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...influence of the Oval Office, have been even more bullish than those in the U.S. Why? Because there may be a pattern here but not a rule. Like the length of women's hemlines and the outcome of the Super Bowl, the apparently predictable effect of the presidency on stock returns is probably random...
CHARGE DROPPED. AGAINST MARTHA STEWART; of securities fraud; in New York City. The judge said the charge--that Stewart deceived investors in her company by denying that she had engaged in insider trading of ImClone stock--was based on too little evidence for the jury to consider. After it hears closing arguments, the jury will decide whether she is guilty of the four remaining charges: conspiracy, obstruction of justice and two counts of lying to investigators...
...says Rose, "all roads lead to China." Particularly railroads: BNSF's China-related business has doubled in the past six years. And Wall Street is taking note. Rising revenue on rail lines and new rest requirements for truckers have analysts gingerly talking about a "rail renaissance." BNSF's stock is trading near its high...
Although the scorecard on the 2003 earnings season is nearly full, investors should be careful about jumping into a stock--or dumping it--solely on the basis of a hit or miss in the last quarter. Certainly, investor confidence has been buoyed by a resurgence in profits. Corporate earnings shot up about 28% in the fourth quarter of 2003 and climbed 18% for the entire year, according to Thomson First Call...
Does earnings quality count when it comes to stock performance? Absolutely. Ask David Bianco, an accounting analyst at UBS who has scrutinized earnings quality. He found that since 1998, the 50 companies with the best quality earnings have returns that were about four times that of the S&P 500 index. The bottom 50? Zero returns over the same period...