Since I spend time from time to time in the evening either viewing or “tinkering with” this web-site, I thought I’d add Stock information on stocks I currently find of interest (not necessarily because they are doing well, or poorly – most likely there has been a significant shock or predicted industry trend (that will shock) the stock. This way I don’t have to go to http://finance.yahoo.com separately 
My stocks of current interest are:
- Oracle. They have made acquisitions a core competitive advantage
- STP. Suntech Power. A Chinese stock that is considered one of the top four Solar companies in the world. I find them of interest because not only are they Solar, but also International ( affected by fluctuations in the value of the dollar). And not only International, but Chinese. With the upcoming Olympics this year, it will be interesteing to see if there is a short term / medium term positive “shock” to Chinese companies as the Olympics approach and start getting coverage
- EMC. I started at IBM in 1985 as a VM Operating System product developer. I caught the “fever” early on about how cool/productive Virtual Platforms can be. When EMC bought VMWare, they piqued my interest in following them as a stock
- ETFC. E-Trade, CDO’s, Financial Industry, Risk, … I find this company of particular interest among those in the fallout of the CDO story. They were in the mid-upper 20’s in Summer 2008. They went down to $2 and change in January. Cowabunga! A 90% drop in their market capitalization (share prices x # of shares outstanding). A statement about potential losses in the “banking arm” decimated the stock. This will be interesting to see how they turn thing around. I like their new advertising campaign ( “Hong Kong, that’s China” ), showcasing their ability to trade foreign stocks on foreign exchanges. Time will tell. Personally, I think 90% was a bit harsh.
Would you like to add Finance content to your site/blog? Visit: Yahoo Finance . In WordPress, paste the generated code into a “Text” element. Instructions for that are:
1) Log into Wordpress admin.
2) Click Presentation.
3) Then select the Widgets subcategory under presentation ( that is there because I run the Max adsense and Adman Wordpress plug-ins ).
4) Create an extra “Text” entry if you don’t have one or used yours up. The bottom of the page lets you allocate new ones
5) Drag the new Text area to the order/position you want with any any existing entries
5) Paste the code Yahoo generated into the Text area that pops up . Click outside the text area and it will close automatically. Apply changes. Now visit your Blog URL again, you should see the Finance Content in your Blog sidebar.
6) Voila! Done. Congratulations!