We can’t turn our back on the fact that irrespective of how the US economy does and whether unemployment rate and housing market situation worsens further or improves dramatically, people are going to need their medicine and they surely cannot avoid seeking health care services. At the same time, the health care sector is known for its resilience in times of economic downturns. So, one should be upbeat on health services sector, and I would [...]

As promised earlier, I have prepared a list of four more energy stocks you can consider in current market scenario for 2012 and beyond. As of now we cannot call for a certain bottom in place for these counters, but their long term fundamentals remain intact. These stocks, and the ones I mentioned in my last post have been recommended by many analysts and you can easily find bullish forecasts for these stocks on various [...]

Puzzled from ongoing volatility in the market and uncertainty looming on global economic front, investors need to focus on bottom fishing in long term themes. So, let’s take a look at individual plays in the energy sector, which is thriving on the back of escalated drilling activity in oil rich regions of United States. The valuations are attractive in this sector, so the downside risks may not be too much.

The Pirate of the Silicon Valley Steve Jobs has been famous for knowing what people wanted even before they actually knew they wanted it! The world has witnessed the revolution in information technology in last two decades and Steve Jobs is well recognized for being one of the most active causative of the new makeover of human lifestyle. They have penetrated into our lives and it is already hard to recall how life was without the Apple [...]

The picks mentioned in this article originally appeared on Barrons.com. According to them the companies mentioned below were the top performing retail giants amid sluggish economic activity from 2006 to 2010. Some of these names may still hold good potential for long term investors.

Infosys Technologies, currently trading at an attractive price of $67 has seen a reasonable bit of correction from its recent highs of around $77. The stock is comfortably trading above its 200dma, and provides a good entry point for long term investors who want to take exposure in emerging market IT business. Infosys is an Indian IT giant with a motto “wining in the flat world”.