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The Federal Reserve is playing something of a game of chicken with the market, judging from the minutes of the central bank’s April monetary policy meeting released Wednesday...

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This article originally appeared in the June 4, 2012 issue of Forbes magazine...

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Guest post written by Jon Stein..

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Giving the closing speech at Wednesday’s Ira Sohn Conference, Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman defended his massive investment in J.C. Penney.  Calling it a “contrarian” idea, Ackman noted that J.C. Penney’s weaknesses are the stock’s greatest opportunity, as shares in the department store suffered their biggest loss in 40 years after missing expectations in their latest earnings...

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Dodd-Frank may be just a speed bump for Jamie Dimon...

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So the price of gold keeps falling, and it keeps falling despite the imminent failure of Greece's Euro membership, the looming collapse of Europe's banking system, and the fast-looming debt-ceiling repeat and fiscal cliff in the US...

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When David Einhorn speaks, the market tends to listen. The billionaire hedge fund manager, like others of his ilk, can move markets with what he says, and sometimes more importantly what he doesn’t say...

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Investors are prone to making irrational decisions. The simple truth is that what feels good, or what satisfies an immediate impulse, is not always compatible with generating positive, long-term returns...

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Lam Research (LRCX) was downgraded today by JP Morgan (JPM) to underweight from neutral with a price ..

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Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, is scheduled to announce its Q1 fiscal 2013 earnings on May 17th before the open. Wal-Mart’s earnings will provide important insights on the the current state of the U.S. retail industry...

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Barclays (BCS) was upgraded today by UBS (UBS) from neutral to buy with a price target of $13. 85, ..

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The markets were higher this morning, bolstered by some encouraging economic news, but fell back ..

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Oil major Chevron signed a contract with Japanese utilities company Tohuku Electric Power to supply up to 1 million metric tonnes of Liquefied Natural Gas from its giant Wheatstone project in Australia. Japan has become a major market for LNG fuel after the country has moved away from nuclear energy following the Fukushima disaster last year...

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Monster Beverage (MNST - Snapshot Report) sees growth in the implied earrings growth rate and has recently become a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy)...

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The markets were higher this morning, bolstered by some encouraging economic news, but fell back into negative territory later in the day, despite comments made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel saying she wants Greece to stay in the euro zone. ..

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Barclays (BCS) was upgraded today by UBS (UBS) from neutral to buy with a price target of $13.85, as the firm believes that the stock is attractive at current price levels...

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Lam Research (LRCX) was downgraded today by JP Morgan (JPM) to underweight from neutral with a price target of $35, as the firm expects slower growth during the second half of the year...

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There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on March 6, Chemtura Corp's Director, Alan S. Cooper, invested $153,082.00 into 10,000 shares of CHMT, for a cost per share of $15.31. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular attention to insider buys like this one, because presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in the open market, is that they expect to make money...

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The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE: BTU) presently has an above average rank, in the top 50% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors...

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The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) presently has an above average rank, in the top 50% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors...

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The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Adams Express Company (NYSE: ADX) presently has an above average rank, in the top 50% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors...

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Lam Research (LRCX) was downgraded today by JP Morgan (JPM) to underweight from neutral with a price target of $35, as the firm expects slower growth during the second half of the year...

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The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Tri Continental Corporation (NYSE: TY) presently has an above average rank, in the top 50% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors...

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The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE: RS) presently has an above average rank, in the top 50% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors...

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In what has become a classic Ira Sohn address, David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital presented some interesting ideas, such as Amazon’s profitless revenues being a riddle, buying Apple to benefit from their sales to Chinese consumers (he suggested it could be a trillion dollar company), and the weak position of U.S. Steel...

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The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) presently has an above average rank, in the top 50% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors...

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The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Central Securities (AMEX: CET) presently has an above average rank, in the top 50% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors...

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The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Cabot Corp. (NYSE: CBT) presently has an above average rank, in the top 50% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors...

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The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Analog Devices, Inc. (NASD: ADI) presently has an excellent rank, in the top 25% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors...

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