Filed under: Earnings reports , Microsoft (MSFT) , Apple Inc (AAPL) , Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) , International Business Machines (IBM) , Technology International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM ) posted an excellent earnings report on Thursday. Yes, the bottom-line results did beat analysts’ projections. According to Earnings.com , IBM was supposed to do only $2.02 per share for the second quarter

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IBM grows profits and expands margins in second quarter

Filed under: Stocks to Buy I’m reiterating my Buy rating for Baxter (NYSE: BAX ) first recommended on March 13, 2009 at a price of $51.16. Baxter’s near-recession-proof story remains intact. Baxter, a maker of a variety of medical products across three divisions, including drugs and vaccines, dialysis equipment, and IV supplies, should record a FY2009 revenue increase of 2-4%, led by demand for recombinants, plasma proteins, and antibody therapies in its bioscience unit

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Consider Baxter: Its products don’t go out of style

Filed under: Boeing Co (BA) , Stocks to Sell For the first two months of the second quarter Boeing (NYSE: BA ) was on fire. BA gained significantly during that time, but then the company announced a delay in their much-awaited DreamShip — a delay that opened the door for the airlines to cancel orders.

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Stock to avoid #5 — Boeing (BA)

Filed under: Stocks to Sell Since bottoming in March, Capital One (NYSE: COF ) rocketed to $30 by early May. The stock gave back some of those gains, but still trades for approximately more than 100% of the cover price. The reason for the big gain is directly correlated to TARP and a belief that credit card companies will do better than most expect.

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Stock to avoid #4 — Capital One (COF)

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Filed under: Stocks to Sell Given the economic crisis and global recession, I hypothesized that multinationals may suffer as a result of a strong dollar. The idea being that investors would flock to the dollar in search of safety. Over the last quarter though, the reverse has been true

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Stock to avoid #3 — 3M (MMM)

Filed under: duPont(E.I.)deNemours (DD) , Oil , Stocks to Sell Another stock leveraged to the oil market is Dupont (NYSE: DD ). Because many of the company’s products are derived from crude oil, rising oil prices negatively impact profit margins.

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Stock to avoid #2 — Dupont (DD)

Filed under: Oil , Delta Air Lines (DAL) , Stocks to Sell I take my absolute return approach to a deeper level by periodically buying and selling positions during the year. In late February, I suggested that investors cover the short position of Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL ) at $6.35 per share.

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Stock to avoid #1 — Delta Airlines (DAL)

Filed under: American Express (AXP) , Boeing Co (BA) , duPont(E.I.)deNemours (DD) , Eastman Kodak (EK) , United Technologies (UTX) , Delta Air Lines (DAL) , Stocks to Sell With such uncertainty, following an absolute return strategy continues to offer investors the biggest bang for their buck. There is no sense in guessing where the market will be down the road

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