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• Vroom Vroom Volkswagen!

  By Sharon Watson - September 7, 2012 | Tickers: GM, TM, VLKAY |

  Investing guru Peter Lynch claims he makes great investments from noticing the products friends and family use. From the back of our vintage Toyota wagon, our 9-year-old car aficionado has been pointing out new Audis and Porsches with increasing frequency, and it turns out that’s no fluke: Volkswagen (NASDAQOTH: VLKAY), the German company that owns those brands, has seen its U.S. car sales increase by 30% from more »

• Should Pulses Race for Medtronic?

  By Sharon Watson - August 27, 2012 | Tickers: BAX, JNJ, MDT 130518C00044000, MDT, STJ

  It’s ironic that keeping hearts beating at a steady pace represents more than half of medical device maker Medtronic’s (NYSE: MDT) business, given its stock price has dropped nearly 22% over the last five years. Not even a first quarter FY2013 earnings release showing net income growth of 5% over the previous year’s first quarter gave it much of a jump. (Unless otherwise noted, results used in more »