Renewed bid from Occidental for Anadarko adds heat to Permian M&A
The battle for control of Anadarko Petroleum (APC) and its huge position in the oil shale geologies of the Permian Basis isn’t over. Yesterday, Wednesday,  Occidential Petroleum (OXY) made a renewed bid to acquire Anadarko. The 50%/50% stock and cash offer from...
Selling Independent Bank (IBCP) out of my Dividend Portfolio
When I posted earlier today that I would keep Bank of America (BAC) in my Dividend Portfolio I said the decision rested largely on the ways that Bank of America wasn’t like the “average” bank. Chief among these “ways” was the bank’s...
2019 shaping up as a tough year for bank stocks–here’s why I’m holding Bank of America in my Dividend Portfolio
2018 was supposed to be a good year for bank stocks. Rising interest rates from the Federal Reserve would provide a positive environment for banks, bank revenues, and bank earnings.2019 is likely to provide a negative backdrop for banks. The Fed is holding interest...
Why did Apple settle with Qualcomm now? Can you say 5G?
Why did Apple (AAPL) settle a dispute that had dragged on for two years with Qualcomm (QCOM) now? How about because troubles at Intel (INTC) threatened to leave Apple without the 5G modem chips it needed for a new 5G iPhone? And that threatened to put Apple a year or...
Permian goes from tepid to red hot again on Chevron bid for Anadarko
Chevron (CVX) has agreed to buy Anadarko Petroleum (APC) for $33 billion in cash and stock. On the news shares of Anadarko are up 32.5% to $61.85. Shares of Chevron are off 4.91% to $119.81.Meaured by oil and natural gas production, the deal puts Chevron neck-and-neck...
Making Incyte #9 on my 10 most dangerous stocks for earnings season list–and #5 on my buy on any plunge list
Today on my JubakAM.com subscription site I made Incyte #9 in my 10 Most dangerous Stocks for Earnings Season Special Report–and #5 on my Buy on Any Plunge Bonus Special Report. Here’s what I wrote: “There’s a good chance that Incyte (INCY)...
Copper meeting bullish on projected supply deficit
The big Cesco copper conference in Santiago, Chile, has been remarkably bullish considering worries about global economic growth and the Chinese economy. That’s because there looks like a significant gap in the development of new supplies in 2019 and 2020 that...
After the market close, Boeing CEO announces that company will cut production by ten 737 planes a month
By mid-April Boeing (BA) will cut production of its 737 planes to 42 a month from the current 52-a month pace. Before the crash of a 737 Max operated by Lion Air and one operated by Ethiopia Airlines, Boeing had planned to increase production of the 737 by 10% by...
Updating Nektar ahead of a dangerous earnings season–and looking to add to positions on any plunge
On April 4 I made Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) #8 in my list of the 10 most dangerous stocks for earnings season and #4 on my list of 5 stock to buy on any plunge in my Special Report on my JubakAm.com subscription site. Here’s what I wrote in that Special...
Added Restaurant Brands to my Jubak’s Picks and Dividend Portfolios on February 21
My apologies. Sometimes the bookkeeping in my portfolios gets a little complicated and I miss an entry. On February 20 I made Restaurant Brands International (QSR) the first pick in my Special Report on JubakAM.com “10 stocks for a market worried about an...
Why are shares of China Southern Airlines up 12% today?
I can’t find any news that explains why shares of China Southern Airlines (ZNH) are up 12% today. The entire Chinese market is higher on positive news on the U.S.-China trade talks, but that’s been good for gains like 0.56% on JD.Com (JD) and 0.85% on CTRP...
Selling Helmerich & Payne out of my Dividend Portfolio today
I named Helmerich & Payne (HP) #6 in my Special Report on the 10 most dangerous stocks for this earnings season on my paid JubakAM.com site. And today I’m selling the shares out of my Dividend Portfolio. After naming Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) #4 and...
Selling Diamondback Energy out of my Jubak Picks portfolio today
Diamondback Energy (FANG) made #5 in my Special Report on the 10 most dangerous stocks this earnings season that I’m posting on my paid JubakAM.com site. And I’m selling it out of my Jubak Picks Portfolio today, April 1. If you’re looking for...
I’m selling Exxon Mobil out of my Dividend Portfolio as part of my annual portfolio rebalancing
I’m part way through the annual rebalancing of my Dividend Portfolio (with other portfolios to follow.) The initial stage of that process requires a close look at which of the stocks in the portfolio I’d like to keep for another year (based on their...
