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Michael A. Robinson

No matter how the U.S. presidential election turns out, one thing is clear: We need to protect ourselves from�Washington.

After all, once the election is over, we'll be right back to epic gridlock – debt-ceiling battles, filibusters, blocked treaties, presidential vetoes, etc. – and the problems in the market all that can cause.

Unfortunately, just taking steps to protect ourselves isn't enough.

You see, we also need to send a message – to let the�"Inside the Beltway"�crowd know that we're less than thrilled with their brand of "leadership."

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Fortunately, there's one move that will fulfill both of these objectives.

It will provide you with some protection against Washington's malfeasance.

stock trading education: Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc.(BUFF)

Advisors' Opinion:

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  Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

• [By Peter Graham]

  The Q3 2016 earnings report for�mid cap pet stock Blue Buffalo Pet Products Inc (NASDAQ: BUFF)�is scheduled for after the market closes on�Thursday (November 10th) with earnings beating expectations the last time around.

stock trading education: Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation(CDE)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  Given revised commodity deck forecasts (particularly for Steel and Gold) and improved Balance Sheet health (Steels, Precious and Industrials Metals) we are upgrading our ratings on several stocks in our coverage. We generally favor companies that have already initiated specific ��self-help��, have low-cost assets and are less exposed to China supply and demand dynamics. In Steels, we have increased our rating from Hold to Buy on Nucor (NUE) and from Sell to Hold on US Steel. We have also upgraded Kinross Gold (KGC) to a Hold on valuation…On higher-than-peer valuations, we reiterate Sell-rated Coeur Mining (CDE), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Goldcorp (GG), Teck Resources (TCK) and highly leveraged AK Steel given preference to issue further equity if possible.

• [By Manikandan Raman]

  Citing bullish outlook on silver prices, Peter Bures of Canaccord Genuity has started coverage of four silver producers: Pan American Silver Corp. (USA) (NASDAQ: PAAS), Coeur Mining Inc (NYSE: CDE), Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL), and Endeavour Silver Corp (NYSE: EXK). The brokerage also assumed coverage of Fortuna Silver Mines Inc (NYSE: FSM) with a Buy rating.

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  Deutsche Bank’s Jorge Beristain and Chris Terry released their earnings preview for the gold miners–including Barrick Gold (ABX), Goldcorp (GG), Franco-Nevada (FNV), and Coeur Mining (CDE)–and conclude that only one gold miner deserves a Buy rating: Newmont Mining (NEM). They explain why:

stock trading education: Nordson Corporation(NDSN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Monica Gerson]

  Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN) is estimated to post its quarterly earnings at $0.92 per share on revenue of $415.52 million.

  KLX Inc (NASDAQ: KLXI) is projected to report its quarterly earnings at $0.30 per share on revenue of $383.62 million.

• [By Monica Gerson]

  Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN) is projected to post its quarterly earnings at $0.92 per share on revenue of $415.52 million. Nordson shares gained 0.88 percent to close at $75.74 on Friday.

stock trading education: SuperCom, Ltd.(SPCB)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Monica Gerson]

  Supercom Ltd (NASDAQ: SPCB) is estimated to post its quarterly earnings at $0.15 per share on revenue of $9.03 million.

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stock trading education: Guess?, Inc.(GES)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Peter Graham]

  A long term performance chart shows mid cap Urban Outfitters along with The Gap Inc��s (NYSE: GPS) heading back up again�while small caps�Abercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE: ANF) and Guess?, Inc (NYSE: GES) have both underperformed:

• [By Monica Gerson]

  Guess?, Inc. (NYSE: GES) is estimated to post a quarterly loss at $0.19 per share on revenue of $464.37 million.

  Express, Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) is expected to report its quarterly earnings at $0.27 per share on revenue of $521.80 million.

• [By Monica Gerson]

  Analysts are expecting Guess?, Inc. (NYSE: GES) to have earned $0.58 per share on revenue of $657.59 million in the latest quarter. Guess? shares gained 0.35 percent to $21.80 in after-hours trading.

• [By Dividend]

  Guess? (GES) has a market capitalization of $2.54 billion. The company employs 15,200 people, generates revenue of $2.658 billion and has a net income of $181.49 million. Guess?��s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $364.22 million. The EBITDA margin is 13.70 percent (the operating margin is 10.33 percent and the net profit margin 6.83 percent).

• [By Monica Gerson]

  Guess?, Inc. (NYSE: GES) is expected to post its quarterly earnings at $0.58 per share on revenue of $657.59 million.

  Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) is projected to post its quarterly earnings at $1.58 per share on revenue of $1.62 billion.

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It’s critical to know whether a stock you plan on buying has an ex-dividend status, because in case it does, the dividend would be paid out to the seller. The person who owns the stock on the ex-dividend date will be awarded the payment, which means that you’ll have to wait for the next dividend cycle to receive your first dividend payout from the company.

On the other hand, share prices typically decline just after the ex-dividend date is declared, and usually by an amount equal to the expected dividend. So, this may give you the opportunity to identify a good entry point. If you’re planning on selling shares on or after the ex-dividend date, you'll receive the dividend payout from the company.

