By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 5, 201601:49 PM Eastern
The preliminary offer by Mondelez International Inc. (MDLZ) to take over Hershey Co. (HSY) wasn’t sweet enough, and the creation of the world’s largest candy company will have to wait, or not...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 30, 201609:44 AM Eastern
Given the recent turmoil in global markets and a 6% slide in the S&P 500 from its June 8th high, it is time to look for value plays on the cheap.
Turning to the Heat Maps screen for Best Value...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 27, 201610:26 AM Eastern
Global markets were taken by surprise on Friday when the votes were counted in the U.K., as it became clear that Britain was going to leave the European Union (EU) after more than 40 years. Many,...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 23, 201602:28 PM Eastern
Last week, we took an in-depth look into Fundamental Analysis: The study of a company’s financial data, sales strategies, marketing initiatives, and economic position in the marketplace. We found...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 20, 201610:58 AM Eastern
Utility stocks don’t usually create much excitement among investors, or the market, or in the news, but owning them may provide you with stable returns and low volatility … if that’s what you’re...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 16, 201612:08 PM Eastern
Over the past few weeks, we’ve looked under the hood of Heat Maps Advanced Topics …
We started out with an in-depth look at the Income Statement. Then, we moved on to the Balance Sheet and the...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 13, 201612:37 PM Eastern
On Friday, there were reports of sell-offs in overseas markets, and the money was flooding into the U.S-specifically to U.S. Treasuries. Given the underwhelming 1.65% yield being offered, is this...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 9, 201610:25 AM Eastern
If you’ve been with us through our adventures over the last few weeks, we’ve delved into some Heat Maps Advanced Topics.
We took an in-depth look at the Income Statement and how it explains the...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 6, 201612:57 PM Eastern
News of the crumbling relationship between Costco (COST) and American Express (AXP) had been out for a while and everyone knows that the day when their AmEx cards will no longer work at Costco is...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 2, 201610:30 AM Eastern
Welcome back to our new series on Advanced Topics in Heat Maps!
Before we get started, we wanted to draw your attention to a new section at the end of this issue called “Homework.” (We can hear...