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Best Stocks To Buy For 2012: Create your own silver lining with this instant-income option trade

Tweet Within the commodity space, oil appears to be the current stomping ground of the bulls. … Read entire article »

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Best Stocks To Buy For 2012: Cramer’s Mad Money – Why High Oil Prices Are Not Hurting Stocks (2/22/12)

Tweet Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money TV Program, Wednesday February 22. Nike (NKE), VFCorp (VFC), Lululemon (LULU), Harman International (HAR), Harley Davidson (HOG), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Honeywell (HON), Eaton (ETN), General Electric (GE), Boeing (BA), General Motors (GM), Ford (F), Schlumberger (SLB), Alcoa (AA) Why aren’t stocks lower because of rising gas prices? One explanation is that the consumer isn’t feeling the pain yet, as evidenced by strong quarters and performances from Nike (NKE), VFCorp (VFC), Lululemon (LULU), Harman International (HAR), Harley Davidson (HOG) and Urban Outfitters (URBN). Cramer mentioned a few other reasons why the economy might withstand the high price of gas. 1. Unemployment is lower, growth is high. 2. Interest rates are still low. 3. Some companies, especially those that deal with energy saving devices like Honeywell (HON), Eaton (ETN) and General Electric (GE) , perform well when energy prices are high, since they make energy ... … Read entire article »

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Best Stocks To Buy For 2012: SAP Acquiring TechniData AG

Tweet SAP (SAP) this morning said it intends to acquire TechniData AG, a Markdorf, Germany, company which SAP describes as “the world’s leading provider of product safety and environmental, health and safety solutions.” SAP says TechniData has nearly 500 employees. Terms were not disclosed. The deal is expected to close at the beginning of Q3. Thomas Weisel Partners analyst Tom Roderick says in a research note that TechniData had 2008 revenue of 64.9 million Euros, with 57.7 million Euros in 2007. … Read entire article »

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Best Stocks To Buy For 2012: Whoa! My Stock Just Trounced the Market!

Tweet The markets plunged again yesterday as the European financial crisis continues, but even if your stock strapped on a rocket pack and went even higher, resist the urge to high-five everyone in the cubicles next to you. Smart investors won’t celebrate until they know that upward leap was justified. Without a fundamental basis for the bounce, these stocks can quickly make the return trip down. Is now the time to lock in profits, or is this just the first step toward even higher valuations down the road? Let’s examine several stocks that just hit the afterburners and see whether they’re truly headed into orbit. Stock CAPS Rating (out of 5) Wednesday’s Change NovaGold Resources (AMEX: NG  ) ** 24.3% Central European Distribution (Nasdaq: CEDC  ) ... … Read entire article »

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Best Stocks To Buy For 2012: Porter Stansberry On Oil Prices – A Different Perspective

Tweet At the latest Casey Research conference, respected investment analyst Porter Stansberry stood at the podium and predicted that the price of oil will fall below US$40 per barrel within the next 12 months. Part of his reasoning revolves around the impact that the shale gas revolution has had in the United States – he believes a similar thing will happen with oil. Porter is a friend of mine and a very smart, successful individual … but I think not. From my perspective, the pressures at play in the oil market are all pushing prices in the opposite direction: up. Global supplies are tightening, costs are rising, and demand is not falling. Prices are going to remain high, and then go higher. And there will not be a shale oil revolution anytime soon. I’m the kind of guy who puts his money where his mouth is, so I challenge Porter to a bet. ... … Read entire article »

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