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05 Mar Profits

Will Johnson & Johnson Continue To Head Higher?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has announced its fourth quarter, 2012, earnings. Remarkably, Johnson & Johnson reported sales in excess of $17.5 billion, which was an increase of 8% year over year. The question is whether Johnson & Johnson can continue to produce this kind of growth. Johnson & Johnson posted an impressive growth rate of 9.3%,...

01 Mar Profits

Why You Should Go Long GM Now

General Motors (GM), with a current market capitalization of $34.54 billion, has brands which include Buick Chevrolet, GMC, Opel, Cadillac, Daewoo, Holden and Vauxhall. Recent earnings from the company have been a positive surprise for the market, with sales growth of 10.8% and income growth of 62.5%. Global Trend – Fuel Efficiency GM is one of the...

25 Feb Profits

Synergy Targets Root Cause Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal (GI) disorder causing constant abdominal pain, bloating of the abdominal region and extreme distress. IBS is comprised of a number of separate idiopathic disorders affecting different parts of the GI tract, and it has no identified organic cause. Though there is no cure for IBS, there are several drugs on...

23 Feb Profits

How Google’s International Negotiation Skills Can Help You

On a visit to North Korea in January, the executive chairman of Google (GOOG), Eric Schmidt, warned the country of the need for a greater openness with regard to access to the Internet. He suggested the country open its doors to information technology in order to decrease the isolation and economic decline. While that seemed...

22 Feb Profits

4 Ways To Play Burgeoning Touch Screen Market Growth

Just a decade ago, touch screen devices seemed futuristic and almost impossible to comprehend. Today, they are part of what is known as an ‘adaptive system’, a design philosophy that aims to make technology as unobtrusive and integral to our lives as possible. Touch screens became popular after Apple (AAPL) launched its first iPhone in June 2007....

13 Feb Profits

Death Of The PC: Death Of HP?

The so-called “death of the PC” is a phrase that usually accompanies any news involving PC manufacturers such as Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and Dell (DELL). Microsoft (MSFT), which produces the Windows OS that drive PCs, is usually discussed in connection with the “death of the PC”. However, HP is strategically positioning itself to defy the status...

08 Feb Profits

The Case For Going Long Baidu

For those of you that do not know, Baidu (BIDU) is the Chinese version of Google (GOOG). Given Google’s astronomical growth, I believe we can expect to see much of the same with Baidu. In this article, I will give you my rationale for going long on Baidu. Baidu operates as a Chinese language Internet search engine that provides...

08 Feb Profits

The Case For Going Long Oracle

Oracle (ORCL) now presents a strong case for investment due to its numerous 2012 cloud-based acquisitions. Rising projected cloud-growth bodes well for the company that has previously dominated the software applications and hardware systems markets. Notably, the company’srecent acquisition of marketing automation firm Eloqua for $871 million signals a business in ascendancy. Industry access granted by Eloqua,...

08 Feb Profits

Will The Flu Vaccine Race Send Novartis Higher?

The race is on for a cure for the flu and Novartis (NVS) is in the lead for developing a synthetic vaccine. Can the race for a cure provide growth and increased revenues for this company? There has been a multitude of reports regarding the race for a cure for the flu and the breakthroughs in Biotechnology...

08 Feb Profits

BlackBerry: Buy, Sell Or Hold?

In case you missed it, in late January, Research In Motion pulled a marketing stunt, or rebranding if you will, and changed its name toBlackBerry as well as its stock symbol to BBRY. The reason, according to the company, is that this was done to coincide with the release of the BlackBerry 10 phone and operating system. The...