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Airgas (ARG): A Great Defensive Play In Infrastructure
Contrarian Profits (November 6th, 2008) Writes:
President Elect Barack Obama promises to rebuild America “calloused hand by calloused hand.” David Fessler says Airgas Inc. (NYSE:ARG) is an great way to play an infrastructure boom. The company is the largest manufacturer and distributor of industrial, medical and speciality gases in the country. It’s business is well insulated from the economic slowdown, and it just hiked its dividend payment by 33%.
This from Investment U:
The other day, a neighbor knocked on my door to ask me if I could do a welding repair on his riding lawnmower. Welding is tricky business, and it’s more art than science. Making a good strong weld takes many hours of practice making bad ones. I can personally attest to this.
My wire-feed welder surrounds the welding area with carbon dioxide gas (CO2), which keeps oxygen away from the weld site. This results in a strong professional looking weld.
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