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Jim Cramer wants people to sell all of their stocks. Even though the market may keep falling, that might not be a practical solution for everyone. There are several things investors can do to at least partially save themselves from a falling market and get in position if stocks move up again. 1. Sell your dogs. No matter how much an investor loves a stock, firms in the second or third tier of their industries are going to get hurt more. They will get hit by both a falling market and a recession. Some good examples are AMD (AMD), which...

Filed under: Earnings reports, eBay (EBAY), General Electric (GE), Walt Disney (DIS), International Business Machines (IBM), Alcoa Inc (AA), Bank of America (BAC), Safeway Inc (SWY), Costco Wholesale (COST), General Mills (GIS), Procter and Gamble (PG), Yum Brands (YUM), Kohl's Corp (KSS), MetLife Inc. (MET)

Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:

• Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) lowered its Q3 earnings forecast below analysts' estimates.
• Advanced Medical Optics Inc. (NYSE: EYE) lowered guidance led to an analyst's downgrade.
• Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) fell well short of Q3 estimates on lower demand and falling prices.
• Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) Q3 profits fell more than estimated, and it cut its dividend.
• Brunswick Corp. (NYSE: BC) forecast a full-year loss and accelerated layoffs.
• Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) Q4 earnings just missed estimates thought revenues were up.
• Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) earnings results and growth prospects impressed one analyst.
• eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) earnings may be diluted by its acquisition of Bill Me Later.
• Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) earnings prospects led to an analyst's downgrade.
• General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) results were in line with low expectations, and dividends will be sustained.
• General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) earnings prospects for 2009 impress Jim Cramer.
• Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: HST) Q3 earnings tumbled while revenue slipped.
• IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) surprised Wall Street by offering strong Q3 preliminary results.

• International Coal Group Inc. (NYSE: ICO) earnings growth prospects led to an analyst's downgrade.
• Kohl's Corp. (NYSE: KSS) lowered its guidance as its September sales beat low expectations.
• MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET) withdrew its full-year earnings forecast due to exposure to hedge funds.
• Parexel International Corp. (NASDAQ: PRXL) earnings prospects led to an analyst's upgrade.
• Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) earnings prospects for 2009 impress Jim Cramer.
• Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (NASDAQ: RMCF) posted dismal Q3 results as consumers pull back.
• Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) missed Q3 earnings expectations but stood by its full-year forecast.
• SAP (NYSE: SAP) lowered its third-quarter outlook, sending shares tumbling.
• Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) earnings prospects in the current climate led to an analyst's downgrade.
• Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) reported strong Q3 earnings and sales, beating expectations.

Upcoming quarterly reports include Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Citigroup (NYSE: C), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG), Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER), Southwest (NYSE: LUV), Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY).

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Filed under: Earnings reports, eBay (EBAY), General Electric (GE), Walt Disney (DIS), International Business Machines (IBM), Alcoa Inc (AA), Bank of America (BAC), Safeway Inc (SWY), Costco Wholesale (COST), General Mills (GIS), Procter and Gamble (PG), Yum Brands (YUM), Kohl's Corp (KSS), MetLife Inc. (MET)

Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:

• Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) lowered its Q3 earnings forecast below analysts' estimates.
• Advanced Medical Optics Inc. (NYSE: EYE) lowered guidance led to an analyst's downgrade.
• Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) fell well short of Q3 estimates on lower demand and falling prices.
• Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) Q3 profits fell more than estimated, and it cut its dividend.
• Brunswick Corp. (NYSE: BC) forecast a full-year loss and accelerated layoffs.
• Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) Q4 earnings just missed estimates thought revenues were up.
• Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) earnings results and growth prospects impressed one analyst.
• eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) earnings may be diluted by its acquisition of Bill Me Later.
• Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) earnings prospects led to an analyst's downgrade.
• General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) results were in line with low expectations, and dividends will be sustained.
• General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) earnings prospects for 2009 impress Jim Cramer.
• Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: HST) Q3 earnings tumbled while revenue slipped.
• IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) surprised Wall Street by offering strong Q3 preliminary results.

