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Grocery Stocks: Don’t Be Fooled

Grocery stocks are performing very strangely these days, with typical laggards SuperValu and Safeways soaring and organic grocers struggling.

Pharma, Housing Lead the Market — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

After starting off on a down note, the S&P and Dow rallied to gains while the Nasdaq managed to hold down losses to a fraction.

S&P Hits Five-Year High — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

Positive earnings news, big corporate headlines and solid China exports helped move markets north and launched the S&P to five-year highs.

Tech Turns the Beat Around — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

Alcoa's earnings set a broader positive tone, then tech stocks took it home as U.S. stocks mounted a rebound in Wednesday trading.

Markets Fall, Cliff Gets Closer — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

The fiscal cliff is getting closer but Washington is no closer to making a deal, sending the markets in the red for a second straight day.

Whole Foods Makes Rising Food Prices Work For You

Hiding beneath the surface of the Fiscal Cliff talks is another concern: rising food prices adding to investors costs and portfolio woes: avoid the sector

Apple, Citi Move Heaven and Earth — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

Citigroup leads the Dow higher on a massive layoff announcement, while AAPL drags down the Nasdaq on a downbeat mobile report.

Morning Rally Falls Apart — Monday’s IP Market Recap

Monday's early-morning rally fell apart amid an unexpectedly poor ISM report and Republican skepticism on the fiscal cliff front.

Boehner Can’t Stop a Rally — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

Early-morning gains were briefly blunted by John Boehner's sour comments on the fiscal cliff, but tech and social stocks helped carry markets through the day.

Hungry for Whole Foods? Now’s Your Chance

Whole Foods got shunned this week despite enviable fourth-quarter earnings, but WFM's recent losses should be long-term investors gains.

10 Worst “Strong Sell” Stocks This Week — APKT RIMM ACI and more

This week, these ten stocks have the worst year-to-date performance. Each of these also rates an "F" ("strong sell") on Portfolio Grader. Since the beginning of the year, the Nasdaq is up 14.2%, the Dow is up 7.2%, and the S&P is up 12.3%.

Earnings Bombs Drop the Dow — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

DuPont, 3M and United Technologies all helped the Dow head south on Tuesday. After the bell, Netflix got pummeled, while Facebook surprised to the upside.

Don’t Fall for SuperValu’s Sudden Surge

Forget the rumors that Cerebus Capital is looking to finance an LBO. Just look at SVU's sorry business and money-losing results.

CAT Disappoints but Bounces Back: Monday’s IP Market Recap

Last Friday's major tumble was halted today -- just barely, especially for the Dow Industrials and the S&P 500.

Tech Slides Amid Google’s Goof — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

A massive earnings mess-up by Google weighed heavily on the Nasdaq, and the other major indices ended winning streaks.

Grocery Stocks: 3 to Buy, 3 to Shelve

The grocery business might be tough, but there are still some good investments in the sector. Here are three supermarket winners (and losers).

10 Worst “Strong Sell” Stocks This Week — APKT NOK WLT and more

This week, these ten stocks have the worst year-to-date performance. Each of these also rates an "F" ("strong sell") on Portfolio Grader. Since the beginning of the year, the Nasdaq rose 20.4%, the Dow is up 10.4%, and the S&P is up 15.4%.

23 Companies Disappointing Dividend Investors in Q3

The third quarter was even worst than Q2 as far as companies disappointing on the dividend front -- with SuperValu and USA Mobility among the offenders.

10 Worst “Strong Sell” Stocks This Week — NOK WLT MCP and more

This week, these ten stocks have the worst year-to-date performance. Each of these also rates an "F" ("strong sell") on Portfolio Grader. Since the beginning of the year, the Nasdaq increased 18.8%, the Dow rose 9.8%, and the S&P is up 12.2%.