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Notes From Hong Kong – A Relief Rally in Shanghai

While there was a relief rally in Shanghai as the PBOC stayed put, the mood in Hong Kong is rather subdued with volumes lower than average. Not much is expected during the next two weeks; there will be the usual window dressing and profit taking. We may have a rally in early January but trading [...]

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Here’s How Amphenol Is Making You So Much Cash

Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company’s economic output. That’s because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earnings are more open to manipulation based on dubious judgment calls. Earnings’ unreliability is one of the reasons Foolish investors often [...]

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Best Stocks To Buy In 2012

Since I was compiling the list above, I thought I’d share the highest paying stock on my watch list so you can see the difference between simply looking at yield versus other elements. The yield by itself can be an indicator to look further into an investment but by itself, it should not signal a [...]