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Two for 52-week High-ku

November 30, 2011 – Comments (4) | RELATED TICKERS: CVGW , MCD

Fruit and veggie sales
Calavo's bread and butter
Avocados rule.

Burgers and coffee
Another eM Cee Dee high
Mc D's is busy.

Disclosure:  Long CVGW and MCD.

Add 'em if you've got 'em.

Stock Absorbers for Wall Streets Dips and Bumps

November 29, 2011 – Comments (0)

Barron's had an intersting piece over the weekend about not one, not two, but twelve new ETFs launched in 2011 focused on various flavors of low-volatility.  Seven of them hit the street since Sep.  [more]

ikkyu2 challenge post – Graham Corp. Analysis

November 24, 2011 – Comments (4) | RELATED TICKERS: GHM

Earlier this month, fellow Fool ikkyu2 issued a challenge to post a stock ‘buy’ analysis sometime in November.  Here’s mine –   [more]

Peabody's Move Down Under

November 22, 2011 – Comments (1) | RELATED TICKERS: BTU

After seeing that Peabody Energy had issued debt to make an acquisition, I decided to dig a little deeper into the deal and generally liked what I found.  [more]

A Big, Busy, Bond Week

November 14, 2011 – Comments (0)

Companies tapped the bond market for over $38 billion last week.  And, a fair number of the SEC filings had real information rather than just "general corporate purposes" in the use of proceeds section.  Among the highlights:  [more]

Last Week in the Bond Markets

November 07, 2011 – Comments (4)

I know, I know, bonds are about as exciting as watching paint dry.  But, stock investors should take a peek at company debt and what they're doing with the money every now and then.  [more]