US Stocks to watch!

Bank of America - The bank announced it has canceled plans to auction a foreclosed mansion worth $23 million in Arlington, Virginia. The auction had been scheduled for 11:30 am Thursday.

Cepheid - The molecular diagnostics company warned that its third-quarter revenue will be between $79 million and $81 million, missing Wall Street estimates for $84 million. Meanwhile, the company reaffirms its full-year revenue guidance of between $333 million and $347 million, which was mostly in line with expectations. Shares tumbled in extended-hours trading.

Owens-Illinois - The container glass manufacturer said it plans to build a new glassmaking R&D center in Perrysburg, Ohio.

Thomson Reuters - The business data provider is considering sale of its Corporate Services division, which is said to be worth nearly $100 million, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

Thor - The RV maker posted earnings of 84 cents a share, topping estimates for 77 cents a share. Meanwhile, revenue was in line with expectations. Shares rallied in extended-hours trading.

Progress Software - The software maker posted earnings of 31 cents a share, excluding one-time items, on revenue of $107 million. Analysts expected the company to post a profit of 24 cents a share on sales of $112 million. Shares rallied in extended-hours trading.

Worthington Industries - The diversified metal manufacturer posted earnings of 49 cents a share on revenue of $666 million, edging past expectations for 47 cents a share on sales of $660 million.

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Useful resources in Strategic Management

http://es.slideshare.net/anicalena/strategic-management-business-presentation-slides

I found these slides online. I think they are quite useful if you want to have a general idea of strategic management. It´s basically diagrams all the way. You might find these in plenty speciality books. I like to include in my reports a simple identification of the company´s strategy, because it helps understand what the main drivers of the business and market conditions are. I use the Porter´s five forces a lot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter_five_forces_analysis

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/porter.asp

This seems to work quite well for most industries. Not so well for financial companies (insurance banking, etc) and that´s why I am not including any report from the financial industry on my blog.

Again, Investopedia explains it better than I ever could.

http://www.investopedia.com/articles/fundamental-analysis/11/using-porters-5-forces-for-stock-analysis.asp

Useful resources on ratio analysis

http://www.investopedia.com/walkthrough/corporate-finance/
I find investopedia very useful for basic stuff. It´s very straight to the point and easy to navigate in. Got everything accessible.

http://www.investopedia.com/university/financialstatements/

basics on financial statements.

http://www.investopedia.com/university/ratios/

financial ratios. You might find many other ratios in publications. I do not recommend doing an analysis based solely on this resource because ultimately you need a profound understanding of where the numbers from the indicators come from. First step is always to check your data (where it comes from, has it been manipulated, etc)

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