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How to profit from a breakup
This article was published in the November issue of Money magazine.
By Paul R. La Monica
You'd think in a sluggish economy corporations sitting on mountains of cash would try to use some of that money to buy growth through acquisitions. Lately, though, the opposite has been taking place.
Kraft (KRFT) just completed the sale of its global snack business to the public through a spinoff. Other giants, like News Corp. (NWSA), Pfizer MORE
Nov 5, 2012 9:58 AM ET -
Home is where the recovery is
This article was published in the October issue of Money magazine.
By Paul R. La Monica
Stop me if you've heard this one before: The housing market has finally hit bottom. After years of false hope, that may seem hard to believe. But home sales are indeed rebounding. And prices nationwide climbed 2.5% in June.
Be careful, though, about how you invest in this nascent recovery. Homebuilder stocks have been surging for months MORE
ameliar - Oct 4, 2012 10:12 AM ET -
Rx for buying health care stocks
This column appeared in the September issue of Money magazine.
By Paul R. La Monica
After the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, the prognosis for health care shares generally improved. Some managed-care companies and hospitals were dubbed big winners, since reform's survival means that more Americans will probably utilize -- and have the coverage to pay for -- medical services.
While the ruling clearly lifted a huge uncertainty from this sector, MORE
ameliar - Aug 29, 2012 8:08 AM ETPosted in: health care stocks, investing -
Invest for a low, slow recovery
This column appeared in the August issue of Money magazine.
By Paul R. La Monica
In three years since the Great Recession ended, the economy has been running at temps that only a barbecue pit master could love: just hot enough to smoke a bit but nowhere near enough to sizzle. And that's not likely to change anytime soon.
In late June the Federal Reserve was predicting the U.S. economy would grow 1.9% MORE
ameliar - Aug 1, 2012 9:36 AM ET
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