Apple ($AAPL) is getting most of the attention this morning due to its earnings release late yesterday.  Two weeks ago, I asked “Is it time to dump Apple,” and I think the answer is increasingly “yes.”  Though the company remains wildly profitable, earnings missed estimates this quarter, and there is a sneaking realization that Apple’s...Read More

Listen to Charles Sizemore discuss the end of the Apple mystique with InvestorPlace’s Jeff Reeves. If you cannot view the embedded video player, follow this link: “End of Apple Mystique“Read More

You know you have reached a certain level of immortality when your name becomes a verb, and I can think of no better example than the American actor Humphrey Bogart, perhaps best known for his role in that all-time classic Casablanca. “To Bogart” a cigarette is to leave it dangling sloppily in your mouth, even...Read More

For those who might have missed the news, a Japanese company is buying American mobile phone operator Sprint Nextel (NYSE:$S). By buying Sprint, SoftBank will jump from being Japan’s third-largest mobile provider to being one of the largest providers in the world. But Sprint? Sprint is a mess.  I recommended the company last year as...Read More

The past week has been a little less than exciting on Wall Street.  Stocks have been flat or mildly down every day for the past week.  It’s the sort of market that would lull a day trader to sleep. Not that I’m complaining.  2012 has been another roller coaster of a year, and a little...Read More