Top China Companies To Watch In Right Now: Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.(MMC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Reuters]

  Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images NEW YORK -- Walgreen is moving 120,000 employees to a private health insurance exchange from coverage provided directly from carriers, the company will announce Wednesday. The pharmacy chain will join 17 other large employers on the Aon Hewitt Corporate Health Exchange as part of a growing movement to offer employees fixed dollar amounts to purchase their own plans on such exchanges. The end-cost to employees depends on the plan chosen, but they typically get more options than under traditional arrangements. Private exchanges mimic the coverage mandated as part of the Affordable Care Act. Enrollment in the public exchanges starts Oct. 1. "What happens to employer contributions over time? Will they put in as much as they put in the past? These are unanswered questions but potential negatives," says Paul Fronstin, a senior research associate with the Employee Benefit Research Institute. The benefit to Walgreen and other employers is unknown at this point, as their cost-savings aren't clear. Of the 180,000 Walgreen (WAG) employees eligible for health care insurance, 120,000 opted for coverage for themselves and 40,000 family members. Another 60,000 employees, many of them working part-time, weren't eligible for health insurance. Aon Hewitt (AON) says other participants in its program include retailer Sears Holding (SHLD) and Darden Restaurants (DRI). These new additions raise enrollment to 330,000 from 100,000 last year, and Aon Hewitt estimates enrollment will jump to 600,000 next year, a fivefold increase from 2012. By 2017, nearly 20 percent of employees nationwide could get their health insurance through a private exchange, according to Accenture Research (ACN). A recent report by the National Business Group on Health said that 30 percent of large employers are considering moving active employees to exchanges by 2015. Other major providers of private exchanges include Mercer, a division of Marsh & Mc

Top China Companies To Watch In Right Now: Opexa Therapeutics, Inc.(OPXA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Opexa Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: OPXA) shares dropped 70 percent to $1.02 after the company disclosed that its top-line results from Phase 2b Abili-T trial evaluating Tcelna did not meet primary endpoint.

Top China Companies To Watch In Right Now: J.M. Smucker Company (The)(SJM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  J.M. Smucker (SJM) has climbed 4.4% to $138.60 after reporting higher-than-forecast revenue.

  Francesca’s Holdings (FRAN) has jumped 5.4% to $11.00 after beating earnings forecasts.

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  Shares of JM Smucker (SJM) are getting pounded today after the food company beat earnings forecasts but missed on revenue. Susquehanna’s Pablo Zuanic doesn’t recommend using JM Smucker’s weakness as an opportunity to buy shares:

  Associated Press

  The sales miss today (worth 7c of EPS) is troubling as it shows the Big Heart pet food business (1/3 of SJM post acquisition) has significant gaps (mass premium, independent specialty) and is not sustaining growth in the areas that were supposed to drive growth in the first place (pet snacks, sales in the specialty channel); and the other half (wet/dry pet food) faces ongoing price pressures. All this raises the risk that a larger share of BH synergies may eventually need to be reinvested. On the other hand, coffee was not as bad as the fiscal 1Q17 numbers implied; pipeline fill comps were hefty, and although underlying trends are slowing, this is nowhere as bad as what the headline reported numbers indicate. Despite cutting total company sales guidance, SJM management left EPS guidance unchanged (lower input costs, lower tax rate). We have slightly lowered our already below consensus sales estimates, but have increased coffee margin assumptions, so actually our EPS goes to $7.54 from $7.52, up but still below guidance of $7.60-7.75. Our price target remains at $139 by Dec��16. Our proper apples-to-apples comps, taking the intraday price of $143.80, SJM trades at a -8% discount to peers, while we think a 5-10% discount would be more warranted (our PT takes -10% given increased risk and blurred visibility). We think coffee margins for FY16 are abnormal and do not expect them to be sustained in FY18; by the same token, we see downside risk by then in pet food margins.

  Citigroup’s David Driscoll and Cornell Burnette call the selloff “overdone.” They explain why:

  SJM shares are down -8% following the firm��s F1Q17 report, in which SJM beat consensus EPS ests by +

• [By Douglas A. McIntyre]
  The Pillsbury Doughboy is the mascot of the Pillsbury Company, which is owned by General Mills (NYSE: GIS) and J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM). The Doughboy was created by Pillsbury��s advertising agency almost 50 years ago. Pikachu are characters owned by The Pokemon Company International and appear in card games, video games, TV shows, movies and comic books. Founded in 1998, the Japanese company has achieved total games sales of almost 280 million. SpongeBob SquarePants was created for Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA). The show premiered in 1999 and has spawned movies, video games and theme park rides. Ronald McDonald is a c

Best Information Technology Stocks To Watch Right Now

Best Information Technology Stocks To Watch Right Now: Annaly Capital Management Inc(NLY)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Amanda Alix]

  It was just about one year ago that QE3 made its debut, and mortgage REITs, particularly agency-only players like Annaly Capital (NYSE: NLY  ) , Armour Residential (NYSE: ARR  ) , and American Capital Agency (NASDAQ: AGNC  ) began moaning about the increased competition for mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  Hatteras Financial (HTS) has jumped 9.4% to $15.60 after agreeing to be purchased byAnnaly Capital Management (NLY) for $1.5 billion.Annaly Capital Management has dropped 1.1% to $$10.30.

• [By Boniface Murigu]

  It's no secret that mREITs such as American Capital Agency (NASDAQ: AGNC  ) (NASDAQ: AGNC  ) (NASDAQ: AGNC  ) , Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY  ) (NYSE: NLY  ) (NYSE: NLY  ) ,and CYS Investmentshave gone through a very turbulent trading period, with all major players losing a sizable share of market value.

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Another tax-law provision gives favorable tax status to real-estate investment trusts. REITs make investments in real estate-related assets, and they're required to pay out almost all their income to their shareholders annually. Simon Property Group (SPG) is one of the biggest REITs, focusing on shopping malls and paying a 3 percent yield. But other specialty areas of the REIT universe pay much higher dividends, with REITs like Annaly Capital (NLY) that invest in mortgage-backed securities topping the list with double-digit percentage yields.

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