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TESLA Motors ( TSLA ): Tesla Motors shares were UP 12.5% or $24.35 to all time high of $217.99 in the after hour trading today. The Electric car maker came with exploded earning after the market close today. It earned $46 million in the fourth quarter on a non-adjusted basis or 33 cents a share against the Analyst expectation of 20 cents . It had a huge 65% earning surprise . Revenue more than doubled to $615.2 million from $306.3 million. Analysts had forecast $683.9 million. The company also said it expects a 55% increase in production this year in order to meet demand in Europe and Asia. It had a reasonable Gross Margin of 25%. Tesla also reported that it sold 6,892 of its Model S sedans during the quarter. It also forecasted a strong demand, saying it will sell 35,000 vehicles, more than a 55% increase over 2013. Production is expected to increase from about 600 cars a week to about 1,000 cars a week. However, the company also cautioned that it expects to be constrained by ti...

INVESTMENT GROUP MEET We are planning to have an " Investment Group Meet " this  SATURDAY, 2/15/14 from 2.30-4 P.M in FREMONT, CA  at the address and link provided below. If you are interested please make it convenient to attend by person. The tentative agenda is given below.  ·          Current situation in US Equity Market ·          What we can expect going forward within USA and Internationally? ·          Why Invest our money? ·          Where should we invest our money? ·          Why follow Investment discipline? ·          Q&A Here is the address and link to venue:  Wellness By All Means 5500 Stewart Ave, Suite 200 Fremont CA 94538. http://wellnessbyallmeans.com/ index.php?option=com_...

  UPDATE:   GMCR Deal with COKE - STOCK UP  $36.45 (45%) in after hour trading A few years back, I had told about GMCR (Green Mountain Coffee Roasters) to some of the friends. I know it has gone few hundred percent after that. However, today they had a deal with COKE wherein COKE will take a 10%, $1.25 Billion stake in GMCR.  It's stock soared to $36.45 UP (45%) in after hour trading.  Let’s see how it opens tomorrow morning. It may not be a bad idea to take a bit profit out of the table and enjoy the ride. They also have a 10-year agreement where the companies will collaborate on the development and introduction of Coca-Cola products on Green Mountain's upcoming machine. This will serve both carbonated and non-carbonated beverages, including soft drinks, tea and juice. 

2 February 2014 FEBRUARY 2014 Investment Blog Shesa Nayak   Market Commentary Welcome to my FEBRUARY investment blog. Let’s take a quick glance to the current market phenomena and what we can expect going forward. As I predicted in my January blog, this year is not going to be a smooth ride. There could be a lot of fluctuation in the stock market. We have already started seeing that in last couple of weeks. I will write in more details later. Let’s take a quick look to the market. The DOW Jones Industrial Average closed the month at 15698.85, tumbling more than 5%. This was Dow's worst January since 2009. The S&P 500 lost 3% to close at  1782.59 and NASDAQ lost about 2% to close at 4103.88. On 30 th January, government reported that the GDP grew at 3.2% in fourth quarter of 2013, modestly beating expectations and the market did shot up. Business and consumer spending rose, and exports surged 11.4%. Pending home sales declined 8.7% in D...