Archive for May, 2008
Copa Holdings has profitable 1st quarter
With oil prices going through the roof, it is nice to see an airline generate some decent profits. Copa Holdings (CPA: 29.96 0.00 0.00%) is the parent of Panama based Copa Airlines and Columbia based Aero Republica. Earnings for Q1, 2008 were 91¢ per share compared to $1.12 for the same quarter a year ago. [...]
Hardinge, Inc. not getting it’s act together
Back in February I added Hardinge, Inc. (HDNG: 4.92 0.00 0.00%) to this site’s stock tracking as a turnaround candidate. In the 3rd quarter of 2007, the stock price was hammered by 50% when the company showed a zero earnings quarter. Previously, the company had been a steady generator of growth and profits. My thought [...]
Income Portfolio Additions
I have been looking for a couple of securities to round out my Income Portfolio. Currently the portfolio consists of only 7 stocks: 3 energy LPs (or Canadian royalty trust), 2 oil tanker stocks, a REIT and a bank. To give some balance and hopefully a little stability to the portfolio I am now adding [...]
New Energy Finance - NEX - Weekly Review
Each week I post how the New Energy Finance Index, NEX, faired for the previous week. The NEX is a global index of renewable energy companies. The NEX is tracked by the ETF: PowerShares Global Clean Energy Fund (PBD: 13.31 0.00 0.00%). If you want to see former weekly reviews, look on my articles page [...]
Have energy prices peaked?
Could oil mania be coming to an end? | Anatole Kaletsky - Times Online
Today, with oil reaching new highs, is probably not the best day to link the article from the U.K. Times Online. However, it is interesting and thought provoking so I will reprint a few exerpts and you can read the rest if [...]
