Increased second quarter operating profit 7% on lower sales;

1. Midas ( MDS ) 10.49 a share As of 1/1/2009 Midas, Inc. is a provider of automotive repair and maintenance services with over 2,550 shops globally. Midas retail shops, which are operated by the Company, its franchisees and licensees, offer an array of automotive repair and maintenance services. As of December 29, 2007, there were 1,711 North American Midas shops located in all 50 United States and nine[More...]

This article is a reprint of my 5 August 2008 RealMoney column. With consumers under duress, it is likely wise to avoid consumer-discretionary stocks, especially those in companies that sell goods that cost thousands of dollars. But few fortunes are made by following conventional logic, and often investors must look for unconventional opportunities that may be [...]

The Investor Business Daily ran a full page ad for a company that just did a reverse in November. The ad drops all the buzz words similar to the tons of annoying spam small cap spam you get everyday. ARHHH. What was IBD thinking?*DONT GET FAKED OUT* AIM Markets in London were on the Front page of the WSJ and Dr J joined us Live at 9:15CST. Talked about a straddle on [NFLD] other stocks mentioned were [RBAK] [ACAT][ESCL] and [UTX] join us live in the morning at Mn1.com