Weekly Update:
The Fed and Best Stocks of the Week
04/28/2006
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben
Bernanke hinted this week that the central bank may pause
its interest rate tightening cycle. This came on the same
day that the Chinese central bank surprisingly raised interest
rates, sending jitters throughout the equity markets.
Despite Bernanke's good news,
the S&P 500 finished down slightly (-0.05%) for the week.
Positive news affecting our
recommendations included an upgrade for US Airways, continued
ethanol demand for Andersons Inc., and an improved revenue
forecast for Level 3 Communications Inc.
Our Top Gainers
This Week:
Company & Ticker
Change
US Airways Group, Inc. (LCC)
+14.66%
Andersons Inc. (ANDE)
+11.78%
Level 3 Communications Inc. (LVLT)
+8.65%
Hudson Highland Group (HHGP)
+7.81%
Dover Downs Gaming (DDE)
+6.62%
Maxtor Corp. (MXO)
+5.91%
Mesa Air Group Inc. (MESA)
+5.51%
Spartan Stores Inc. (SPTN)
+5.02%
S&P 500:
-0.05%
***
Our Leading
Gainers Since Date of Recommendation:
Company & Ticker
Change*
Andersons Inc. (ANDE)3
+188.5%
Chaparral Steel Company (CHAP)
+179.3%
Altria (MO)
+174.7%
USG Corp. (USG)1
+158.1%
Eagle Materials Inc (EXP)
+149.5%
Gamestop Corp. (GME)
+132.2%
Vanguard Energy (VGENX)
+115.0%
Flow International Corp. (FLOW)3
+110.3%
LSI Industries (LYTS)
+108.9%
Vanguard-Global Equity (VHGEX)
+107.8%
MoneyGram Int'l (MGI)
+100.4%
Oakmark Global (OAKGX)
+99.2%
MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR)
+97.1%
Pantry Inc. (PTRY)1
+95.3%
AMERCO (UHAL)2
+90.9%
Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (FSL)
+80.6%
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
+80.2%
NewMarket Corp. (NEU)6
+79.0%
Genesis Healthcare (GHCI)
+74.1%
Tesoro Corp. (TSO)1
+72.2%
Ruddick (RDK)
+71.2%
Eaton Vance Corp. (EV)
+70.5%
Kaydon Corp. (KDN)
+68.9%
Jack Henry & Assoc. (JKHY)
+68.6%
RPM International (RPM)
+66.8%
Claire's Stores, Inc. (CLE)
+64.9%
SCPIE Holdings Inc. (SKP)4
+62.6%
AEP Industries Inc. (AEPI)5
+62.0%
*Including dividends
The list above
now includes Cornerstone stocks that appeared in the top
10 positions of screens from the past 12 months. 1May 05 Cornerstone screen 2Jun 05 Cornerstone screen 3Jul 05 Cornerstone screen 4Oct 05 Cornerstone screen 5Nov 06 Cornerstone screen 6Feb 06 Cornerstone screen
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