http://www.straightstocks.com Leading Stock Market News, Opinions and Commentary Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:30:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/pasko-i-cant-take-any-more-of-the-powers-optimism/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/pasko-i-cant-take-any-more-of-the-powers-optimism/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:19:35 +0000 Robert Amsterdam tag:www.robertamsterdam.com,2009://1.22146 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/pasko-i-cant-take-any-more-of-the-powers-optimism/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/heavy-duty-recycling/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/heavy-duty-recycling/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:46:19 +0000 Robert Amsterdam tag:www.robertamsterdam.com,2009://1.22097 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/heavy-duty-recycling/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/small-cap-voice-featured-company-premier-power-renewable-energy-inc-pprw-ob/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/small-cap-voice-featured-company-premier-power-renewable-energy-inc-pprw-ob/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:28:37 +0000 QualityStocks http://Blog.QualityStocks.net/?p=19107 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/small-cap-voice-featured-company-premier-power-renewable-energy-inc-pprw-ob/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/energy-blast-october-15-2009/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/energy-blast-october-15-2009/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:33:34 +0000 Robert Amsterdam tag:www.robertamsterdam.com,2009://1.21779 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/energy-blast-october-15-2009/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/clenergen-corp-crge-ob-creates-renewable-energy-solutions-using-biomass-advanced-gasification-technologies/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/clenergen-corp-crge-ob-creates-renewable-energy-solutions-using-biomass-advanced-gasification-technologies/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:45:36 +0000 QualityStocks http://Blog.QualityStocks.net/?p=18495 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/clenergen-corp-crge-ob-creates-renewable-energy-solutions-using-biomass-advanced-gasification-technologies/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/two-companies-profiting-from-the-%e2%80%9cfuel-of-the-future%e2%80%9d/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/two-companies-profiting-from-the-%e2%80%9cfuel-of-the-future%e2%80%9d/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:51:55 +0000 Investment U http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/biofuel-and-green-investing.html http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/two-companies-profiting-from-the-%e2%80%9cfuel-of-the-future%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/hawaii%e2%80%99s-renewable-energy-revolution/ http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/hawaii%e2%80%99s-renewable-energy-revolution/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:32:26 +0000 Contrarian Profits http://www.contrarianprofits.com/?p=20587 http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/hawaii%e2%80%99s-renewable-energy-revolution/feed/ 1 http://www.straightstocks.com/contrarian-perspectives/an-australian-dollar-play-on-china%e2%80%99s-growth/ http://www.straightstocks.com/contrarian-perspectives/an-australian-dollar-play-on-china%e2%80%99s-growth/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:18:01 +0000 Investment U http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/August/australian-dollar-play-on-china.html http://www.straightstocks.com/contrarian-perspectives/an-australian-dollar-play-on-china%e2%80%99s-growth/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/energy-blast-august-28-2009/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/energy-blast-august-28-2009/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:58:03 +0000 Robert Amsterdam tag:www.robertamsterdam.com,2009://1.20577 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/energy-blast-august-28-2009/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/the-tricky-turks/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/the-tricky-turks/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:00:24 +0000 Robert Amsterdam tag:www.robertamsterdam.com,2009://1.19731 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/the-tricky-turks/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/energy-blast-august-3-2009/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/energy-blast-august-3-2009/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:43:05 +0000 Robert Amsterdam tag:www.robertamsterdam.com,2009://1.19651 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/energy-blast-august-3-2009/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/the-resource-wars-are-heating-up/ http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/the-resource-wars-are-heating-up/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:53:19 +0000 Andrew Gordon http://www.contrarianprofits.com/?p=19482 http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/the-resource-wars-are-heating-up/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/grigory-pasko-russia-gets-eco-schooled/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/grigory-pasko-russia-gets-eco-schooled/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:55:39 +0000 Robert Amsterdam tag:www.robertamsterdam.com,2009://1.19587 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/grigory-pasko-russia-gets-eco-schooled/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/foreign-policy-in-the-pressure-cooker/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/foreign-policy-in-the-pressure-cooker/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:21:08 +0000 Robert Amsterdam tag:www.robertamsterdam.com,2009://1.19555 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/foreign-policy-in-the-pressure-cooker/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/bernanke-sticks-to-his-script/ http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/bernanke-sticks-to-his-script/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:00:15 +0000 Contrarian Profits http://www.contrarianprofits.com/?p=19334 http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/bernanke-sticks-to-his-script/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/grigory-pasko-interview-with-andrei-illarionov-part-1/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/grigory-pasko-interview-with-andrei-illarionov-part-1/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:08:51 +0000 Robert Amsterdam tag:www.robertamsterdam.com,2009://1.19283 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/grigory-pasko-interview-with-andrei-illarionov-part-1/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/energy-blast-june-26-2009/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/energy-blast-june-26-2009/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:07:14 +0000 Robert Amsterdam tag:www.robertamsterdam.com,2009://1.19165 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/energy-blast-june-26-2009/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-china/brazil%e2%80%99s-national-commitment-to-energy-bankrolled-by-china/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-china/brazil%e2%80%99s-national-commitment-to-energy-bankrolled-by-china/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:27:38 +0000 Byron King http://www.contrarianprofits.com/?p=17868 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-china/brazil%e2%80%99s-national-commitment-to-energy-bankrolled-by-china/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/diminished-expectations/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/diminished-expectations/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:44:32 +0000 Robert Amsterdam tag:www.robertamsterdam.com,2009://1.18883 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/diminished-expectations/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/invest-in-brazil-now/ http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/invest-in-brazil-now/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 18:05:13 +0000 Contrarian Profits http://www.contrarianprofits.com/?p=17219 http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/invest-in-brazil-now/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/war-what-is-it-good-for/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/war-what-is-it-good-for/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 20:39:11 +0000 Robert Amsterdam tag:www.robertamsterdam.com,2009://1.18681 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/war-what-is-it-good-for/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/energtek-inc-egtkpk-taps-one-of-the-biggest-new-energy-sources/ http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/energtek-inc-egtkpk-taps-one-of-the-biggest-new-energy-sources/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 16:34:16 +0000 QualityStocks http://Blog.QualityStocks.net/?p=15234 http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/energtek-inc-egtkpk-taps-one-of-the-biggest-new-energy-sources/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/russias-central-asia-premium/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/russias-central-asia-premium/#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 14:32:39 +0000 Robert Amsterdam tag:www.robertamsterdam.com,2009://1.18585 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/russias-central-asia-premium/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/turkmenistan-vs-the-gas-cartel/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/turkmenistan-vs-the-gas-cartel/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:29:33 +0000 Robert Amsterdam tag:www.robertamsterdam.com,2009://1.18477 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/turkmenistan-vs-the-gas-cartel/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/human-rights-in-the-eyes-of-the-russian-government/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/human-rights-in-the-eyes-of-the-russian-government/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:42:14 +0000 Robert Amsterdam tag:www.robertamsterdam.com,2009://1.18446 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/human-rights-in-the-eyes-of-the-russian-government/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/small-cap-and-micro-cap-stocks/taste-of-the-juice/ http://www.straightstocks.com/small-cap-and-micro-cap-stocks/taste-of-the-juice/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:56:12 +0000 QualityStocks http://Blog.QualityStocks.net/?p=14558 http://www.straightstocks.com/small-cap-and-micro-cap-stocks/taste-of-the-juice/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/stock-watch/urs-may-benefit-from-stimulus-analyst-blog/ http://www.straightstocks.com/stock-watch/urs-may-benefit-from-stimulus-analyst-blog/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:22:04 +0000 Zacks Market Commentaries http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/17039/URS+May+Benefit+from+Stimulus+-+Analyst+Blog In our November 06, 2008 report on URS Corp. (URS), we wrote: "The demand for energy be it derived from fossil fuel, nuclear, solar, wind, water, and/or other sources continues to grow during bad times and good. When FDR came into power, the WPA was the principal tool of his administration to turn the economy around (which had foundered then because investors borrowed money to buy stocks they couldn't afford, rather than homes, but the result was the same).

