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- Q:
Pickr's
Biomarkers - is there a play in this technology? ran across this.. while
hunting down something else. Not new, but interesting to a neophyte.
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2006/NEW01316.html
Anybody out there follow any growing companies in this area?
thanks
FF. -
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A: I have not done bio in a while. Luminex CorporationNASDAQ:LMNX Has a really nice
technology for biomarkers.
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- Q:
Top ten reasons why it’s a gamble to invest in refiners (not in any particular
order).
1. their raw material is an expensive commodity ( the guys who get the stuff out
of the ground are the real winners)
2. their products (gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, etc.) are expensive commodities
(demand is slowing)
3. it’s an energy intensive business and energy is expensive (they boil oil to
make products)
4. their biggest product (gasoline) is sold by retailers who display the price
up on big, visible signs on the street (is there any other commodity with such
visible pricing?).
5. to make money they have to be efficient, safe and reliable, which is not
cheap
6. scale is important, got to be big
7. compliance with environmental regs is costly (EPA, air pollution, gasoline
specs, etc)
8. with the dems are taking over, #7 and general business environment will only
get tougher
9. economic growth drives sales of your products: the country is in or near a
recession
10. maintenance, catalysts, people and chemicals are big cost drivers, and
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700,000 bbls/day x $120/bbl is a bunch. What do you think? up to $123/bbl
tomorrow?
Sunday April 27, 4:02 pm ET
By Ben Mcconville, Associated Press Writer
Strike at Scotland's only oil refinery shuts down major BP North Sea oil
pipeline system
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) -- Hundreds of workers at Scotland's only oil refinery
on Sunday began a 48-hour strike that has forced BP PLC to shut a pipeline
system that delivers almost a third of Britain's North Sea oil.
BP said it had completed the closure of the Forties Pipeline System by 6 a.m.,
when 1,200 workers at the Grangemouth refinery in central Scotland walked off
the job. The pipeline brings in 700,000 barrels of oil a day from the North Sea
to BP's Kinneil plant, which is powered from the Grangemouth site. -
Asked by FFoot1945 -
19 days ago -
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Commentary below on likely market direction for the next few months. Sounds
reasonable and cautious to me.. where I'm at. He is 40% cash. Curious where
pickr investors are in cash? Have you raised cash as the market has gone up
recently or just rotated into new investments?
thanks
FF
still long ag, energy, utilities, foreign markets
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/JubaksJournal/DontTrustThisMarket
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Asked by FFoot1945 -
19 days ago -
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A: At present, just holding several jumbo CD's and in Vanguards Prime $ mkt. Getting killed
on return. Just as soon see interest rates @ 6% as I carry no debt and no mortgage.
Involved in real estate and shying away from Reits as commercial is beginning to be
affected by the subprime. Until '06 kept much of my funds in various Vanguards mutual
funds. Feeling I could do better managing my own portfolio, cashed out and began trading
most of the time since real estate is so slow. I only have $200K in equities @ any one
time to minimize my risk. So far so good. more - Post your own answer
- Q:
Pickr's:
Just got back from a trip to Calgary and Edmonton. The Alberta province is
looking at a huge budget surplus from the oil, gas, and tar sands boom. Home
prices are rocketing... they are swimming in loonies... any Canadian neighbors
out there? know any good infrastructure plays?
thanks
FF -
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21 days ago -
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- Q:
Vanguard Market Neutral Fund Investor Shares (VMNFX)
The fund seeks to meet its investment objective by purchasing shares of stocks
that its advisors consider undervalued and selling short an approximately equal
dollar amount of stocks considered overvalued.
Sounds interesting. One little catch - you need $250,000 to open an account.
Q. how hard for an individual Pickr to pull this off strategy? How many stocks
do you need?
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Asked by FFoot1945 -
29 days ago -
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A: Most if not all market neutral funds do not have a very good track record. If the pros
have a hard time pulling it off, why even attempt it as a homegamer?? If you want to
attempt it, do so through options, buying calls and puts. Would take a lot more homework
and I wouldn't commit a lot of capital to it unless you became wildly successful at it. more - Post your own answer
- Q:
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB120796058890809479.html?mod=b_hpp_9_0002_b_t
his_weeks_magazine_home_right
Interesting read enough on GE in Barrons.
Jim:
Whose head will roll after feeding Immelt the "good" news just a couple weeks
ago? He looks like a fool now. -
Asked by FFoot1945 -
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A: With the exception of Friday's big move, GE usually moves at a snail's pace. So, there's
plenty of time to get in on a good entry point. As far as i'm concerned, GE is on
probation unless or until it redeems itself with a good quarterly earnings report. more - Post your own answer
- Q:
Pickr's
Watching the Trevor and Tiger show on CBS. Swooshes just about every where.
NKE on pull backs? What about the Adidas Group?
thnx
FF -
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1 months ago -
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A: Thanks Kurt.... and did I miss anything? I was switching back and forth between a
documentary on the sex life of the average sub-Saharan Tsetse fly and motorcycle racing.
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- Q:
Pi Guy
If you are still here. Did you pick up some you know what today in the low 30's
or are you waiting?
thanks
FF -
Asked by FFoot1945 -
1 months ago -
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A: I was a buyer to what i had already at 32 is....yes (GE)
I was also a covered call writer at GE @38.....so i sitting fine. i took the written calls
covered them and took the money and bought more GE with the divy reinvest. also whe i was
writing the covered calls when GE at $37-38 in jan 09 $40's and $42.50's covered i
wrote... i was aslo buying the 30 and 31 puts to that last week....soo... GE did me right
today !
I strenthed my core posiom in the them.
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- Q:
Jim:
XOM is a great American company. I agree. And with $4/gallon coming, if you
can't beat 'em... join 'em! Then why buy BP? the worst of the breed, a value
play? I don't get it. cheers, FF -
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A: "Mexico's oil reserves are beginning to run out and Pemex lacks the **technology** to
look for more crude deeper in the Gulf. It says it needs helps from foreign
companies in exploration." Since XOM is on the outs with the Venz, maybe we'll JV with
PEMEX. We got the technology, best of breed,... (long XOM) PI guy - USA is land of the
corporations, no wind fall taxes, man. Write your congressman. PS. How was the land of
DD? birthplace of my kids. more - Post your own answer
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