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Beta is a measurement used to analyze a stock’s volatility as against the movements of the market. A stock with beta more than 1 is more volatile than the market whereas a stock with beta less than 1 is less volatile than the market. A high beta stock is picked by investors who are looking […]

American Electric Power Co. Inc. (NYSE:AEP)-American Electric Power Co. Inc. is an electric utilities company with nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity,40000 mile electricity transmission network, serving in 11 states of United States. For 2012 financial year, the company had reported operating earnings of $238 million. The company’s performance had suffered due to sluggish demand...

New employment figures released amidst Sequester debate The United Stated economy 236,000 jobs in February newly released figures reveal.  When combined with 157,000 jobs created in January the US employment rate now stands at 7.7%, the lowest figure since President Obama took office in January 2009. Welcoming the figures Alan Krueger, chairman of the White […]

Biotechnology Industry has been of the fastest growing for past few years as the market has seen fast paced developments in terms of research and development, government regulations and new avenues. Due to innovations government support and significant increase in the public and private investment the industry has growth at a CAGR of 7% since […]

With economy gaining strength employment figures improving and incomes rising Retail Industry is all set to come out of its slump period. Within the retail industry the segment of luxury retail was not much impacted by the economic downturn as luxury retailers thrive on the spending of the elite 1%, but it seems to be […]

American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE:AEO): The stock dived after disappointing guidance for the first quarter. American Eagle Outfitters is currently trading at $19.70, down 12.63 percent from its previous close.

After the recent Wall Street fiasco, there are a lot of speculations regarding how far a person can go to earn money. The many scandals that have surrounded Wall Street for the past few days have raised major questions regarding the role of money in making people adopt immoral practices. It has often been observed […]

As political stalemate in Washington over the issue of budget cuts continues with possibility of any eleventh-hour deal being very remote, the question now asked by everyone is not whether the sequestration will be avoided but how much will it impact.

Is there anyone who expected the Dow Jones Industrial Average to ever surpass its record intraday high of 14,198.40, after taking a 54% hit and bottoming at 6547.05 in March 2009? The Dow jumped more than 100 points this morning, reaching 1535.31.  All eyes will now be on how the index makes it through the […]

It only goes to show you shouldn’t listen to the doom and gloom merchants in the media. After unending bad news since the crash of 2008 here we are at an all-time high on the Dow. More to come no doubt. Find out how this affects our portfolio by reading my Premium Newsletter: Value Investing […]