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Best Stock Picks. Google (goog), Apple (aapl) Chevron (CVX). Josh Kopp Period 6. Google – Internet Information Providers.
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Best Stock Picks Google (goog), Apple (aapl) Chevron (CVX) Josh Kopp Period 6
Google – Internet Information Providers • Google Inc. is an Americanpublic corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online mapping, office productivity, social networking, and video sharing services as well as selling advertising-free versions of the same technologies. The Google headquarters, the Googleplex, is located in Mountain View, California. As of December 31, 2008, the company has 20,222 full-time employees.
goog • Last trade 362.00 (4/8/09) • P/E: 27.19 • EPS: 13.31
Apple – Personal Computers • Established in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1976 and incorporated January 3, 1977, the company was called "Apple Computer, Inc." for its first 30 years, but dropped the word "Computer" on January 9, 2007 to reflect the company's ongoing expansion into the consumer electronics market in addition to its traditional focus on personal computers. Apple has about 35,000 employees worldwide and had worldwide annual sales of US$32.48 billion in its fiscal year ending September 29, 2008. For reasons as various as its philosophy of comprehensive aestheticdesign to its distinctive advertising campaigns, Apple has established a unique reputation in the consumer electronics industry. This includes a customer base that is devoted to the company and its brand, particularly in the United States. In 2008, Fortune magazine named Apple the most admired company in the United States.
aapl • Last Trade: 116.32 (4/8/09) • P/E: 21.61 • EPS: 5.38
Chevron – Major Integrated Oil & Gas • Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is the world's fourth largest non-government energycompany. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, USA, and active in more than 180 countries, it is engaged in every aspect of the oil and gas industry, including exploration and production; refining, marketing and transport; chemicals manufacturing and sales; and power generation. Chevron is one of the world's six "supermajor" oil companies.
CVX • Last Trade: 68.48 (4/8/09) • P/E: 5.87 • EPS: 11.674