One reason John Buckingham is excited about stocks right now is that most investors aren’t. Moreover, the mutual-fund manager sees many of those opportunities in the large-cap arena.

Well I enjoyed a 2.5 hour commute home last night courtesy of drivers rubbernecking an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike. To say I wanted to pull my hair out as we traveled at the breakneck speed of 25 miles per hour would be an understatement.Asian stocks got thumped overnight. The Hang Seng and the Nikkei were off 1.86% and 1.45% respectively. European stocks were lower early this morning too. And here in the US we’re currently trading lower.Here’s what I’m focused on this morning:RadioShack (RSH): The store that was a second home to me as a kid (since ...

With all the hype and focus on smartphones in general and the iPhone (AAPL) specifically there’s been another little-noticed phenomena taking place in the consumer-electronics arena: LCD TVs are flying off the shelves at retailers worldwide.The data for the month of September isn't in yet according to LCD glass manufacturer Corning (GLW) but the company announced on its conference call this morning some startling numbers (see also Corning Like Economy Is Clawing Its Way Back). As you can see in the table below demand in China is absolutely screaming as is demand in Japan. While the numbers in the ...

As Corning reports a drop in third-quarter profit, the results still exceed Wall Street expectations -- and management sets forth an optimistic tone about demand in the current quarter. Shares of the glass maker register a modest gain.

U.S. stock futures leaned higher Monday after Verizon Communications and Marvell Technology updates.