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Vonage Shorts Out, Under Armour Has Lofty Ambitions

By Team iBizExpert On March 12, 2022 03:29 AM No Comments

Under Armour, Inc. (UAI) started trading on November 18, 2005, at $31. The company that makes branded performance clothing is increasing its brand recognition by using cool brand promotion to try to get people who usually buy Nike to buy from...

The China Factor

By Team iBizExpert On March 11, 2022 12:15 AM No Comments

If you haven't been living in a cocoon, you probably know that China is likely to become the next economic superpower in the world. In the past few years, the country's economy has grown at a rate close to 10 percent, and this isn't likely to...

Retail is for Stockpickers

By Team iBizExpert On March 11, 2022 06:40 PM No Comments

Since September 2004, the S&P Retail Index has been stuck in a consolidation channel between 400 and 500, and it hasn't been able to move in either direction in a stable way. Since then, the monthly retail numbers have been mostly all over the...

Lucent Needs Some Loving

By Team iBizExpert On March 11, 2022 02:52 PM No Comments

The stock of Lucent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:LU) needs a lot of love. This used to be everyone's favourite on Wall Street, but now everyone has turned their backs on it. In late 1999, the stock was worth almost $80. Like many other stocks in the...

Lexar Bid is Inadequate

By Team iBizExpert On March 11, 2022 02:34 PM No Comments

Flash media maker Lexar Media (LEXR) got a higher bid from Micron Technology to buy it on Friday (MU). The all-stock exchange offer is now around $10 per share, which is a small increase from the first bid. But big shareholders, like Carl...

Blockbuster Miscalculated

By Team iBizExpert On March 10, 2022 06:27 AM No Comments

Blockbuster (BBI) is a great example of what can go wrong when you don't understand how an industry is changing and then try desperately to catch up. From late 2001 to early 2002, Blockbuster was the most popular place to rent videos. Its shares...

A Cheap Strategy to Play Microsoft

By Team iBizExpert On March 10, 2022 04:05 AM No Comments

Bill Gates is very wealthy, but his once-booming software company has been in the doldrums since the middle of 2002, when it fell below $35. Microsoft (MSFT) hasn't been able to grow its sales and profits as quickly as it used to. This is the...

Dow Turns Moderately Bearish

By Team iBizExpert On January 13, 2022 03:33 AM No Comments

From a technical point of view, this article is about the stock market. Yesterday, the tech-heavy NASDAQ was the only market that didn't drop. It went up 3.04 points to stay above 2300, which is its five-year high. As I've already said,...