The Rise and Fall of Oil Prices

We're visiting Colombia this Monday to look under the hood of Houston American Energy Group (Nasdaq: HUSA), a stock that has run 300% since Small Cap Investor Daily reader Bill H. began watching it...

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Sep 03, 2009 2:46pm

Buffalo Wild (BWLD) breakout?

Leo Fasciocco specializes in finding stocks breaking out of basing patterns; in his The Ticker Tape Digest he sees a potential breakout with Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD). "The company has continued to expand its restaurants. It is projecting a 25% increase in revenues. It has benefited from an ability to raise menu prices without losing customers.

Sep 03, 2009 2:43pm

Conrad calls on rural telecom

"Rural telecom Consolidated Communications (NSDQ: CNSL) pays some of the safest and most generous dividends on the planet," says Roger Conrad in The Utility Forecaster. "In one sense, rural phone companies are like energy unit trusts. Their key resource -- local phone lines -- is constantly depleting as customers switch to wireless phones, or adopt Internet-based service.

Sep 03, 2009 11:09am

Load up with Smith & Wesson (SWHC)

"Vice stocks have consistently outperformed most other market sectors, especially during recessionary times," says Alexander Green, whose 'Seven Deadly Sins Portfolio' is up 59% in six months.

Aug 14, 2009 11:02am

Walgreen (WAG): An Obama boost

"Healthcare-related stocks have been trading up and down based on the latest rumor of how the Obama medical plan might be implemented," observes Glenn Rogers. The contributing editor to Gordon Pape's Internet Wealth Builder asks, "How can we benefit from Obama-Care?" Here, the advisor looks at Walgreen (NYSE: WAG), the largest drugstore chain in the United States."

Aug 14, 2009 11:00am

Wind power blowing in China

"American Superconductor (NASDAQ: AMSC), a U.S.-based play on wind power, is benefiting from demand in China," saysBrendan Coffey in The Cabot Green Investor. "AMSC posted net income for its first quarter of $1.8 million, or 4 cents a share, compared to expectations of a slight loss and the per-share loss of 14 cents in 2Q 2008.

Aug 14, 2009 10:57am

Chevron (CVX): Growth & value

In his Validea, editor John Reese picks stocks based on the long-standing strategies of "legendary" investors. Here, the advisor takes a look at Chevron (NYSE: CVX), based on the investment strategy of leading growth and value investor James O'Shaughnessy.