“Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias & Futuros de Sao Paulo” You may not know this Portuguese title. You may not even know it by its shortened moniker, “The Bovespa.” But you should. This is because it is the equivalent of Wall Street for South America. Indeed, the Brazilian… Read More

If you’re an active investor who monitors investment screens with great frequency, then you have ample reason to look forward to Monday mornings again. This is when major deals are often announced, and if history is any guide, then we may be on the cusp of solid upturn in deal-making… Read More

Here’s some good news, if you’re up for it: I’ve found a stock that could return 200% or even more over the next three to five years. These aren’t the 1990s, though, so it isn’t simply a matter of buying shares and then watching the price… Read More

If you’re an American consumer with small children, the chances of interacting with something made by toy giant Mattel (Nasdaq: MAT) are probably no less than 99.999998%. Whether you’re always stepping on the cold, die-cast metal of a Hot Wheels car your son always manages to leave out in the… Read More

The retail industry can be extremely competitive. It’s easy for rivals to swoop in and copy the strategies of a successful retailer — just think of what Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) did to K-Mart by copying its low-cost approach and adding sophisticated information technology and… Read More

There’s plenty of fear on Wall Street these days. One of the main fears is that the economy is heading for recession, which would imply there’s no reason to find stocks appealing right now. But this fear… Read More

A real conundrum has emerged in the stock market: it’s become quite easy to find undervalued stocks, but when you have too many to choose from, it’s hard to see which choice will be the first to rise or has the greatest upside relative to the hundreds of other stocks… Read More

It’s pretty easy to spot the major investment winners of the last decade. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has risen from less than $10 in 2003 to nearly $400 today. Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG), Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), and Lululemon (Nasdaq: LULU) and a few dozen other stocks… Read More

Since the middle of July, the business headlines have been relentlessly scary as governments, corporations and individuals scramble to stay afloat in a weak global economy. Yet for airline industry executives, each day brings more good news. Oil prices are falling and look set… Read More

Depending on whom you ask, the current stock market is either too expensive and headed for a further fall, or too cheap and poised for a rebound. The issue is irrelevant. The real question involves specific stocks — not the broader market. This is because, in these challenging times, some… Read More