"The company recently announced that its second half profits were up 17% despite some exposure to subprime losses. Lending to emerging markets overcame U.S. subprime losses, increasing income to $8.24 billion or 69 cents a share.
"HSBC continues its expansion throughout the Chinese mainland and Southeast Asia. The company has received regulatory approval to join the first wave of foreign banks to incorporate in Vietnam.
"HSBC is already reaping billion dollar profits on the Chinese mainland, and it is poised to expand by opening private banking operations in Shanghai.
"We believe HSBC still represents exceptional value and opportunity in the depressed financial sector. HSBC has a P/E/ just below 10 compared to an industry standard of more than 15.
"With its excellent 5.4% dividend yield, we find this stock attractively priced and look forward to taking profits when shares reach $100."
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"Yum Brands (NYSE: YUM), the world's largest restaurant company, is our latest featured stocks," says Alex Kolb, editor of Zacks Elite Stocks. Here, he looks at the firm's global reach.
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According to Bryan Rich, a currency specialist and the editor of The World Currency Alert, the US dollar is now poised for a rise based on both technical and fundamental factors.
"Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), a holding on our buy list, was added to Goldman Sachs' Conviction Buy List," says Bill Martin. In BullMarket.com, he offers the reasoning for his buy rating.
BizRadio host and editor of The MoneyMan.com newsletter, Daniel Frishberg, looks to a "pairs trade" in energy in which he uses ETFs to short oil and concurrently going long natural gas.
"Investors have given up on the water industry -- the sector has fallen 60% -- but the best firms have hardly missed a beat," says Roger Conrad; here's two favorites in Personal Finance.
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A new book from The Oxford Club's Alexander Green -- The Gone Fishin' Portfolio -- provides investors with an exceptional all-weather approach to building long-term wealth.
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