Top 5 Cheap Stocks To Watch For 2014
Lackluster trading and mixed earnings reports had U.S. equities trading in a narrow range this week. Fast-food giant McDonald's (MCD) reported earnings and revenues that disappointed Wall Street expectations. Toy-maker Hasbro (HAS) also reported lower-than expected earnings, while Haliburton (HAL) missed earnings forecasts but reported higher revenues. Travelers (TRV) earnings rose 85%, while tech giant Apple (AAPL) beat both earnings and revenue estimates. In economic news, existing-home sales fell 1.2% in June, while new home sales rose 8.3%. In a separate report, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond reported that manufacturing activity in the central Atlantic region contracted in July, falling to -11 (an above zero reading indicates expansion) .Below, we highlight seven insightful articles circulating around the financial space this week:
Is the buy-and-hold strategy effective? (Hussman Funds)Gold's downtrend could be tested soon (Andrew Thrasher)An interview with CME's Blu Putnam – US oil & gas boom driving the recovery (Phil Pearlman)Lumber futures rising – a good sign for construction? (Sober Look)Under the hood of highly-specialized "niche" ETFs (The Street)How to value speculative companies (The Aleph Blog)Troubled currencies – Iran, North Korea, Argentina, Venezuela, Egypt and Syria (CATO Institute)Follow me on Twitter @DPylypczak.
Disclosure: No positions at time of writing.
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