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Know of a hot consumer brand? Odds are good that it might be owned by Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (ICON). The company continues to expand its brand empire, having just added the rest of Ecko and Marc Ecko Cut & Sew under its banner. Earnings on this Zacks Rank No. 1 (Strong Buy) are expected to jump by the double digits this year.You might not know of Iconix, but you know its brands. In addition to Ecko it owns Candies, Bongo, Badgley Mischka, Joe Boxer, Rampage, Mudd, London Fog, Danskin, Royal Velvet, Fieldcrest, Charisma, Starter, Waverly, Umbro, Lee Cooper, Ed Hardy, and Sharper Image. It also owns an interest in Artful Dodger, Material Girl, Peanuts, Truth or Dare, Billionaire Boys Club, Ice Cream, Modern Amusement, and Buffalo. It licenses out the brands to retailers so it doesn't actually manufacture anything. The company holds no inventory, which puts

WellCare Health Plans (WCG) has posted some extremely positive financials of late - with anticipation of continuing to do so throughout 2013 and beyond. This Tampa, Florida, based entity provides managed care services for government-sponsored healthcare programs throughout the U.S. And while WellCare continues to see healthy profits, the company's future growth plans - although seemingly aggressive (especially after the 2% federal budget sequestration cut in Medicare) - are likely quite doable. One reason for this is the fact that WellCare is well positioned to execute on its growth potential - the company possesses a long history of serving Medicare, Medicaid and dual eligible programs. In addition, due in large part to its experienced management team, WellCare's operating platform is likely to continue driving effective execution of its forward moving momentum and fulfill estimated revenue growth of 23.2% this year and 14% next year.I believe WellCare remains undervalued at

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Positive Data from Human Abuse Liability Study for NKTR-181 Conference Call June 19, 2013 1:00 pm ET Executives Jennifer Ruddock – Private Investor Relations Howard W. Robin – President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Medve – Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Sidney H. Schnoll – Pinney Associates Analysts Jonathan Aschoff – Brean Capital, LLC John S. Sonnier – William Blair & Company Presentation Operator Good day ladies and gentlemen and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Nektar Therapeutics Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later we’ll conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions will be given at that time. (Operator Instructions) As a reminder this conference is being recorded. I would like to introduce our hosts for today Ms. Jennifer Ruddock, Private Investor Relations. Ma’am, please go ahead. Jennifer Ruddock Thank you, Karen. Good day, and thank you

Ralph Lauren (RL) has been one of the hottest retailers since the recession hit. So why is it a Zacks Rank No. 5 (Strong Sell)? Ralph Lauren Corporation owns some of the most recognizable brands in retail, including Polo by Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Black Label, Blue Label, Lauren by Ralph Lauren, Denim & Supply Ralph Lauren, Chaps, and Club Monaco. The company operates 388 stores itself, including 116 Ralph Lauren stores, 59 Club Monaco stores, and 213 Polo factory stores. It also has international licensing partners to operate stores overseas. Ralph Lauren Beat in the Fiscal Fourth Quarter of 2013 On May 23, Ralph Lauren reported fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results, beating the Zacks Consensus once again. It has an amazing earnings surprise track record, beating every quarter for the last five years. Only one "meet" in 2011 keeps it from having a perfect track

Jim Cramer made the following calls on June 18th, 2013. What do you think about his picks? Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT): Jim Cramer ranked this stock a Buy. Cramer previously ranked this stock a Buy on May 3, 2013. The stock’s 52-week high is $32.52, and its 52-week low is $26.26. NEW! Discover a new stock idea each week for less than the cost of 1 trade. CLICK HERE for your Weekly Stock Cheat Sheets NOW! Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ:SBUX): Jim Cramer ranked this stock a Buy. Cramer previously ranked this stock a Buy on May 30, 2013. The stock’s 52-week high is $61.15, and its 52-week low is $43.04. NEW! Discover a new stock idea each week for less than the cost of 1 trade. CLICK HERE for your Weekly Stock Cheat Sheets NOW! Visa (NYSE:V): Jim Cramer ranked this stock a Buy. Cramer previously ranked this stock a Buy on June 6, 2013. The stock’s 52-week high is $185.23, and its 52-week low is $119.10. NEW! Discover a new stock idea each week for less than the cost of 1 trade. CLICK HERE for your Weekly Stock Cheat Sheets NOW! Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA): Jim Cramer ranked this stock a Buy. Cramer previously ranked this stock a Sell on February 7, 2013. The stock’s 52-week high is $589.00, and its 52-week low is $404.70. NEW! Discover a new stock idea each week for less than the cost of 1 trade. CLICK HERE for your Weekly Stock Cheat Sheets NOW! Don’t Miss: Can Vodafone Acquire Germany’s Largest Cable Provider? Read the original article from Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Jim Cramer made the following calls on June 18th, 2013. What do you think about his picks? Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG): Jim Cramer ranked this stock a Buy. Cramer previously ranked this stock a Buy on June 13, 2013. The stock’s 52-week high is $844.00, and its 52-week low is $556.52. NEW! Discover a new stock idea each week for less than the cost of 1 trade. CLICK HERE for your Weekly Stock Cheat Sheets NOW! Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ): Jim Cramer ranked this stock a Buy. Cramer previously ranked this stock a Sell on February 28, 2013. The stock’s 52-week high is $25.55, and its 52-week low is $11.35. NEW! Discover a new stock idea each week for less than the cost of 1 trade. CLICK HERE for your Weekly Stock Cheat Sheets NOW! Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC): Jim Cramer ranked this stock a Buy. Cramer previously ranked this stock a Buy on April 24, 2013. The stock’s 52-week high is $29.27, and its 52-week low is $19.23. NEW! Discover a new stock idea each week for less than the cost of 1 trade. CLICK HERE for your Weekly Stock Cheat Sheets NOW! Loews Corporation (NYSE:L): Jim Cramer ranked this stock a Buy. Cramer previously ranked this stock a Buy on July 12, 2012. The stock’s 52-week high is $47.10, and its 52-week low is $39.04. NEW! Discover a new stock idea each week for less than the cost of 1 trade. CLICK HERE for your Weekly Stock Cheat Sheets NOW! Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS): Jim Cramer ranked this stock a Buy. Cramer previously ranked this stock a Buy on May 30, 2013. The stock’s 52-week high is $60.54, and its 52-week low is $34.72. NEW! Discover a new stock idea each week for less than the cost of 1 trade. CLICK HERE for your Weekly Stock Cheat Sheets NOW! Don’t Miss: Will Sprint Nextel Be a Hot Investment? Read the original article from Wall St. Cheat Sheet

