Archive for January, 2009
Airline Stocks: Big is Bad, Small is Good
There’s no better arbiter than actual results, which is why you may want to steer clear of large cap airline stocks and wade into the smaller ones.
Bottom line - the ‘majors’ like Delta (DAL), Southwest (LUV), American (AMR) and the rest of the big carriers were unprofitable for their last reported quarter; most were unprofitable [...]
Finish Line: Strong Retailer, But Guilty by Association
I’m admittedly torn here. In my recent Motley Fool article I presented a relatively bullish case for Finish Line (FINL). The specialty retailer isn’t exactly on fire. In fact they lost money for their Q3 (ending on November 30). Sales were lower too, though that’s par for the course among retailers. Yet, I had to [...]
Microchip Makers Admit Their Faults
There’s no mincing words when it comes to microchip makers right now… revenues and profits are off for the likes of Standard Microsystems (SMSC) and Intel (INTC). How do I know? Because they told us so. As I discussed in my recent article for The Motley Fool (link below), these guys had a pretty low [...]
