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  • Molycorp: A Prime Short Candidate

    By Christopher French - February 20, 2012 | Tickers: FCX, MCP | Editor's Choice

    Molycorp, Inc (NYSE: MCP) has been on a wild ride the last 18 months. With its production set to ramp up in 2012, how is it positioned in the current market? I analyzed the company looking at both fundamentals and the market environment. Here is what I found to be in store for Molycorp:

    Molycorp's share price stands near $29 which is at the bottom zone of its 52-week more »

  • Cheating off the Smartest Kids in Class

    By Christopher French - February 16, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, DELL, GOOG, MSFT, YHOO | Editor's Choice

    We learn young – if we don’t know the answer, sneak a peek at your neighbor's answer sheet. Ethical issues aside, there are a number of psycho-social tendencies that promote this behavior. The fear of disapproval, the innate desire to succeed and be valued, simple conformity to our environment; all these reasons we use to explain away our following what the other kids are doing.

    With investing, we have more »

  • Morgan Stanley Not In Position To Grow Dividend

    By Christopher French - February 9, 2012 | Tickers: GS, NES.DL | Editor's Choice

    After the 2008 market crash, many companies in the financial sector were hit hard. When a business as a whole is severely hurt, resulting in major losses, the first to be affected are common shareholders in the form of dividend cuts. Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) was among the companies who were damaged from the systemically driven disaster. However, with improving cash flows and margins and with a revamping overall economy more »