Thanks to another short-selling blogger, Deer Consumer Products (DEER) is taking a huge hit today — I last wrote that I had sold my shares but still still thought it was reasonably valued back in January when I was issuing updated opinions on many of the stocks I’ve covered in the past. Since then DEER […]

A couple weeks ago I started my annual navel-gazing exercise of looking back at past “idea of the month” stock (and other investment) suggestions — that first look covered the first year or so of these more formalized ideas for the Stock Gumshoe Irregulars, from 2008 to mid-2009, and now we’ll try to catch up. […]

Before I get into the meat of today’s Friday File article, which plays off of one of the investing themes I feel most strongly about (the long-term growth potential of Africa), I should share a few housekeeping notes regarding my portfolio — I decided to sell Accuray (ARAY) and got stopped out of my position […]

Well, much as I should try to resist choosing a Chinese stock for this month’s idea after the so-far disastrous performance of one of my Chinese ideas last month (that would be NEP, which is still in a trading halt but has at least had its plan for regaining compliance accepted by AMEX with a […]

I have no idea what on earth is going to happen in the markets. Just wanted to get that out there for you, in case it wasn’t clear. Rapid trading and the instant information age have brought so much volatility, and so many pieces of news that people feel a need to trade on that […]

“What happens when a tiny Chinese Penny Stock lands a deal with Walmart? “This tiny company’s amazing new product line will be sold by the world’s biggest retailer (with 4,258 U.S. stores). Similar deals have rewarded early investors with gains of 1,838%… 748%… and even 10,775%. “‘Our factories are working overtime to keep up with […]