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January 30, 2008 03:03 PM EST

Avoid Debt-Drunk Stocks

In a prior blog, I told you I asked Sageworks, a financial research firm, to find companies that are not drunk on debt. The idea being that, I wanted to find stocks that won’t be hurt by the credit crisis and won’t need to hoard cash to pay down debt in future periods. Which means they can use the money to grow their businesses, profits and your stock portfolios. Want proof that avoiding ... read more


January 30, 2008 04:53 AM EST

Off to the Rate Cut Races

I know I promised you stock ideas in my last blog, “The Leave No Consumer Behind Act.” I still plan to give you them once I’m done reviewing the data from Sageworks, a financial research outfit. I asked Sageworks to crunch the numbers on 6,000 companies to find the cheapest, most stable value plays with little debt and sizable cash kitties, the idea being they can best avoid the credit ... read more


January 28, 2008 01:21 PM EST

The Leave No Consumer Behind Act

Ok we’ve been in a heated debate here at Fox Business over the government stimulus plan and whether we’re headed into a recession or not. We’ve been kicking these issues around on Money for Breakfast, myself, Alexis Glick, Peter Barnes, Charles Payne and Jenna Lee. Alexis just got back from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland where she made a valiant effort trying to pin down ... read more


January 22, 2008 01:43 PM EST

Places to Hide in a Rocky Market

I heard a top-notch market analyst say recently that she is a big believer in not trying to anticipate the end of the world. I am in that camp. The markets are pretty cheap now. The 1,953 stocks in the MSCI World index are now valued at 14 times profits, the lowest since at least 1995, according to a data review by Bloomberg. Europe's Stoxx 600 has a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.7, the ... read more


January 22, 2008 11:14 AM EST

In the Weeds

The bears are red in the claw and they are having their day. The Dow hasn’t closed below 12000 since November 3, 2006, Fox Business’s stats pro Charles Brady informs us, and it hasn’t fallen below 12000 since March 14, 2007 on an intraday basis. Some armchair cranks now claim they saw it coming. They say they saw the weakness move from the homebuilders in 2005 to the community and ... read more


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  • Elizabeth MacDonald is the stocks editor for Fox Business Network. She is recognized as one of the top prize-winning business journalists in the country, and has received 14 awards, including the top prize in business journalism, the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business Journalism, and the Newswomen's Club of New York Front Page Award for Excellence in Investigative Journalism.

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