Shares of Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA ) have lost more than 75% of their value over the past few years as the company looks to battle declining circulation for its legendary magazine and lower-price internet competition in the porn market. Well look out, competitors, Playboy has found the answer: Marge Simpson. On Friday, the November issue of Playboy will hit newstands with Marge Simpson gracing cover

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Marge Simpson strips for Playboy — the beginning of a turnaround?

Filed under: Major movement , Earnings reports , Good news , Apple Inc (AAPL) , Cisco Systems (CSCO) , Intel (INTC) , Market matters , Walt Disney (DIS) , Target Corp. (TGT) , S and P 500 , DJIA , NASDAQ The markets had a relatively flat day to start the week, but there were some big name stocks that traded up to new 52 week highs in today’s session

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Some big names setting new highs: INTC, STX, SGP

Filed under: Google (GOOG) , Apple Inc (AAPL) The news that Arthur Levinson, chairman of biotech giant Genentech, has resigned from Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG )’s board comes just days before search juggernaut is set to report earnings on Thursday, after the close of trading.

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Google down a boardmember, but up in earnings?

Filed under: Earnings reports , Forecasts , Intel (INTC) , Technology Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC ) is getting ready to release third-quarter numbers. They will be divulged on Tuesday, October 13, after the bell

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Should investors look forward to Intel’s Q3?

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Filed under: Major movement , Forecasts , Market matters , Money and Finance Today , Commodities , Oil , Recession Oil prices hit a 6 week high today , as cold weather gripped most of the country. Over the weekend the nation was hit with a cold front that reminded oil traders that the high demand winter season is on its way, and could help reduce a lot of the oversupply that the market is currently looking at. Continue reading Oil hits 6 week high Oil hits 6 week high originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:50:00 EST.

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Oil hits 6 week high

Filed under: Stocks to Buy The call back in June was that shares of Bucyrus International (NASDAQ: BUCY ), provider of machines for infrastructure work and mining, would benefit from the developing world’s enormous infrastructure needs, as the global economic recovery commenced. And so far, so good, hence I’m Reiterating my Buy rating for Bucyrus International, first recommended on June 22, 2009 at a price of $25.37. If you bought BUCY in June, you’re up an impressive 45%

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Bucyrus’ stock chart looks like a beauty

Filed under: Stocks to Buy I’m Reiterating my Buy rating for Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT ), first recommended on June 22, 2009 at a price of $10.16. Central’s stock has re-trenched to about $12 after breaking out to the upside above $14 this summer. For now, the narrative remains the same — that CENT, which receives about 50% of its revenue from pet products/care, will not suffer the fate of other retail plays, under the thesis that the now ‘frugal consumer’ Americans will give up a lot before giving up their pets.

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Central Garden & Pet: Pull-back is a buy opportunity