Adding Dollar General to my Jubak Picks Portfolio
At a moment when all of brick and mortar retailing can seem to be suffering, Dollar General (DG) has announced that it will open 975 new stores in 2019 and remodel 1,000 existing stores. For 2019 capital expenditures are projected at $775 million to $825 million or...
Adding Digital Realty Trust to my Dividend Portfolio
On March 15 I added Digital Realty Trust (DLR) to my Special Report: 10 Stocks for an Earnings Recession on my subscription JubakAM.com site. With this post, I’m also adding Digital Realty to my Dividend Portfolio. For Digital Realty Trust (DLR), a REIT that...
Selling AT&T out of Dividend Portfolio on debt load, business trends
If it was just one of these things OR the other, I wouldn’t be selling AT&T out of my Dividend Portfolio. But it’s not OR. As the company’s adds note it’s &. The company finished 2018 with $166.3 billion in long term debt. And $10.3...
Nvidia wins the bidding to acquire key data center chip technology
Nvidia (NVDA) has won the bidding to acquire Mellanox Tech (MLNX). Nvidia has said that it expects the acquisition, which will be funded through cash on the Nvidia’s balance sheet, to be accretive to non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP EPS, and free cash flow...
Valero is a best of class refiner but it’s just not a good time to be a refiner so I’m selling the shares out of Jubak Picks
Valero Energy is the largest independent largest independent refiner in the United States. And it’s also one of the best refiners in the world, period. But this just isn’t a good time to be a refiner and the oil market has moved in ways that negate many of...
I said I’d sell CTRP on first sign that upward momentum had broken–well, I’m selling today
Yesterday I posted that I would sell Ctrip International.com out of my Jubak Picks portfolio at the first sign that the stock’s upward momentum had broken. Well, the New York traded ADS for Ctrip closed down 5.42% today. I think that counts as a break and...
After huge bounce on earnings, when is it time to sell China’s CTRP.com?
Way, way back on March 1 I wondered when it would be time to trim some China positions. Then the Shanghai market as a whole was up more than 14% in the last month. Sure, a potential U.S.-China trade deal offered the chance of a rally on the news, but Wall Street was...
More cash flow ahead for 50 Stocks pick Cheniere Energy
At the moment everything is running Cheniere Energy’s (LNG) way.  And while natural gas remains a cyclical sector and subject to the ebbs and flows of global growth, catalysts are very strong for this member of  50 Stocks Portfolio. Catalysts? Let me count them...
Vestas is gaining market share in wind while GE struggles–adding it to my Jubak Picks Portfolio)
The global wind power market is highly concentrated with just four companies accounting for 57% of deployed wind turbines: Vestas (VWDRY), Goldwind of China, General Electric (GE), and Siemens Gamesa (SIEGY). In 2018 developers commissioned 45 gigawatts of onshore...
Salesforce beats on earnings for this quarter but lowers guidance for year ahead
The entire cloud, cyber security, and software as a service sector was down ahead of the after-hours earnings report from Salesforce (CRM) today. The worry wasn’t so much that the company would miss on fourth quarter earnings, but that this earnings growth...
Adding Wal-Mart to my Jubak Picks Portfolio
Today February 27 I’m adding Wal-Mart (WMT) to my Jubak Picks Portfolio and making it the sixth pick in my Special Report: 10 stocks for an earnings recession on my JubakAM.com subscription site. Only 25% of Wal-Mart’s revenue currently come from outside...
Government action on drug prices seems far, far away
The format was familiar: Seven CEOs sit in front of a Senate Committee probing their industry’s business practices. But whereas a Congressional hearing a decade ago marked a key moment in what was a costly public reckoning for the tobacco industry, today’s...
Appeals court rules AT&T acquisition of TimeWarner can go ahead–why isn’t the stock up more today?
The U.S. Appeals Court in Washington ruled today that AT&T’s (T) $85 billion takeover of Time Warner (now known as WarnerMedia) could go ahead. The court said in a 35-page opinion that the Justice Department had failed to establish that a lower-court judge...Adding 50 Stocks pick VMC to Jubak Picks Portfolio as well
If politicians are to be believed Vulcan Materials (VMC) would be my perfect earnings recession stock. Revenue and earnings look on a steady uphill trend in 209, after carving out that track in 2018. The company’s business is almost totally domestic. And...
Raising target price on Danaher in Jubak’s Picks after GE deal
I have had some doubts about whether Danaher (DHR) had enough of a catalyst to carry it upward during the slowdown in earnings predicted for at least the first three quarters of 2019? Yes, the company was selling off its dental unit, which would leave the company much...Jim’s Daily Email Alerts:
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