IBM Has Found a Formula for Growth – Even During a Recession

Horacio Marquez
Contributing Editor
Money Morning/The Money Map Report
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) has “surprised” the market with flawless execution and strong profits.
A few months ago, I congratulated my nephew for getting an internship with IBM, while he studies business in Argentina.
“It is a superb global company, with a bullet-proof business model and a balance sheet [...]

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This post was written by Horacio R. Marquez on January 26, 2009 Comments (1)

A New Look at ABB Spotlights a Company That’s Poised to Benefit From Global Bailout Plans

By Horacio Marquez
Contributing Editor
Money Morning/The Money Map Report
Although ABB Ltd. (ADR: ABB) has been around for 120 years, it’s one of those rare companies that’s kept current with the times. It continues to do so and those efforts are generating tangible results.
             
Indeed, as Money Morning noted in its July 7 overview of ABB, the Zurich-based [...]

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This post was written by Horacio R. Marquez on January 19, 2009 Comments (4)

Research in Motion is Poised to Dial up Profits

By Horacio Marquez
Contributing Editor
Money Morning
Research in Motion Ltd. (Nasdaq: RIMM) – maker of the ubiquitous BlackBerry – is likely to consolidate and increase its market share.
Almost all of our “Buy, Sell or Hold” recommended stocks started out on the right foot here in the New Year.  And our strategy of building up a position gradually [...]

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This post was written by Horacio R. Marquez on January 6, 2009 Comments (1)

Some Latin American Markets Show Profit Potential in the New Year, While Others Pose Risk

By Horacio Marquez
Contributing Writer
Money Morning
The “right” Latin America will thrive in the New Year, fueled by ts own growth – with an assist from the continued hot growth from China – while the “wrong” Latin America will get left behind.
The second phase of emerging markets expansion is well on its way – a period of [...]

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This post was written by Horacio R. Marquez on December 30, 2008 Comments (9)

Mine Profits From BHP Billiton

By Horacio Marquez
Contributing Editor
Money Morning
With BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE ADR: BHP), it’s a case of the strong getting stronger and possibly even running away from the pack.
Back in 2001, BHP Ltd. and Billiton PLC merged to form BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s
leading diversified resources group. And it never looked back.
Now, the lowest-cost natural-resources producer with [...]

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This post was written by Horacio R. Marquez on December 30, 2008 Comments (5)

For a Defensive Stock, Wal-Mart Plays a Great Offense

By Horacio Marquez
Contributing Editor
Money Morning
In an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday,
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) Chief Executive Officer H. Lee Scott Jr. said the recession is changing consumer-buying habits.
What Scott didn’t say is that Wal-Mart is perfectly positioned to capitalize on those changes.
“The No.1 issue today is [consumers'] concern about their job,” [...]

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This post was written by Horacio R. Marquez on December 16, 2008 Comments (7)