Due to the action of the Euro or the profound weakness that it is having against the U.S. Dollar I am advising against the investment in or the holding of all commodities including gold and precious metals.  I am also suggesting that investors avoid the shares of those companies who are commodities oriented such as [...]

Four of the original nine Bear Market Tracker (BMT) Gold Miner Stocks, which were recommended on August 4, 2010 at www.bearmarkettracker.com are being removed from the recommended list.  The annualized Cash Flow From Operations (CFFO) for each of the four companies declined over their last 12 months as compared to the previous comparable 12 months.  [...]

Two of the biggest acquisitions of Computer Services Industry members, Affiliated Computer Services and Perot Systems occurred during the month of September of 2009. The acquisitions of these two respectively by Xerox and Dell indicate that a major shift is going on as those companies who manufacture and sell computers and office equipment are seeking [...]

Out of the total of 122 there is only ten of the miners, which meet Bear Market Tracker’s cash flow and revenue growth requirements.  To make the cut a Mining company must have had double digit or higher revenue and cash flow (Cash Flow From Operations or CFFO) growth over its most recent 12 months.

Gold [...]

By: John Rosenthal
April 13, 2009
THE GIANT
Sears Holdings Corp.
The retail business has been under siege for months, but the problems at Sears predate the downturn.
In 2002, the Hoffman Estates-based retail giant reported significant problems collecting payments from its credit card users, contributing to a stock drop of more than 50%. The share price ultimately recovered, reaching [...]

There is another new trend that I find to be especially troubling. It is the fact that many public companies are significantly increasing risk because they are stripping the cash out of their Balance Sheets to execute share buybacks. Even though the brick and mortar retail jewelry business of Zale Corp (NYSE:ZLC) and the online [...]