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• Intuitive Surgical Builds a Successful Brand, Share Price Plummets?

  By Michael Cash - March 15, 2013 | Tickers: ISRG

  Shares of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) tumbled over 10% in the 2 trading days since Dr. James Breeden, president of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), issued a statement about the use of robotic devices in hysterectomy procedures. Dr. Breeden felt compelled to announce that “Robotic surgery is not the only or the best minimally invasive approach for hysterectomy. Nor is it the most cost-efficient.”

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• Healthy Wallets, Healthy Returns

  By Michael Cash - February 24, 2013 | Tickers: KSS, M, JWN |

  U.S. retail same-store sales exceeded expectations in January, led by Macy’s (NYSE: M), Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS), and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN).  We need more economic data to understand whether this was spurred by larger than anticipated promotions or if U.S. shoppers simply spent more money than analysts predicted.  But I think this could be a long-term trend driven by our recovering economy, and I'm inclined to more »

• The Next Biggest Company in the World?

  By Michael Cash - February 4, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN

  Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has always fascinated me as an investment.  I love Amazon as a consumer.  It’s not unusual for me to place multiple orders in a week.  I’m an Amazon Prime member.  I own a Kindle.  I am subscribed to Audible.com.  LOVE IT.  It seems to be the perfect company.  Recently, Forbes has even published this article about Amazon becoming the biggest tech company in the more »

• Hain Set to Compete With Heavyweights

  By Michael Cash - January 16, 2013 | Tickers: CPB, KO, HAIN, PEP

  Last month Hain Celestial (NASDAQ: HAIN) completed the acquisition of a small raw, organic juice company in New York called BluePrint Juice.  Hain regularly uses the acquisition route in its search for strategic growth, so they know their way around a purchase.  But the BluePrint acquisition places the company in the daunting position of going toe-to-toe in the super-premium juice market with three companies that most wouldn't want to more »