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The Twilight Saga franchise has once again revived Hot Topic (HOTT) stocks with the premiere of Breaking Dawn, its fourth installment in the now five-part film series.
Hot Topic, once acclaimed as a watering hole for teen angst and non-conformity, reached its consumer peak from 1999-2004. Thereafter, the retailer was hit with declining shares quarter after quarter. However, its steady partnership with Striker Entertainment–The Twilight Saga and Breaking Dawn licensing agency–continues to be the lifeline pumping blood into Hot Topic shares. 
My title made me chuckle, as I pictured the mug shots of 10 gadgets hanging in the Post Office below a “Most Wanted” sign. While gadgets may not be criminals, we all know that the hot items each holiday season are hunted with a level of intensity that not even the FBI can match when in pursuit of bad guys. Remember the Furby frenzy back in 1998? Game Boy mania in ‘91?
If you’re Santa to a gadget person, you may want to pick up one of these hot most wanted gadgets early–and online–because ‘tis the season for those otherwise mild-mannered, mainly suburban men and women to be on the crazed hunt. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
There’s a saying in the stock market that “the trend is your friend,” meaning it’s usually a better idea to invest along with trends than fight strong headwinds. Any runner, walker, biker or sailor knows this is true; you can usually get a lot further with less effort if you let the tailwinds help propel you along.
The Presidential Cycle Trend has an amazing track record, so it’s worth examining.
If Apple or Hansen Natural didn’t capture your investment attention–and dollars–before their meteoric rises from small stocks to superstars, fear not. Stocks are like potential mates. Just as there are always more fish in the sea, there are always more superstar stocks in the market. In fact, below are the top 10 best stocks from the last decade.
For many Apple enthusiasts, today’s possible new iPhone 5 release brought back childhood holiday sentiments of longing and excitement. Months of speculation regarding an iPhone 5 with changes, updates and innovative features like “Assistant” have caused quite a stir in the tech world, and smartphone users are eager to find out what made the cut.
The phenomena surrounding Apple’s empire, however, was shaped with decades of growth and rebuilding since Apple Inc.’s early 80s roots. Though Apple stock (AAPL) took a downward turn before the iPhone 4S was finally unveiled today, a look at it’s growth since Apple went public in 1980 shows incredible growth and success on the stock market.
Dividend paying stocks have been shown to provide higher investing returns with less risk than do their non-dividend paying counterparts over the long-term. All other things equal, the longer the investment period, the greater the out-performance. Of course, this is dividend paying stocks and non-dividend paying stocks as groups; there will always be exceptions on the individual stock level.
Higher Returns on Dividend Paying Stocks: Show me the Stats!
Do you want to get a gauge on the state of the U.S. economy? You can follow Consumer Confidence, Industrial Production or any number of the myriad of statistics if you’d like. However, you could also kiss off the reams of stats and simply follow lipstick sales: When they’re up, the economy is down. This (contrary) economic indicator has proven to be red-hot.
A new probability model released by Bank of America Merrill Lynch this week shows the probability of a double-dip recession is above 80 percent. The study shows a number of debt and financial issues in the United States and around the world are having an impact on the economy.
Ongoing fears that the U.S. economy is in trouble has sparked a second day of stock market drops around the globe. On Friday, world stock markets plummeted and U.S. stocks opened lower as investors brace for a possible U.S. recession and express concern over the health of Europe’s banks.
Stocks Plummet around the World
Debt Crisis Takes Its Toll: Investors Lose $1 Trillion, Housing Recovery Reverses and Qe3 on Horizon
Financial markets in the U.S. and around the world have seen profound ups and downs over the past day as officials grapple with how to manage debt issues. Currently, the U.S. Federal Reserve is working on a monetary statement that is set to be announced this afternoon, investors overcome losses overnight and lawmakers deal with the reality that any chance of a housing recovery may have all but disappeared.