"There are a lot of unemployed people from the construction industry that could be put to work in all manner of ways that would enhance the country's energy resources, as well as in rebuilding the country's infrastructure (such as the interstate highway system which was put into place during the Eisenhower era).

"The possibilities for the E&C [Engineering & Construction] companies should not be scoffed at, since the only other thing that worked better than the WPA in turning the economy around back then was WWII. All the E&C companies would benefit from such an environment, but URS is uniquely structured to cover almost all the bases."

It now looks like a happening thing!

Read the full analyst report on URS



"URS" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
Zacks Investment Research
]]> http://www.straightstocks.com/stock-watch/urs-may-benefit-from-stimulus-analyst-blog/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/james-kunstler-serious-inflation-and-dollar-slump-in-2009/ http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/james-kunstler-serious-inflation-and-dollar-slump-in-2009/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:26:58 +0000 Contrarian Profits http://www.contrarianprofits.com/?p=10835 http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/james-kunstler-serious-inflation-and-dollar-slump-in-2009/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/gold-markets/happy-boxing-day/ http://www.straightstocks.com/gold-markets/happy-boxing-day/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:25:14 +0000 Sean Brodrick http://blogs.moneyandmarkets.com/blog/red-hot-energy-and-gold/0/0/happy-boxing-day http://www.straightstocks.com/gold-markets/happy-boxing-day/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/stock-watch/future-for-defense-manufacturers-analyst-blog/ http://www.straightstocks.com/stock-watch/future-for-defense-manufacturers-analyst-blog/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:33:24 +0000 Zacks Market Commentaries http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/16274/Future+for+Defense+Manufacturers+-+Analyst+Blog At the end of the third quarter of 2008, Airbus and The Boeing Company (BA) reported a combined total of 7,534 aircraft in backlog and, at that time, they were delivering at an annualized rate of 752 aircraft. On that basis, it would take some 10 years to deliver all the aircraft on order. Of the stated backlog, 458 shipsets were for the Airbus A350 XWB and 895 were for the Boeing 787 -- neither of which is yet in production (787 deliveries may start before the next decade, while A350 deliveries should start by the middle of the next decade).

Complicating matters is the ongoing machinists (IAM) strike against Boeing as well as the threat by that company's white-collar engineers and technical employees (who are members of SPEEA) to go on strike early in 2009, which could shut Boeing down entirely.  In addition, there is historical evidence that whenever Boeing comes out with a new aircraft type (such as the 787), the stocks of Boeing and its principal suppliers go into hibernation between the first announced order and the first successful delivery to an airline.

Given this situation, a blanket endorsement of the stocks of Boeing's principal suppliers would be inappropriate at this time. However, whenever the first 787 delivery appears imminent (my guess is in about 12 months), the purchase of the shares of Hexcel Corporation (HXL), Ladish Co., Inc. (LDSH), Moog Inc. (MOG.A) and Precision Castparts Corp. (PCP) -- as well as BA -- would be in order.

Presently, the Zacks quantitative model indicates that Curtiss-Wright Corp. (CW) and Triumph Group, Inc. (TGI) are Buys.

For the Defense industry, the budget requests and related expenditures for fiscal 2009 are: Dept. of Defense (DoD) = $651.2 billion; Dept. of Homeland Security (DoHS) = $50.5 billion; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) = $17.6 billion; Secret = $? The known requests total is $719.3 billion.

How much of this amount is approved and which programs will be allowed to go forward will be the challenge for the next administration. However, the current Defense Secretary has voiced concern that we are preparing for the wrong types of engagements and therefore must reorder our priorities. Consequently, there may be some companies that are relatively unheralded within the defense establishment that could receive significant military work (some examples would be Oshkosh Corporation {OSK} and Navistar International Corp. {NAV}).

While these are significant budget requests, a few programs are edging closer to termination (e.g., the C-17 and the F-22) even as older existing equipment experiences catastrophic failures (which led to the grounding of many F-15s and some A-10s). We note that it's a historical reality that, after every major skirmish since WWII (i.e., Korea and Viet Nam), the country's direction with respect to defense spending has been altered.  Whatever the new path might be, it will take time to figure it all out.

While almost all the major defense contractors will probably continue to receive their share of contract awards, Esterline Technologies Corporation (ESL) -- an often-overlooked supplier -- is currently a Buy.  

Finally, in Engineering & Construction (E&C), the demand for energy -- be it derived from fossil fuel, nuclear, solar, wind, water, and/or other sources -- continues to grow during bad times and good. When FDR came into power, the WPA was the principal tool of his administration to turn the economy around (which had floundered then because investors borrowed money to buy stocks they couldn't afford, rather than homes, but the result was the same).

There are a lot of unemployed people from the construction industry that could be put to work in all manner of ways that would enhance the country's energy resources as well as in rebuilding the country's infrastructure (such as the interstate highway system which was put into place during the Eisenhower era). The possibilities for the E&C companies should not be scoffed at, since the only other thing that worked better than the WPA in turning the economy around back then was WWII.

All the E&C companies would benefit from such an environment, but URS Corporation (URS) is uniquely structured to cover all the bases.     

