ve been openly adamant [...]

Micron Technology - Earnings Report and Investing Thesis (MU)

This post is a follow up on my earlier promise to provide a thesis for adding a small Micron position to the Secular Trends Portfolio. With Fiscal Q3 earnings out today as well, I’ll also prep for that and give a modest report after hearing the conference call.
Many readers have been wondering, quite bluntly, “Why [...]

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DHL To Shut Down U.S. Operations, Shed Another 9,500 Jobs

DHL’s delivery services will no longer be operating within the domestic U.S., as the German-owned company announced today that they will be cutting another 9500 jobs in the U.S., shutting down all hubs and reducing total stations in the U.S. by 75%. DHL will continue to ship products from the U.S. to international locations, and [...]

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The Alpha Male of Tech Stocks Reports Earnings - Thoughts on Cisco

Cisco has long been one of the best barometers for corporate spending levels, small business growth, bandwidth growth, and the technology sector as a whole. They also have about a 50/50 split between domestic and international revenues, so their quarterly reports and guidance also ping the international markets quite well.
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The headline figures for the [...]

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Global Markets, I Present to you President Obama; Now What?

Well, history has been made. Barack Obama has taken a staggering 338 electoral votes, and has won the Presidency by what, in political metrics, is an all-out landslide. Just because I’m not 100% sure I’d revealed my hand already, I will say that I fully believe we’ve elected the right man for the most important [...]

IBM Pre-Announces Strong Q3 - But Don’t Expect a Tech Sector Trend

It appears that there is a little life in Technology and Services, as IBM pre-announced 3rd quarter results above estimates Wednesday evening. Obviously management wants to stem the tide of losses hitting the stock in the past two weeks; shares are down nearly 23% in the month of October alone. In this market, the mantra [...]

Note to GFIG - Contact Your Investors

Putting out a statement would do wonders for GFIG shares at this point, regardless of the content of the news. I am expecting to hear the worst, that 75% plus of their credit derivatives business has been lost and deleveraging has massively outweighed higher volatilities (as to their net effects on company profits):

I will have [...]

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