How Price and Market Cap Explain Stock Value
A reader asks why a cheaper stock can seem more costly than a higher priced one. Compare price with earnings per share and market cap to assess value. Fred Co. at $20 has EPS of $1 and Ginger Inc. at $20 has EPS of $2, yielding P Es of 20 and 10 respectively. Market cap differs greatly: Fred's 50 million shares equal $1 billion, Ginger's 3 billion equal $60 billion.
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Lakeland
Fla
Fred Co
Ginger Inc
Fred
Ginger
Frugal Tips from Motley Fool Boards
Practical money saving ideas from Fool on the message boards cover delaying purchases cutting costs at home library use and bargain strategies. Suggestions include eating before movies bartering negotiating rates and shifting to cheaper media options.
My Dumbest Investment Lesson to Share
A reader recalls two costly 1950s bets on uranium and rotary engines chasing gains in unfamiliar bets. The Fool warns that staying out of markets costs opportunities, but investing in well known firms you understand beats chasing hot tips. Share your embarrassing lesson in 100 words or fewer for a chance to win.
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Ed K
Santana
Fla
Wal-Mart
Microsoft
Coca-Cola
Fool
Fool.com
Name That Company Trivia Timeline
This national newspaper chain traces back to 1851 four page origins and grew under Adolph Ochs and Arthur Sulzberger. It introduced book reviews and a magazine, added front page photographs in 1910, published Sunday crosswords from 1942, and went public in 1967. It now owns major papers, TV and radio assets, 40 plus websites, and has 111 Pulitzer Prizes.
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Adolph Ochs
Ochs
Arthur Sulzberger
International Herald Tribune
Boston Globe
Coca Cola looks steady with global reach and steady dividend
Coca Cola posted modest first quarter results with 3 percent unit volume growth and a shift to more cash than debt. The firm maintains a 43 year dividend rise and strong international margins with U S sales at 30 percent and Asia at 21 percent.
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Coca-Cola’s
PepsiCo
PEP
Cadbury Schweppe
Asia
Eastman Kodak history trivia question reveal
The piece outlines Eastman Kodak's origins from 1881 and 1883 film roll innovations, notes a 1900 Brownie at $1, and cites current global sales exceeding $13 billion in 150 countries while mentioning medical and dental imaging products. It invites readers to submit questions and trivia entries.
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Eastman Dry Plate Co
Eastman Kodak
Money market funds rise as assets grow across categories
Total money market assets reach 1.88 trillion with taxable retail funds up 1.68 billion, tax-exempt retail up 1.13 billion, and institutional funds gaining 10.30 billion. Seven day yields rise to 2.40 percent. 30 day yields to 2.31 percent, with average maturity steady at 37 days.
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New York
Investment Company Institute
Tual Funds
Money Fund Report
iMoneyNet Inc
Westboro
Mass
Money Funds
Money Fund
Bankrate.com
Pension anxieties rise as PBGC takes over some plans
Article warns workers to plan beyond traditional pensions as 120000 United Airlines workers face possible benefit cuts when the PBGC assumes their plans. It notes 192 plans turned over to the government last year, 1.1 million covered workers, and rising PBGC liabilities.
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Andrea Coombes
San Francisco
United Airlines
Federal Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp
PBGC
Sultant
Watson Wyatt
Steve Kerstein
Towers Perrin
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