Read the full analyst report on HXL

Read the full analyst report on LDSH

Read the full analyst report on MOG.A

Read the full analyst report on PCP

Read the full analyst report on ESL

Read the full analyst report on urs



"CW" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"TGI" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"URS" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"PCP" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"LDSH" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"BA" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"OSK" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"NAV" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"MOG.A" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"HXL" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
Zacks Investment Research
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The head of Enel says he sees no political risks for his business in Russia. Tensions in the oil markets are relaxing after Hurricane Ike inflicted less damage than expected. The Polish president believes military intervention in Georgia was aimed at obstructing Europe's efforts to cut reliance on Russian energy resources. ]]> http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/energy-blast-sept-15-2008/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/small-cap-and-micro-cap-stocks/bald-eagle-energy-inc-beeiob-is-%e2%80%9cone-to-watch%e2%80%9d/ http://www.straightstocks.com/small-cap-and-micro-cap-stocks/bald-eagle-energy-inc-beeiob-is-%e2%80%9cone-to-watch%e2%80%9d/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:51:46 +0000 QualityStocks http://Blog.QualityStocks.net/?p=12181 http://www.straightstocks.com/small-cap-and-micro-cap-stocks/bald-eagle-energy-inc-beeiob-is-%e2%80%9cone-to-watch%e2%80%9d/feed/ 4 http://www.straightstocks.com/small-cap-and-micro-cap-stocks/redchip-featured-company-western-standard-energy-corp-wsegob/ http://www.straightstocks.com/small-cap-and-micro-cap-stocks/redchip-featured-company-western-standard-energy-corp-wsegob/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:28:15 +0000 QualityStocks http://Blog.QualityStocks.net/?p=12143 http://www.straightstocks.com/small-cap-and-micro-cap-stocks/redchip-featured-company-western-standard-energy-corp-wsegob/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/energy-blast-sept-4-2008/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/energy-blast-sept-4-2008/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:06:33 +0000 Robert Amsterdam http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2008/09/energy_blast_sept_4_2008.htm Russian push for African energy resources, Gazprom has signed an oil and gas exploration agreement with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. Alaskan governor Sarah Palin says that US reliance on imported oil poses a national security risk. Dick Cheney says the US intends to work with countries in the Caucasus region as a means of developing energy security. “Cheney and Putin deserve each other. At bottom, both men are backward-looking holdovers from the past.” Nuclear services monopoly Atomstroyexport has begun building a new power plant in Bulgaria. Rosneft’s plans to delay the opening of a new field could contribute to an overall decline in Russian oil output this year. Russia will need investment if it is to keep up with growing electricity demand. ]]> http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/energy-blast-sept-4-2008/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/russias-eastern-narrative/ http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/russias-eastern-narrative/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:01:01 +0000 Robert Amsterdam http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2008/09/russias_eastern_narrative.htm Sometimes it's fun to see the Kremlin talking points for the week emerge surreptitiously from the office of Vladislav Surkov, and then spread out through the Russian then international media by a variety of mid- to high-level functionaries until they are finally reproduced by Western surrogates, practically word for word. In case you missed the memo, the narrative for this week is all about Moscow flirting with the idea of ditching the West altogether and substituting relations with Asia. The point is to make the EU think twice before delaying talks for the partnership agreement, because Russia might just decide the dependency is no longer mutual, and that they will send all their business and energy resources over to China. Never mind that it is an empty threat. For example, yesterday and today we see Putin hitting the press circuit boasting Russia's economic ties with China and his desire to deepen them, Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi (a longtime Kremlin friend) warned that Europe should do nothing in response to Russia for fear of sending them into Asia's arms, while at the same time Russia conspicuously decides to carry out "repairs" on the Yamal pipeline (cutting Europe's gas as a reminder) and calls for "faster construction" of the terminally delayed East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline to China. Is anybody listening yet?]]> http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/russias-eastern-narrative/feed/ 0 http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/cnbc-bonus-bucks-trivia-in-%e2%80%9ccap-and-trade-craziness%e2%80%9d-what-energy-resource-does-larry-kudlow-not-mention/ http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/cnbc-bonus-bucks-trivia-in-%e2%80%9ccap-and-trade-craziness%e2%80%9d-what-energy-resource-does-larry-kudlow-not-mention/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:25:17 +0000 William Trent http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2008/06/04/cnbc-bonus-bucks-trivia-in-cap-and-trade-craziness-what-energy-resource-does-larry-kudlow-not-mention/ http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/cnbc-bonus-bucks-trivia-in-%e2%80%9ccap-and-trade-craziness%e2%80%9d-what-energy-resource-does-larry-kudlow-not-mention/feed/ 0