I have never really bought the argument about the dollar and gold (GLD). Yes, many years ago there was a relationship between gold and the dollar, but that was because the world monetary system was different. Today, the amount of money in circulation has nothing to do with gold. Look at Japan -- it has been printing overtime for many years now, as well as all of Asia. Why does gold have to be a function of U.S. dollar printing, and not a function of international money printing? Funny enough, gold bulls never really mention money printing in the rest of the world.Either way, the reason why gold and silver (SLV) will go up or down is demand. Is does not matter where this demand is coming from. Demand is demand, and at the margin increased demand will raise prices. Demand destruction, on the other hand, will take

The volatile trading session, which was sparked by investors anxiety regarding the outcome of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee meeting, pushed all three major U.S. indices in the red Wednesday and left shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) battered. The iPhone maker’s stock ended the day down $8.77, or 2.03 percent, at $423.00. Here’s a cheat sheet to today’s top Apple stories: Is Apple now a once-in-a-decade buying opportunity? Click here to get your 24-page Ultimate Cheat Sheet to Apple’s Stock now! How Bad Was Your Apple Bonds Buy? Pretty Bad Have rising Treasury yields finally ended the bond bull market? Although Apple’s $17 billion April bond offering was given the second-highest corporate bond rating by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, the prices of Apple’s bonds have been steadily falling as Treasury yields rise. This has had the unusual effect of making Apple’s long-term corporate bonds more volatile and sensitive to price loss than the Cupertino-based company’s stock. Investors who bought bonds issued by Apple are dealing with losses of more than 8 percent according to MarketAxess data cited by the Wall Street Journal… (Read more.) Can the iWatch Be More Than a Hobby For Apple? It seems as though analysts may have spent so much time trying to unveil when Apple rumored iWatch will come out, that they’ve forgotten to consider if it’ll even be successful. Citigroup analyst, Glen Yeung, wrote in a note earlier this month that he believes Apple has already primed its supply chain and is just waiting for the go-ahead to initiate production for the new highly anticipated product. He events contends the launch could take place before the year’s end… (Read more.) Has Microsoft Taken a Page Out of Apple’s Book? Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is taking a page out of Apple’s book and offering the 32GB Surface RT at a discounted price to schools and universities across the globe. NEW! Discover a new stock idea each week for less than the cost of 1 trade. CLICK HERE for your Weekly Stock Cheat Sheets NOW! Discouraged by paltry sales of its new tablet, Microsoft will offer the Surface RT, typically priced at $499, for $199. An RT equipped with a Touch Cover, normally offered at $599, will only be $249. One with a Keyboard Cover will be offered for $289, compared to a $629 cover price… (Read more.) Don’t Miss: Analyst: Tim Cook Deserves a Thumbs-Up. Follow Meghan on Twitter @MFoley_WSCS Read the original article from Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Rio De Janiero and Sao Paolo will reduce public transit fares in response to the massive protests that met the proposal, Brazil's Globo news outlet reports . The mayor of Rio said public transport fares will be reduced to R$ 2.75 from R$ 2.95, Globo says. In São Paulo, the Governor and Mayor announced train, subway and bus fares will be $R instead of R$ 3.20. NPR's Eydar Peralta reported earlier today 11 other cities had already bowed to pressure to reduce fares. Brazil deployed special federal police Wednesday after a third day of protests broke out across the country, AlJazeera said.Join the conversation about this story »

The first article of the series has introduced the Carbonate Triangle of the renowned Canadian oil sands. The region is the world's third largest oil reserve with its rich carbonate-hosted bitumen deposit located in northern Alberta's deep underground. Precisely, the Carbonate Triangle is situated between three major bitumen areas - Athabasca, Cold Lake and Peace River.In today's investment guide on the Carbonate Triangle, I will present a quick recap of the main characteristics of the Peace River area to have a better assessment of its potential. Then, I will introduce a small-cap oil producer involved in that specific play.So far, I examined the following producers involved in Peace River in past articles: PennWest Exploration (PWE), see article here. Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A), see article here. Baytex (BTE), see article here. Strata Oil and Gas (SOIGF.PK), see article here. An analysis of the