Obama’s chances look good on current trends

Despite rightwing hatred for him, US corporate profitability is at an all-time high under the incumbent US president

Despite rightwing hatred for him, US corporate profitability is at an all-time high under the incumbent US president

As a memorable piece of presidential oratory, Abraham Lincoln’s masterful second inauguration speech was the exception that proves the rule about second inaugurations: They are a letdown. Brief yet powerful, and drawing heavily on Biblical imagery, Lincoln’s address heralded the end of slavery and made the case for peace after the Civil War “with malice toward none, with charity for all.” A few weeks later, he was dead, his place in history sealed.

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By Kapitall:Interested in the high growth prospects of the semiconductor industry? For a closer look at semiconductor stocks with particularly strong sales trends, we ran a screen.We began by screening the semiconductors industry for stocks with high growth, with 5-year projected EPS growth above 15%.

By Kapitall:Do you like investing in a stock's momentum trends? If so, we ran a screen you may be interested in. We began by screening for high-growth stocks, with 5-year projected EPS growth above 20%. We then screened for those with strong upward momentum, rallying above their 20-day, 50-day and 200-day moving averages.

By Kapitall:If you want to analyze a company’s sales trends, one idea is to consider their growth in inventory over time. Comparing this to growth in revenue could show some interesting results. We ran a screen on dividend stocks with high liquidity (measured by current ratios above 3) for those with positive trends in inventory: growth in quarterly revenue outpacing growth in quarterly inventory year-over-year. We also screened for companies with quarterly inventory decreasing as a percent of current assets.