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Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), International Business Machines (IBM), Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Costco Wholesale (COST), General Mills (GIS), Procter and Gamble (PG), Yum Brands (YUM), Freep't McMoRan Copper (FCX), Stocks to Buy, East West Bancorp (EWBC), MetLife Inc. (MET)

No doubt, this week has made it more and more difficult to say anyone should buy stocks at the moment. Even in good, solid, dividend-paying companies. Many analysts and pundits have recommended investors to sell and stay away from the stock market for a while as they don't see a bottom yet, only more declines.

Others believe the bottom is near and investors shouldn't try to time it to buy good value stocks. But it seems they are fewer. It has also become a little more difficult to find stocks our bloggers call a Buy. Still there are a few:

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) -- while AMD stock did not hold up very well recently, a positive development may encourage buyers as this week spun off its manufacturing business.

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) -- Apple fans have seen the stock getting pounded the past week, but today it was one of the big winners, jumping 9%. Sheldon Liber notes that "it has not traded at a P/E below it's projected growth rate in years..." Apple is also expected to announce new laptops next week, including a low-priced model to better position itself among competitors.

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) -- Costco reported decent same-store sales this week, and Steven Malls thinks that "Longer-term, Costco will do well."

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ: EWBC) -- as this one held pretty nicely during these times, up 13.25% Friday, Sheldon Liber said this week that if he "had to 'bank' on whether this stock is higher or lower in a years time I would say higher."

IBM (NYSE: IBM) -- Big Blue reported strong earnings and Doug McIntyre thinks its "great depth and breadth [...] has let it dodge that bullet."

Metropolitan Life (NYSE: MET) -- Sheldon Liber thinks MET is the obvious target for failed AIG business. MET closed 8% higher Friday.

Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) -- The restaurant chain reported earnings this week and Steven Mallas thinks "long-term investors with a lot of patience should have a winner on their hands based on the brand equity of the company and its cash-flow-generating abilities."

This morning, Jim Cramer said he would like to buy Procter & Gambles (NYSE: PG), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), Colgate's (NYSE: CL) and Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX). Cramer has been consistent with his call on these four awhile now.

 

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Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), International Business Machines (IBM), Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Costco Wholesale (COST), General Mills (GIS), Procter and Gamble (PG), Yum Brands (YUM), Freep't McMoRan Copper (FCX), Stocks to Buy, East West Bancorp (EWBC), MetLife Inc. (MET)

No doubt, this week has made it more and more difficult to say anyone should buy stocks at the moment. Even in good, solid, dividend-paying companies. Many analysts and pundits have recommended investors to sell and stay away from the stock market for a while as they don't see a bottom yet, only more declines.

Others believe the bottom is near and investors shouldn't try to time it to buy good value stocks. But it seems they are fewer. It has also become a little more difficult to find stocks our bloggers call a Buy. Still there are a few:

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) -- while AMD stock did not hold up very well recently, a positive development may encourage buyers as this week spun off its manufacturing business.

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) -- Apple fans have seen the stock getting pounded the past week, but today it was one of the big winners, jumping 9%. Sheldon Liber notes that "it has not traded at a P/E below it's projected growth rate in years..." Apple is also expected to announce new laptops next week, including a low-priced model to better position itself among competitors.

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) -- Costco reported decent same-store sales this week, and Steven Malls thinks that "Longer-term, Costco will do well."

Continue reading Stock picks and pans for troubled times: AAPL, COST, EWBC, IBM, YUM, PG ...

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"America can always be counted on to do the right thing, after it has exhausted all other possibilities." - Winston Churchill The recently passed $700 billion bailout bill does contain the authority for the Government to buy new preferred stock in troubled financial institutions. At yesterday's news conference, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson indicated that he might just do that. This would be following the lead of the U.K., which yesterday indicated that they are buying major stakes in its most troubled banks. This is exactly the approach that will do the most good. The core problem right now is that we have an overleveraged financial system which is trying desperately to de-leverage. When all try to deleverage at the same time, it drives down asset prices, which pushes down equity even further, which actually causes leverage to go up. Simply buying troubled assets is likely[More...]

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