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Interview with Jamia Jasper, American Israeli Shared Values Capital Appreciation Fund

Jamia, can you tell us about your fund? Jamia Jasper: The American Israeli Shared Values Fund is an actively managed mutual fund that invests in the stocks of Israeli companies and U.S. companies that do business with Israel. It is a multi-cap fund ...

From AARON KATSMAN, Seeking Alpha,  14 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Elbit Systems Ltd.,  Medtronic, Inc.,  Amgen Inc.,  Food and Drug Administration,  Microsoft Corporation

Investing in Water - It's Not Just for Drinking

You turn on the faucet, and-voila-you have a drink of water! Those of us who come from western nations tend to take water for granted. However, after a few years in Israel, we appreciate the fact that whatever water we receive is a gift. The media is ...

From AARON KATSMAN, Seeking Alpha,  28 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Environmental Protection Agency

Should the Israeli Government Bail Out the Textile Industry?

So today the Manufacturers Association of Israel is out calling on the government to implement some kind of emergency rescue program to save the fledgling textile industry. They say that due to the Shekel strength over the last year or so, exports have ...

From AARON KATSMAN, ETF Investor,  21 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Francis Fukuyama

The Airlines' Revenue Scramble Gets Silly

It’s no secret that the airline industry has issues. Soaring fuel costs, have left airlines scrambling for ways to increase revenues. Instead of just raising fares and cutting capacity, airlines have decided to nickel and dime travelers to death. Just ...

From AARON KATSMAN, Seeking Alpha,  14 Aug 2008

Record Quarter for Nice Systems

Investors in the Israeli company Nice Systems (NICE) can breathe a sigh of relief, as their earnings came in as expected. Some traders that we had spoken to were worried about how Nice’s exposure to the financial sector, and the slowdown in spending ...

From AARON KATSMAN, Seeking Alpha,  7 Aug 2008

Given Imaging Posts Strong Earnings and Raises 2008 Guidance

For many years, the poster child for Israeli ingenuity was clearly Given Imaging (GIVN). The company which produces a disposable, miniature video camera contained in a capsule, which is used for gastrointestinal diagnosis, is well-known for this ground- ...

From AARON KATSMAN, Seeking Alpha,  7 Aug 2008

Prisma Goes Contrarian on Potash Industry

One of Israel’s largest asset management firms, Prisma Investment House, is out with a report on global fertilizer leader, Israel Chemicals (see below). Speaking about the the future of potash pricing, Prisma takes a contrarian view. While analysts are ...

From AARON KATSMAN, ETF Investor,  5 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Rio Tinto Plc

RRSat Beats Earnings Estimates; Stock Soars

Shares in the Israeli RRSat Global Communications (RRST) are having its best day in a long time, as the company surpassed earnings estimates and guided higher for the rest of the year. The company reported that gross margins increased to 32.4%, a 30% ...

From AARON KATSMAN, Seeking Alpha,  31 Jul 2008

Oil drops: $100 a barrel on the Horizon?

With crude oil trading down to $126 a barrel, though some are still touting the price is moving to $200, or even $300 a barrel, it actually looks more like it is heading to at least $100 barrel. With growing sentiment in Congress, even among mainstream ...

From AARON KATSMAN, Blogging Stocks,  23 Jul 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  U.S. Democratic Party,  George W. Bush

Pfizer posts solid quarter

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) is out with earnings and they are solid. The company reported that net income more than doubled from Q2 '07, to $2.77 billion. Adjusted net income came in at 55 cents, a penny above estimates. MarketWatch reports, "Pfizer said it ...

From AARON KATSMAN, Blogging Stocks,  23 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Pfizer Inc.,  NYSE

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