By AllAboutAlpha.com:

Since the nation’s establishment in 1948, Israel has existed in a perpetual state of conflict. There is little doubt that these conflicts have had a negative impact on the country’s stability and relations. The BBC World Service Country Poll states that 49% of the more than 28,000 interviewed held a negative view on Israel’s influence in the world.

This small nation has, however, experienced astonishing economic growth. Israel is the 40th largest economy in the world, with a GDP of around US$245 billion (putting it ahead of Portugal and Ireland, and just behind Malaysia and Singapore). This is a nation second only to the United States in terms of venture capital funds, with the highest rate of start-up businesses per capita and also the highest ratio of university degrees to population anywhere in the world.

To learn more about the opportunities in Israel, I spoke to Michael Freedman, Executive Director

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By Kapitall:

Do you follow the buying and selling trends of smart money investors? What if they disagree with the rest of the market?

We ran a screen on the tech sector for stocks that are outperforming the rest of the market, with quarterly performance above 20%.

We then screened these names for those seeing significant net selling from institutional investors over the last quarter – with net sales representing at least 5% of share float – indicating that institutional investors including hedge funds expect these names to underperform.

Are they proved wrong by these stocks’ winning streaks, or are they destined to fall?

Interactive Chart: Press Play to compare changes in market cap over the last two years for the top six stocks mentioned below. Analyst ratings sourced from Zacks Investment Research.

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Do you think these names have risen too far too fast? Use this

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By The Oxen Group:

By Giorgio Ferrero

Daily Data: Chinese Stocks

Chinese stocks have been popular for quite some time. Investors have been attracted to the country’s +8% GDP growth rate. The growth is so staggering that you can view videos on youtube.com of construction companies building 15-story hotels in just days!

Today, I looked up every Chinese company on finviz.com and screened all the tickers through the following criteria:

1. Chinese Stock
2. Minimum 5 years data
3. Currently trading over $10

The total number of tickers I found was 24 out of an original list of 210. The companies investigated are Aluminum Corp. of China (ACH), AsiaInfo-Linkage (ASIA), Baidu (BIDU), China Eastern Airlines (CEA), China Telecom (CHA), Ctrip.com (CTRP), New Oriental Education (EDU), Guangshen Railway (GSH), Home Inns (HMIN), Huaneng Power (HNP), Zhongpin (HOGS), 51job (JOBS), China Life Insurance (LFC), eLong (LONG), Mindray (MR), Netease (NTES), PetroChina (PTR), Sinopec (SHI), Sina (SINA), China Petroleum and

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By Zacks Investment Research:

By Eric Dutram

The nation of Israel has been under the microscope over the past few months as tensions continue to build between the country and Iran. Many analysts believe that Israel will not tolerate Iran possessing a nuclear weapon and that the small country will move to bomb Iranian facilities in short order.

While speculation over a skirmish between the two heated rivals continues to build and scare off some investors, the fact remains that only words have been exchanged so far. In essence, some are beginning to wonder if a more peaceful solution can be reached or if Israel can somehow learn to live with a nuclear armed Iran at its doorstep.

Although both situations seem unlikely, analysts must also remember the political trends that could heavily impact the developments in the region as well. Israel is scheduled to hold elections in October 2013 while the U.S. has

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By Alex Shadunsky:

After reaching all-time highs in early 2010, Teva Pharma (TEVA) has struggled, falling to below $40 a share for the first time since 2007 before rebounding to its current level of $45. However, it seems like the market is underestimating the growth of the generic market and Teva’s standing is one of the big dominant players in the industry. Furthermore, the two of the valuation metrics are suggesting that the stock is undervalued. Analysts suggest that the stock has upside of 17%, but considering Teva has a market cap of nearly $40 billion, this is some decent upside in the stock. Below is an in depth look at the valuation metrics and stock chart.

Valuation: Teva Pharma’s trailing 5 year valuation metrics suggest that the stock is undervalued as all of the metrics are below their respective 5 year averages. Teva Pharma’s current P/B ratio is 1.8 and it has

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Partner Communications Company Ltd. (PTNR)

Q4 2011 Earnings Call

March 22, 2012 12:00 pm ET

Executives

Gideon Koch – Manager, Revenues-Finance Department

Ziv Leitman – CFO

Haim Romano – CEO

Analysts

Simon Morris – Citibank

Presentation

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Partner Communications Company fourth quarter and yearend 2011 results conference call. All participants are at present in listen-only mode. (Operator Instructions). As a reminder, this conference is being recorded March 22nd, 2012. I would now like to turn over the call to Mr. Gideon Koch. Mr. Koch, please begin.

Gideon Koch