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James Brumley


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  1. The War Against Alzheimer's Requires Thinking Small

    A meaningful treatment for Alzheimer's is no longer out of reach. Find out which ...
  2. How Intuitive Surgical Justifies Its Lofty Valuation

    Intuitive Surgical "should be" expensive, but here's proof that you get what you ...
  3. Rock Bottom Uranium Miners Are Priced To Buy

    It's official - uranium mining is the last business anybody wants to invest in. So ...
  4. A Game-Changing Technology For Restaurants

    Restaurants that figure out how to make this new technology work stand to gain a ...
  5. Natural Gas: A 10-Year Makeover For The Energy Sector

    It's not a curious novelty any longer. Investors need to start thinking about natural ...
  6. Q3 Earnings’ Best And Worst

    A reality check for last quarter's good, bad and ugly earnings results.
  7. Time For China’s Smartphone Revolution

    The biggest smartphone market is just starting to blossom, as smartphone use in China ...
  8. Who Won The Black Friday Sales Race?

    What can we glean from the preleminary results of this year's holiday shoppping season?
  9. Top Cyber-Monday Winners

    Here are the best Cyber-Monday (and beyond) bets.
  10. Some Retailers’ Q3 Earnings Woes Were Indirectly Forecasted

    We could have seen at least some of these Q3 dissappointments coming.
  11. Why Buffett Finally Bought Into Tech

    After decades of shunning the technology sector as too unpredictable, the Oracle ...
  12. 3 "Sweet Spot" Gold Miners Best Bought & Held

    Forget the ongoing in and out dance with gold stocks. Just pick a winner and leave ...
  13. Gold And Miners Back In A Familiar Groove?

    Fears of economic collapse have gold and mining stocks brewing up a decent risk/reward ...
  14. Retailers Closing Despite Record Retail Sales

    Retailing is good again, but not for every sector.
  15. Stacking Up The Dollar Stores After 99 Cents Only Acquisition

    99 Cents Only Stiores was the first to be picked off, but which of the remaining ...
  16. Upwardly-Revised Estimates Are Few And Far Between

    The reeling in of earnings estimates has begun, but here are some compelling exceptions ...
  17. Google's Not The Only Player In The Mobile Payment Business

    Finally, a race Google isn't destined to win - at least in the long run.
  18. Is "Dr. Copper" A Quack?

    Don't jump to conclusions about what copper's recent demise means for the market.
  19. Emerging Markets Exposure Made Simple

    Take the road less traveled (and less recognized) when it comes to your international ...
  20. Lessons From the Market's Most Mispriced Stocks

    The long-term value of a company is rarely reflected in the current price of its ...
  21. Poor Crop Yields Prompt Some Strategic Investing

    The right assumption isn't always the obvious one when it comes to analyzing the ...
  22. The Troubling Mathematics Of The Chicken Business

    You can slice and dice the chicken business however you want - all these companies ...
  23. The Other Recession-Proof Stocks

    Before searching for bulletproof consumer staples, take a look at some reliable alternatives.
  24. Earnings Say Consumers Are Tapped Out

    All seems fairly nominal on the Q2 earnings front, but take a closer look at the ...
  25. The Case For The Industrial Sector

    They are "old school", and maybe even a little boring, but industrials can sure put ...
  26. Tech Sector's Run Not Over Yet

    With about a third of the major tech names having reported Q2 results, the picture ...
  27. Tech Stocks Reaching Record Earnings

    When it comes to some tech stocks, paying attention to what they're doing is more ...
  28. The Real Threat To Netflix Isn't RedBox Or BlockBuster

    Netflix recent price increase could cost them customers, and some familiar, yet unlikely ...
  29. What Happened To Food Inflation's Crimped Margins?

    Six months ago, food inflation was going to crush food company margins. What's really ...
  30. Some Needed Perspective on June's Slow Auto Sales

    News coverage of June's auto sales once again reminds us that perspective is everything, ...
  31. Q2's Studs And Duds

    Find out what you need to know about last quarter's hottest and coldest groups.
  32. The Top Sector/Market Cap For The Next 12 Months

    After more than a two-year hiatus from the rally, these stocks are finally revving ...
  33. Paris Air Show Highlights Broad Strength For Industry

    Here are four investment-worthy trends that have surfaced thanks to the air show.
  34. FedEx Success Highlights Even Bigger Opportunities

    While FedEx may have grabbed the most headlines after a stellar quarter and compelling ...
  35. What's Still Good About RIM?

    The smartphone posted dismal results for last quarter. Is Research in Motion beyond ...
  36. Ethanol Wins The Battle, Not The War

    The senate gave the U.S. ethanol subsidy a little new life this week. Which ethanol ...
  37. Cisco Looks To Get Competitive

    What's it going to take for the former networking icon to get back on track?
  38. Lipitor: Pfizer's Loss Is Watson's Gain

    With Lipitor coming off its patent soon, there are a couple of drug companies looking ...
  39. PepsiCo's A Little Too Bogged Down

    Consumer staples are a safe, strategic play now, but should PepsiCo be one of the ...
  40. The Next Big Thing - Again

    They're back! Independent power producers snoozed through 2010 but are coming out ...
  41. Yandex and LinkedIn: The Next Google?

    Valuations for upcoming tech IPOs don't make sense, but then again, the same was ...
  42. Out With Risk; In With Safe

    New winners and losers say the market is headed for a major correction, and the disparity ...
  43. Credit Card Companies Emerge From Crisis Scot-Free

    Recent earnings reports suggest that credit card reform was not as bad for issuers ...
  44. Don't Count Copper Out Just Yet

    Copper prices have taken a dive over the last few weeks, but the worst is likely ...
  45. The Migration To Alternative Energy Continues

    Slowly but surely, crude oil is pricing itself right out of the market.
  46. Pizza Stock Winners And Losers

    Some pizza makers are hot, while others are just getting burned.
  47. NutriSystem - Right Idea, Wrong Stock

    Don't jump to conclusions about the nutrition and weight-management industry based ...
  48. The Rail Industry Rolls Through Earnings

    First-quarter results for the broad rail industry speaks volumes about how solid ...
  49. Kimberly-Clark Cranks Up Prices

    Kimberly-Clark is the first to raise prices to offset commodity costs. Will other ...
  50. Consumers Speak With Their Wallets

    Consumer discretionary spending is up across the board, despite the gloom and doom ...
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