http://www.financialrebel.com Financial and investing tips, news, information and knowledge. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:43:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.financialrebel.com/financial-planning/thinking-about-life-insurance/ http://www.financialrebel.com/stocks/framed-shares/ Last year I started looking into whether or not Yahoo (Symbol: YHOO) might rebound. I determined that if they did, it would be quite some time. And it looks like I was right. This month has been particularly hard for Yahoo stockholders. Just one month ago Yahoo’s stock was at $23.80. Today, it fell to $19.18—a 24% decline. So we’ve got to ask the question. Just where is the bottom for Yahoo?]]> http://www.financialrebel.com/stocks/internet/yahoo-sinking/ swing-trading stocks weekly for big profits. ]]> http://www.financialrebel.com/site-reviews/mentoringstocktraders/ On Wednesday Starbucks (SYMBOL: SBUX) announced that it plans to expand its European operations in 2008. Currently, two stores are planned. Sofia will be the base for the Bulgarian store and Lisbon will be home for the Portuguese store. Starbucks didn’t announce opening dates, but this may be the first of many as the company looked to extend its leverage overseas. The news comes as Starbucks’ stock at least temporarily halted its freefall. Three months ago the stock was near $30. This week it neared $20.]]> http://www.financialrebel.com/news/starbucks-expansion-to-reach-bulgaria-portugal/ Just a couple months ago Blockbuster (Symbol: BBI) looked to be on the way up. In fact, it did climb. But, the bottom fell out and it dipped down into the $3 arena. Many investors have left for greener pastures, but one is taking advantage of the newfound value.]]> http://www.financialrebel.com/stocks/carl-icahn-blockbuster/ The proposed settlement failed and now American Airlines has taken legal action against Google (Symbol: GOOG). The lawsuit is based on Google's sponsored ads. According to AA, when a search term that's trademarked by American Airlines is entered into Google, rivals of American Airlines are also shown in the "sponsored links" section. A Reuters article today said Google feels like it is on solid ground.]]> http://www.financialrebel.com/news/american-airlines-google-lawsuit/ http://www.financialrebel.com/stocks/trading-hovnanian/ It's an interesting battle that's been heating up—Netflix (Symbol: NFLX) vs. Blockbuster (Symbol: BBI). Blockbuster was the new kid on the block. Netflix was the Internet-savvy rental service that's been growing like mad since 1999. If you've seen the commercials, you know that Blockbuster is playing up their brick and mortar stores as an advantage over Netflix. And it appears to be working. Recently, Netflix announced that it lost subscribers—55,000. More significant than the lost subscribers is the fact that this is the first time Netflix has announced a decline in subscribers—proof that Blockbuster is affecting them. As a way to fight back, Netflix touted that, unlike Blockbuster, it offered movies you could watch instantly online. That all changed today.]]> http://www.financialrebel.com/news/blockbuster-movielink/ Revlon (Symbol: REV) reported a second-quarter loss of $11.3 million, or two cents per share, Wednesday. President and Chief Executive David Kennedy cited multiple reasons for the smaller than expected loss. Sales growth, benefits from restructuring actions started last year, and cost control shaped second-quarter performance, Kennedy said. Revlon surged upward on the news. Shares roses 12.5% and closed at $1.17 on Wednesday. ]]> http://www.financialrebel.com/stocks/revlon-reports-gains/