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Turnaround expert eyes Global Crossing (GLBC)

"Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC) was started in 1997 to build a worldwide fiber optic cable network, with the strategy, 'if you build it, they will come'," says George Putnam, adding, "But as the telecom bubble burst around 2000, nobody came."

Now, in his always-excellent The Turnaround Letter, the advisor suggests, "We think the current stock price gives you the opportunity to buy into a very valuable communications network at a tiny fraction of its original cost."

"The new stock went as high as 36 shortly after it began trading after its bankruptcy. When it later dropped in price, several high-profile investors accumulated sizable positions.

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Volatile Markets: Starbucks (SBUX) is ready for a comeback

"Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) is poised to make a comeback," says Mark Skousen in his premium trading service, The Turnaround Trader.

The stock is also a technical buy recommendation from Melvin Pasternak in his Swing Trader newsletter, which forecasts that a new uptrend is emerging for the stock.

Mark Skousen explains, "Starbucks, the world's largest coffee chain, is starting to grow again after a lackluster year of slow sales and earnings gains. The stock had been trading as high as $40 a share at one point before its pull back.

"Now, the company is controlling costs, while expanding its services and products. For example, new breakfast sandwiches are expected to add an estimated $200 million a year to company revenues.

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