Article Summary

5/19/10

This article is talking about diversification, meaning don't put all your eggs in one basket, don't put all your money in one investment stock because if that stock crashes you lost all your cash and wasted your time. Invest in large and small companies because "theres a lot of evidence that small companies and large companies don't have their time in the sun at the same time." This article also talks about before you invest in a company look at its history, and how they pay there employers and treat them because you don't want them to go on stirke, that will lead to your stock dropping. i agree completely with both these articles and i suggest anyone who invest in the market should listen unless you like losing money.

• Apple/1 Infinite LoopCupertino, CA 95014


• Apples sells electronic good Ipods, Ipads, and Desktop and laptop computers. They also sell music off of itunes.
  
• Steve Jobs- Co. Founder and Cheif executive officer
  
• Ticker symbol: AAPL, Stock price: 267.37


• Total # of shares: 16.30789302
• Apple was established on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs. The Apple 1 went on sale in July 1976 and was market priced at $666.66. Apple was incorporated January 3, 1977, The Apple 2 was introduced on April 16, 1977.

• National Oilwell Varco, Inc. Corporate Headquarters7909 Parkwood Circle Dr.Houston, TX 77036


• This company sells oil and drills oil out of the ground and sea and they are a drilling service for other companies, they have a lot of drilling technology.


• 1998, National Oilwell® built the first Offset Derrick for Navis Explorer2004, National Oilwell Varco® developed the first non-bypass fully pressure balanced drilling motor
  2002, National Oilwell introduced the first Hex HP Mud Pump.


• Ticker symbol: NOV Stock Price: 44.08


• Bill Micho, Vice President and General Manager
• Total # of shares: 95.14747859

Nike

• One Bowerman DriveBeaverton, OR 97005


• Nike sells Shoes,Apperal, and sporting goods you can also customize your own shoes at nikeid.com


• Jim Allaker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tom Arndorfer, VP and CFO,Elliott Hill, VP, Global Retail.
  
• end of 1980 nike completed its IPO and became a publicly traded company. Nike had slipped from it's leading position in the industry, that all changed when rookie michael jordan signed a deal with nike to help bloster the company.
• stock price: 77.51 ticker symbol: NKE
• total # of shares: 26.51816494