Continue reading Insiders Snapping Up Hain Celestial, Ulta Salon and More

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If you are looking for clues telling you which stocks have a good chance of increasing in value, you might want consider watching what insiders are doing. After all, talk is cheap, but when insiders put their own money on the line, you should sit up and take note.

American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (AEO) topped the insider-buying charts for the week ending July 9th as insiders snapped up 500,000 shares of company stock at a market value of $6,790,000. During the past six months, insiders have increased their overall holdings in the company by 3.91% and now own 8.30% of AEO stock.

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Continue reading Insiders Snapping Up Motorola, Saratoga Investment and More

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Perhaps oddly apropos for Father's Day: there's more news of the health effects of green tea; specifically, that compounds found in green tea may slow the growth of prostate cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death among American men.

Researchers have found that polyphenols, a green tea extract with antioxidant properties, lower the levels of proteins that tumors use to grow. While green tea may keep cancer from growing fast, they point out, it may not be able to shrink tumors. But it can be a good addition to traditional therapies such as chemotherapy or radiation.

Continue reading Happy Father's Day: How about a cup of tea?

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Continue reading What to invest in now that Obama has taken office

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"The organic food industry is surprisingly resilient in an economic downturn," explains Benjamin Shepard, contributing editor with Personal Finance.

He adds, "Mainstream retailers and your corner grocer have been embracing the trend, devoting an ever-growing amount of shelf space to organic foods." Here's a trio of favorites.

"What was essentially a nascent industry in 1997 with $3.6 billion in sales has exploded to a behemoth with almost $14 billion in sales in 2006, according to the Organic Trade Association.

"And barring a major economic disaster worse than we've seen thus far, the industry looks set to continue double-digit growth well into the next decade.

"That's not to say there aren't potential troubles ahead as commodity prices continue to soar. Organic farming techniques tend to be more cost intensive--ironically enough--and transport costs continue to swell.

"But so far the industry has been able to pass the bulk of the higher costs onto consumers, and although sales volumes have dropped off and profits are down, those consumers are as dedicated as ever.

Continue reading Kraft, United Natural & Hain Celestial: Organic gains

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Continue reading Stocks to buy when markets crash -- lessons from Philadelphia Phillie Chris Coste

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MOST NOTEWORTHY: Hansen Natural (HANS) and SAP AG (SAP) were the notable initiations today:

• JP Morgan initiated Hansen Natural Corp. (NASDAQ:HANS) with an Overweight rating and $44 target and was added to the Focus List; the firm believes Hansen is well-positioned to benefit in the rapid energy drink category, has an attractive business model and, based on its growth potential, could be an attractive acquisition target.
• Bank of America resumed their coverage of SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) with a Neutral rating and $55 target, seeing few catalysts to create an upside to consensus estimates.

OTHER INITIATIONS:

• Roth Capital initiated Kana Software Inc. (NASDAQ:KANA) with a Buy rating and $4 target, explaining that demand environment for the customer service segment of CRM is attractive, as many vendors targeting the segment are reporting strong results.
• First Albany initiated Dress Barn Inc. (NASDAQ:DBRN) with a Buy rating and $28 target, and is positive on the company's momentum, value pricing and marketing efforts.
• JP Morgan started Hain Celestial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HAIN) with an Overweight rating; they expect high-teen annual EPS growth and believe shares will outperform the group.

Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).

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