Focal Ticker Symbols 101 tips for stock beginners
This piece explains ticker symbols as stock identifiers. NYSE tickers have three or fewer letters while Nasdaq tickers use four. Extras like a fifth letter signal foreign status or bankruptcy. It lists examples such as K XOM SA YUM BOOM ZEUS FUN and suggests reading material and online resources for learning to invest.
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New York Stock Exchange
XOM
ExxonMobil
MSFT
Microsoft
SBUX
Starbucks
Southwest Airlines
Yum! Brands
YUM
KFC
Taco Bell
Pizza Hut
Dynamic Materials
BOOM
Internet America
GEEK
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
Cedar Fair
FUN
Yahoo
DeWalt maker expands global power tools business
The company founded in Baltimore in 1910 as a small machine shop now sells power tools and accessories, hardware, and fastening systems in over 100 nations. Brands include DEWALT, Kwikset, Price Pfister, Grundfos not listed. Power tools account for about 75 percent of sales, hardware about 20 percent. 2003 revenue 4.5 billion dollars with near 300 million profit.
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Baltimore
Dewalt
Momentum Laser Emate
Kwikset
Price Pfister
Geo
Bach
Emhart Tekhnologies
HeliCoil
Gripco
Tucker
Shorting stocks explained in Motley Fool style
An accessible guide to short selling. It explains borrowing shares to sell high, then buying back cheaper later, and the potential profits or losses. Risks include unlimited downside, margin pressure, and management actions. The piece notes shorting suits seasoned investors and can hedge or boost portfolios.
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Farm Dogs Inc
Farm Dogs
My Dumbest Investment Lesson From eBay Stock Fever
A Tucson reader recalls missing the eBay IPO and watching the shares surge. The piece notes initial pricing near 18 dollars, first trade above 40, and massive gains. it invites readers to submit 100 words or less about embarrassing investment lessons for The Motley Fool contest.
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eBay
Marion Leonard
Tucson
Ariz
Wal-Mart Surges in Q4 and Full Year Revenue Rise
Wal-Mart Stores Inc NYSE WMT reports a 12 percent rise in annual revenue, topping 4 trillion dollars for the year. Q4 sales up 44 percent at stores, 6.7 percent at Sam's Club, international sales up 17 percent. Cash position nearly doubles to 5.2 billion. Apparel markdowns noted to clear spring inventory. Overall margins improve. P/E around 29. Market implications cited as strong compared with peers. Last line contains trivia and misc. text.
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Wasi-Mart
WMT
Wal-Mart
Sam's Club
Safeway
Albertson's
Kroger
Costco
Target
Pabst Blue Ribbon Maintains Cheap, Nostalgic Appeal
Eric Shepard cites Beer Marketer's Insights showing Budweiser maker Anheuser Busch and Miller spent hundreds of millions on ads while Pabst keeps a low profile. Betty's waitress Tanya Brooks says she dislikes sexy beer ads and prefers a beer to share with friends, drawn by nostalgic packaging and affordable price.
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Eric Shepard
Beer Marketer’s Insights
Apheuser Bush
Miller
Pabst
Betty’s
Tanya Brooks
Brooks
PBR
Dixon
Mexican workers face higher death rates on the job
Immigrant workers from Mexico die at work at nearly twice the rate of other immigrants due to low pay, minimal training, and unsafe conditions. Officials cite Spanish barriers, illegal status, and a culture of risk as factors while OSHA expands outreach and enforcement amid few investigators.
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Bush
Carlos Huerta
North Carolina
Huerta
South Carolina
Rigonerto
Moses Xaca Sandoval
United States
Mexico
Federal
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Susan Feldmann
Centers For Disease Control
Urbano Ramirez
Ramirez
California
OSHA
John Henshaw
Joe Reina
Texas
Reina
Rust Belt cities face aging economies and outward migration
Buffalo Cleveland and Pittsburgh share industrial roots with canals and coal driving growth. As factories closed and residents moved to suburbs, thousands lost jobs and city housing shifts rose. Cleveland officials cite 62,000 county job losses while 86 percent of city home sellers leave. The Cleveland Foundation has raised 22 million to spur regional revival with leadership from Ronn Richard.
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America
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Cleveland
Great Lakes
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Jane Campbell
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland State
Campbell
Resi
Cleveland Foundation
Ronn Richard
Richard
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