It has been my experience that when a stock is in free fall, it is common for someone with a vested interest in moving the stock higher either to leak the correct information or simply to start a rumor.
On the other hand, it is well known that when employees invest in company stock, it is often for the wrong reasons and at imprudent levels.
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For international money there is no point investing in a stock if the currency it is held in keels over, so in a period of currency uncertainty money will flow dramatically between currencies rather than between stocks.
Though it ranked fourth in assets, it is also the first in market value of its common stock of all U.S. banks.
But the better known a financial measure is, the more likely it is to be fully incorporated in the stock price.
In this context, it is likely that the selling in the stock over the past few days consists largely of profit-taking.
Gordon states that now is a great time to get in on this stock while it is on the proverbial ground floor.
When investors hear that a stock is fairly valued they inevitably treat that stock as if it is overvalued, avoiding a purchase in that business.
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Reed's success is freakish in another way: It's a media stock that is doing well.
If there is a lesson to be learned from years of award season coverage, it is to not place too much stock in the Golden Globes.
When he is listing a gold trust in his top ten stock picks, it is probably safe to say Cramer is going through one of his own more bearish streaks.
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While such instability is good for physics, it is not a sensible explaination for the large swings in stock prices.
In his case it is probably reasonable to assume that his basis in the stock is negligible so that all his proceeds are gain.
We initially went with 16.9 oz. (which is 500 milliliters) because it is a standard size that our bottle supplier had in stock at the time.
Some AAII members did not view the deficit issue as having an immediate impact, but thought it could adversely affect stock prices in the future if it is not dealt with.
While it's reasonable to expect a stock to move up after a deal is announced, it is supposed to be the seller's stock (in this case the NYSE), and not the buyer's, that makes the move.
That is, if it bought a stock in Brazil it could simultaneously short some reals.
It is not just in the Indian stock markets that people here are feeling the effects of the global credit crunch.
We like the combination of income with growth and it is an important factor in our stock selection process for the Global Resources Fund, as well as our other equity funds.
For investors in the stock market, it is a general rule to assume that long-term assets should not be needed in the three- to five-year range.
Who in 2013 is ever going to invest in a stock because of what it earned a decade ago?
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The theory of the tragedy of the commons is well-known: it is in the interests of any individual to add to his stock of animals on common land, even if that leads to further degradation.
Not only is the market not giving SanDisk any credit for growth, it is docking the stock with a 35% decline in profits with no potential for growth from that depressed level.
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But the fallacy is in thinking that the stock market climbs steadily, when in fact it lurches all around.
It is mundane stuff--yet it has let HP double its stock price in 23 months.
Today, the Burren Red is so popular they have trouble keeping it in stock.
It would appear the product is back in stock and orders are being taken.
Ultimately it is not about the stock price in one day, one week or one month.
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Is it possible that something has changed in the stock market that will keep value in the doghouse for a longer period?
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