Dow Corning: Stuck In A Trade Zone Most Of 2012

We will live within our means, reducing investment to live within cash flow Talisman Energy Inc , Canada’s fifth-largest independent oil producer, reported a quarterly profit on gains from asset sales and said it was looking at disposing off some natural gas reserves in North America due to weak gas prices. The company said last month it plans to cut by a fifth its annual general and administrative costs of $1.3 billion and exit less-profitable operations. Talisman lowered its 2013 capital budget by a fourth to about $3 billion.

By Bargain Bin:Corning (GLW) is a leading designer and manufacturer of glass and ceramic substrates. Corning's products are used in LCD screens, fiber optic cables, and automobiles to name a few.

By John Mylant: Corning, Inc. (GLW) reported Q3 EPS of $0.34, $0.02 better than analyst estimates of $0.32. Revenue for the quarter came in at $2.04 billion versus the consensus estimate of $2.02 billion. Why did the stock gap down? Yes it beat 3rd quarter estimates, but its ongoing guidance was pessimistic at best.

By Stephen Simpson:By and large, investors do well for themselves if they assume that something that looks too cheap to be believed shouldn't be believed. Of course, carry that philosophy too far and you miss most of the really impressive turnarounds and long-term growth stories.

By John Mylant: Topeka Capital analyst Brian White advises investors to invest in Corning (GLW) which he rates a buy. Now why would he rate them a buy? I believe we may have to go back and explore why the struggling company has been on a bullish run since the end of November first. Origin of Corning's Latest Bullish Run

By John Mylant: Corning Inc (GLW) moved like a tsunami the first couple weeks of September on a bright outlook by Oppenheimer. With the possibility of revenue increasing from the display business this last quarter of 2012, revenue should look better, but the economy may not be healthy enough to sustain its bullish tendencies so they may be short lived.

By Takeover Analyst:While Corning (GLW) trades at just 8.3x past earnings, the bears still complain about free cash flow uncertainty. In FY2011, the company generated $757M worth of free cash flow. I model this figure increasing to $1.1B in 2017, which Corning currently trades 18.3x at.

By John Mylant: Corning Inc. (GLW) is a company that appears to be favored by analysts as a majority of them consider the stock either a buy or strong buy. Many investors also watch Corning. It averages just over 22,000,000 in volume each month. We want to ask two questions: Is Corning a good long term investment? Does the opportunity exist to use options to make money with GLW?