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  • Cheery Consensus for This Social Networking Site

    By Anh HOANG - October 24, 2012 | Tickers: FB, LNKD, RENN, YELP | Editor's Choice

    Today one global phenomenon, which is mentioned over and over again, is Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). At the beginning of the month, Facebook has hit the milestone of 1 billion active users. It now has the third largest population in the world, only after China and India. The number of users on Facebook is 3 times higher than US population. People use Facebook to share pictures, feelings, and events to relatives more »

  • The Global Franchise Business Warren Buffett Loves the Most

    By Anh HOANG - October 18, 2012 | Tickers: KO, PEP | Editor's Choice

    Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) just recently reported impressive quarter earnings results. It seems that KO is still a growth story. The global volume growth for the quarter was 4% and 5% year-to-date. The main area, which contributed to KO’s growth story, was Eurasia & Africa, with 11% growth in both this quarter and year-to-date, whereas the least growth area was Europe. North America stayed at 2% growth. 

    Its operating revenue for more »

  • Buying Opportunity for Warren Buffett's Favorite Banking Stock

    By Anh HOANG - October 17, 2012 | Tickers: BAC, C, JPM, WFC | Editor's Choice

    Wall Street cares so much about earnings announcements, whether quarterly or annually. It places heavy emphasis on a company’s recent results and on whether they meet analysts’ expectations. During earnings announcements, share prices of many companies will be the most volatile. It is also when opportunities arise.

    What happened?

    Recently, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), the bank that Warren Buffett loves the most, reported that the bank’s net income more »

  • Be Skeptical of This Retailer

    By Anh HOANG - October 12, 2012 | Tickers: ANF, AEO, DXLG, URBN | Editor's Choice

    As a value investor, I often search for mispriced securities, which are trading well below its estimated intrinsic value. The business should have a high return on equity with low price/book and single digit P/E valuations. However, the screening should only be the very beginning of the investment process. Investors should look further to see whether it’s a real bargain or not. 

    That is the case for more »