Archive for February, 2008
Flat earnings for Aegean Marine Petroleum Network
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW: 31.27 +0.06 +0.19%) is an international company of the growth persuasion that I have been positive about and is a component of this site’s 20 Stock Portfolio. The company has just released 4th quarter results and the stock is down over 10%. The primary reason is that earnings per share [...]
New Energy Index -NEX- Weekly Update
I follow the NEX to track the results for the PowerShares Global Clean Energy Fund (PBD: 25.936 +0.386 +1.51%). This ETF is my choice for investing in the renewable energy sector. New Energy Finance, the managers of the index, release weekly performance number (through the previous Friday) and I pass along some of the facts [...]
Russia infrastructure play: KHD Humboldt
KHD Humbolt Wedag, International, Ltd. (KHD: 26.17 +0.17 +0.65%) has announced two new concrete plant contracts signed with Russian concrete companies worth $119 million. This is a pretty nice addition to the company’s reported order backlog of $925 million.
KHD provides industrial equipment like concrete plants primarily in developing nations, with a significant amount of their [...]
MarketWatch quote of the day!
This subheadline on the front page of MarketWatch.com caught my eye:
U.S. agriculture department recalls 143 million pounds of frozen beef , most of which has probably already been eaten. (emphasis added)
This appears to be another case of a government agency taking good care of the public. With the market closed today this is probably [...]
Watch list Stocks
On this site you will see two pages with listings of various stocks. The 20 Stock Portfolio is a group of stocks that I have researched and believe have strong prospects to make investors money. I track the returns on these stocks, comment on related news, and update results on at least a quarterly basis. [...]
