Investors know that oil prices and terrorism, two things that really can’t be controlled, have a large influence on the stock market. Many investors avoid airline stocks for this reason. They can’t control one of their biggest expenses (fuel) and an act of terrorism can seriously damage the industry.
Why are cruise stocks any better? Rising [...]
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February 20th, 2010
Cruise stocks: a risk vs. reward analysis
Posted in Stocks and Shares 
Tags: Airline Stocks, Allen Smith, Carnival Corp, Cruise Industry, Cruise Lines, Earnings Growth, Fuel Costs, Fuel Prices, George Allen, George Allen Smith Iv, Honeymooner, Hurricane Katrina, Negative Impact, Negative Publicity, Oil Prices, Royal Caribbean Cruise, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, Stock Prices, Ticket Prices
Tags: Airline Stocks, Allen Smith, Carnival Corp, Cruise Industry, Cruise Lines, Earnings Growth, Fuel Costs, Fuel Prices, George Allen, George Allen Smith Iv, Honeymooner, Hurricane Katrina, Negative Impact, Negative Publicity, Oil Prices, Royal Caribbean Cruise, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, Stock Prices, Ticket PricesDecember 31st, 2009
A Murky Crystal Ball
Posted in Investing Tags: Banter, Crystal Ball, Depressed Market, Earnings Season, Economic Powerhouse, Global Markets, Hurricane Season, Jitters, Oil Prices, Penny Stock Companies, Penny Stock Investor, Penny Stock Investors, Quarterly Results, Stock Company, Stock Market Volatility, Summer Holiday, Tensions, U S Stock Market, Vix Index, Water Cooler
Tags: Banter, Crystal Ball, Depressed Market, Earnings Season, Economic Powerhouse, Global Markets, Hurricane Season, Jitters, Oil Prices, Penny Stock Companies, Penny Stock Investor, Penny Stock Investors, Quarterly Results, Stock Company, Stock Market Volatility, Summer Holiday, Tensions, U S Stock Market, Vix Index, Water CoolerWhile the early results of earnings season may not be giving investors much to cheer about, it is a nice diversion to the stock market’s May-June sell-off.
And like a much needed summer holiday, it may be just the break penny stock investor’s need before heading into the autumn trading season. But until [...]