GATEHOUSE NEWS INSIDER

Stories from The Street to look for on GateHouse News Service.

Sun., Jan. 22
 
Allowing Crime to Pay Again and Again – Criminals are making a new living by talking about their old ways of making a living, e.g., Jack Abramoff (STORY – CREW)
 
Monday, Jan. 23

Investing
 
2 Most Important Company Earnings This Week – Apple and Ford will show which way corporate profits are headed. (STORY – HOLMES)
 
Consumer/Personal Finance
 
Shopping the Winter Job Market -- With a new year, companies often have fresh budgets and can add employees. How will this impact unemployment? Also, for those college kids who graduated in the semester that just ended, what do their job prospects look like? Is the job hunt easier or harder away from the rush of summer grads? (STORY -- MONT)
 
Tuesday, Jan. 24

Reclaiming Retirement Series
 
Where to Invest Now – With the ups and down of the stock market in the past four years, how do you allocate your money for retirement? (STORY/VIDEO – BELL)
 
Investing
 
Reserve Releases Continue for Large Banks -- The release of loan-loss reserves continues to pad bottom-line results for large U.S. banks, with a few notable exceptions (STORY -- VAN DOORN).
 
How to Heat Your Home for Free (or Profit) -- If you’re one of the millions of Americans who heat their homes with oil through the winter, you’re probably worried about the high and rising cost of heating oil. While some local providers offer capped plans for their customers, another way to protect yourself from a surprising $900 bill on the heels of your Christmas credit-card statement is to invest in oil, either through stocks such as XOM and CVX or through one of several ETFs. If oil prices suddenly spike, you’ll still pay dearly to heat your home -- but you’ll be able to use some of the profits from your oil trade to do so. (STORY -- MONT)
 
Lessons From Tim Tebow -- First Steve Jobs, then Warren Buffett.  A follow-on to recent popular pieces taking business lessons from the life of top leaders. (STORY -- KULIKOWSKI)
 
Technology
 
3 Reasons Why Apple Will Win in 2012 – (Earnings Preview) While much of the tech sector wrestles with an uncertain global economy, there are plenty of reasons why investors should love Apple, from future gadgets to a new spirit of ‘openness’ in Cupertino. (STORY -- CIACCIA)
 
What Investors Want from Yahoo! – (Earnings Preview) With Yahoo! on deck to report its fourth quarter results, investors explain what they want to see from new CEO Scott Thompson. (STORY -- ORAN)
 
Acer Travelmate Timeline X -- Acer enters the business market with a not-bad-for-travel laptop (STORY -- BLUM)
 
Politics
 
Romney or Obama: Who Can Help You Buy (Or Sell) a House in 2012? – As Mitt Romney looks to clinch the Republican nomination, we’ll take a look at whether Romney or Obama are poised to get Americans back into house and home.  (STORY/ PHOTOS -- KIERNAN)
 
Wed., Jan. 25

Investing
 
Dangers of Trading ‘Rumor Stocks’ – A look at how speculation over Kodak, Research In Motion and Diamond Foods, among others, tends to hurt investors more than help them.  (STORY – HOLMES)
 
Wells Fargo Commercial Real Estate Outlook --  The nation’s No. 1 commercial real estate lender discusses the market. (STORY – FREED)
 
Where Can AT&T Go From Here? – (Earnings Preview) Despite terminating its bid for T-Mobile, the future still looks bright for AT&T.  (STORY -- CIACCIA)
 
Thur., Jan. 26

Politics
 
Florida’s Debates Set Stage for Brawl -- With a tight race brewing in Florida, an analysis of what the previous night’s debate meant for the remaining candidates. (STORY -- DEAUX)
 
Florida Prize Could Secure GOP Nomination -- Florida is a crucial state in the GOP primary and in the general election. Its delegates could likely be what secures the nomination for Mitt Romney. (STORY -- DEAUX)
 
Investing
 
Will Dismal 4Q Earnings Bring a Market Rally? – In the first two weeks of the fourth-quarter earnings season, two-thirds of S&P 500 companies have reported negative growth, while over half have fallen short of analysts’ estimates. In comparison, last quarter, 74% of companies beat estimates. A look at what is driving the index’s 2.9% rally so far this year. (STORY -- KIERNAN)
 
U.S. Gasoline Demand – A deeper look at the latest weekly MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse report on gasoline demand.  (STORY – TSE)
 
U.S. Expansion Offsets Slow Growth Abroad – The U.S. market is shrugging off losses in European equities and similarly, U.S. economic growth looks to decouple itself from slow growth in Europe. (STORY -- DENG)
 
Bullishness Prevails Despite Earnings – Investors are shrugging off a low rate of earnings beats. Here’s why.  (STORY -- DENG)
 
Technology
 
Tech IPO Outlook for 2012 –  With Facebook’s offering looming on the horizon, investment banks and analysts describe the big IPO trends for 2012. (STORY -- ORAN)
 
Symantec CEO Earnings Interview –  Symantec CEO Enrique Salem describes the security trends driving the company’s third-quarter results . (STORY -- ROGERS)
 
Fri., Jan. 27

Investing
 
Bark Takes a Bite in Best Restaurants -- The latest hip restaurant/bar ingredient? Tree bark. We kid you not. (STORY -- MONT)
 
Coming Week – A weekly preview of what investors should considering before developing a trading strategy for the coming week (STORY – DENG)
 
The Fight Over the Keystone Pipeline – As Iranian threats to the oil supply continue, will approval of the Keystone Pipeline in North America finally materialize this year and alleviate some fears of a massive supply disruption?   (STORY – TSE)
 
The Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week – Gregg Greenberg offers an acerbic take on the zany doings of corporate America.  (STORY/VIDEO – GREENBERG)
 
Small Banks Feel Growing Pains -- Smaller regional banks see scale as the only alternative to growing revenue and the bottom line in a sluggish economy. But with the regulatory scrutiny increasing on banks with assets more than $10 billion, small banks such as Prosperity Bancshares are reluctant to consider acquisitions that would take them over that threshold. (STORY -- BHARATWAJ)
 
Consumer/Personal Finance
 
A Calendar For Job Hunting in 2012 – Finding a job can be a combination of luck, hard work and good timing. So we talked to career experts about the best times to really focus your job hunt in 2012 to up your chances of getting hired.  (STORY – FIEGERMAN)
 
How to Throw a Super Bowl Party for Under $100 – Going all-out for football games is as American as football itself. However, you can still have fun without spending a ton. (STORY – COLELLA)
Technology
 
Polaroid: The New Apple? – Polaroid’s on a mission to make itself relevant in the age of smartphones, throwing its weight behind new products such as an Android-based cameras. But what are the camera maker’s chances of success? (STORY -- ORAN)