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  • Arctic Energy Exploration Is Like An Egg-and-Spoon Race

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - January 15, 2013 | Tickers: BP, COP, XOM, RDS-A, STO

    The Arctic Circle runs through seven countries on the face of the earth including the U.S, Canada, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden. The region north of the circle is referred to as the Arctic while the region south of the circle is called the Northern Temperate Zone. I am only interested on the Arctic for now.

    According the United States Geological Survey estimates, the Arctic contains about 30 more »

  • Is Celgene's New Rally Sustainable?

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - January 15, 2013 | Tickers: CELG, JNJ, VRTX

    If you do not have it in your portfolio, then you probably want to take a look at this stock. With a 52 week low of $58.53, the company just recorded a new 52 week high last week. Specifically, during the early trading hours Tuesday 8, Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) hit a high of $89 within a matter of minutes; and it just can’t stop rallying as it hit more »

  • How Long Before Apple Caps a Trillion?

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - January 10, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, GOOG

    During the third quarter of the calendar year 2012, there were several stories predicting Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s road to $1000 per share. Nearly all of them were positive about the prediction, with some placing values beyond the magic thousand. This would have literally boosted the world’s largest company by market capitalization to the region of one trillion dollars.

    Nonetheless, that goal is now becoming a pipe dream with more »

  • Tech Sprinters of 2012: Some Ran in the Wrong Direction

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - January 8, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, BKS, EBAY, FB, GRPN, CRM, ZNGA

    There were two extremes in the stock market over the past year, "The Best and Worst Stocks of 2012," and the technology industry exhibited the same extremes. In fact, the technology industry and especially internet-based companies can be used exceptionally well to analyze the two extremes. Nonetheless, the most crucial thing is what to expect from these stocks in 2013. The past has and will always be useful in predicting more »

  • Multinationals Stash Billions Overseas, What Choice Do They Have?

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - December 16, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, GOOG, MRK, MSFT, ORCL

    Multinational corporations based in the U.S and Europe face accusations for using their overseas subsidiaries as tools in tax avoidance practices. Tech giants, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Cisco among others dominate the charts in terms of the percentage of cash stashed in overseas subsidiaries. Apple holds the highest amount of cash overseas with about $82.5 billion or 68 percent of its $121 more »

  • JPMorgan Adds Another Accolade to its Impressive Profile

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - December 13, 2012 | Tickers: BAC, BCS, JPM, WFC

    JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) is a stock you do not want to miss. The bank has stood out from the rest of its peers in almost all dimensions including its business model, and internal and external customers. The bank now ranks first, according to the latest U.S customer satisfaction survey as reported by Reuters.

    JPMorgan beat Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), which has been dominating the stats over the last more »

  • Facebook is Rallying on a Rough Road

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - December 10, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, FB, GOOG, LNKD

    Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is on the rebound, and investors are already raising their expectations for the social media company. Facebook has gained 56% since trading at an all time low of $17.55 in September. The company is now down 27% from its IPO price of $38 per share, which is a significant recovery from the 50% drop.

    The company's recovery has raised numerous questions, especially given the circumstances more »

  • BlackBerry 10: Research In Motion’s Last Throw Of The Dice?

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - December 7, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, BBRY, GOOG, MSFT, NOK

    Research In Motion (NASDAQ: BBRY) is counting down the days to the launch of its new generation of BlackBerry smartphones, which go by the name BlackBerry 10. The Canadian-based smartphone maker's stock rose by 50% during the month of November, following its announcement of successful developments with regards to BB10 launch.

    The company seems to be getting all sorts of bonuses from analysts. A majority of the analysts are more »

  • Apple's Road To $800 Is No Vector

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - December 6, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, GOOG, INTC, JPM, QCOM, S, VZ

     A majority of the analysts still have a Buy rating on the stock with price targets ranging from $750 to about $900. Nonetheless, I believe it wouldn't be such a long shot to say that Apple has what it takes to trade at around $800 within the next three months.

  • Apple iOS Regains Top Spot in US Smartphone Sales

    By Nicholas Kitonyi - November 29, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, GOOG, MSFT, NOK

    The U.S smartphone market has been dominated by Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android OS platform over the recent past. However, according to the latest statistics, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has retaken the lead following the launch of its new generation of iPhones, dubbed iPhone 5. Kantar Worldpanel ComTech believes that Apple's journey back to the top has been propelled by iPhone sales, with statistics indicating that Apple's iOS more »

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