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Jason Hall

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Jason Hall is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst with more than a decade of experience writing about dividend stocks and long-term investing. He has been with the company since 2012 and previously spent over 10 years in technical sales in the printing and information services industry. Jason also founded and operated a small food manufacturing business.

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Are These 3 Beaten-Down Stocks Worth Buying?

Mar 1, 2014 by Jason Hall

Are These 3 Beaten-Down Stocks Worth Buying?

Clean Energy Fuels, Westport Innovations, and Chart Industries have been pounded by Mister Market recently. Is the tide about to turn?

What Is Seth Klarman's $25 Billion Hedge Fund Doing With British Petroleum?

Feb 28, 2014 by Jason Hall

What Is Seth Klarman's $25 Billion Hedge Fund Doing With British Petroleum?

During the past couple of years, Baupost Group has bought and sold shares of British Petroleum every single quarter.

Was 2013 a Terrible Year for Westport Innovations? Maybe Not

Feb 27, 2014 by Jason Hall

Was 2013 a Terrible Year for Westport Innovations? Maybe Not

Westport Innovations' stock price fell 30% last year, but a lot of progress was made. With Clean Energy Fuels announcing earnings today, we may learn even more about last years' progress.

3 Stock Moves George Soros Made: Should You Follow?

Feb 26, 2014 by Jason Hall

3 Stock Moves George Soros Made: Should You Follow?

Soros Fund Management, the fund that manages George Soros' fortune, sold shares of J.C. Penney, while buying Intel and Halliburton.

Looking Ahead, GT Advanced Technologies Looks Incredibly Cheap

Feb 26, 2014 by Jason Hall

Looking Ahead, GT Advanced Technologies Looks Incredibly Cheap

GT Advanced Technologies' investments in Sapphire look to be paying off through its deal with Apple to produce material for a so-far unspecified product. Even with the stock responding in 2013 to the tune of a huge bounce, it could be very, very cheap today.

This $30 Billion Hedge Fund Sold J.C. Penney. I Would, Too

Feb 25, 2014 by Jason Hall

This $30 Billion Hedge Fund Sold J.C. Penney. I Would, Too

D.E. Shaw sold 85% of its holdings in J.C. Penney last quarter. Does it really matter why? Probably not.

Warren Buffett Just Bought Another Million Shares of This Company

Feb 24, 2014 by Jason Hall

Warren Buffett Just Bought Another Million Shares of This Company

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has more invested in Energy than it did a year ago, and largely because of three quarters of big investments in ExxonMobil.

Earnings Week: What Should Clean Energy Investors Expect?

Feb 23, 2014 by Jason Hall

Earnings Week: What Should Clean Energy Investors Expect?

While Tesla announced another stellar quarter last week, Clean Energy Fuels reports earnings next week. Westport Innovations announces one day before. The biggest difference for investors? Clean Energy and Westport have been stinkers, while Tesla has been a rocket ship. That may be about to change.

It's Looking Like Warren Buffett Will Sell All of This Stock in 2014

Feb 23, 2014 by Jason Hall

It's Looking Like Warren Buffett Will Sell All of This Stock in 2014

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold a couple million more shares of ConocoPhillips. At this rate, Berkshire won't hold any at all by this time next year.

SolarCity Couldn't Save Me Money, But It Might Make Me Rich

Feb 16, 2014 by Jason Hall

SolarCity Couldn't Save Me Money, But It Might Make Me Rich

California offers some of the best incentives in the country for solar, but SolarCity wasn't able to lower this writer's power bill. SunPower probably couldn't either.

Natural Gas Is Abundant in America. Natural Gas Cars? Not So Much

Feb 16, 2014 by Jason Hall

Natural Gas Is Abundant in America. Natural Gas Cars? Not So Much

There are 12 million natural gas cars and other vehicles worldwide, but less than 300,000 of them are in the U.S. Even with its major price advantages as a fuel, and increasing demand for Honda's Civic CNG, Ford and GM have yet to make a real effort beyond pickups and vans.

Is Icahn Moving His Sights From Apple to Chesapeake Energy?

Feb 16, 2014 by Jason Hall

Is Icahn Moving His Sights From Apple to Chesapeake Energy?

Rumors are out that Carl Icahn has plans to force Chesapeake Energy to find a buyer for the whole operation. After announcing that he will end his pursuit of pushing Apple to increase its share buyback plan, has he turned his attention to the still-recovering natural gas producer?

Should You Follow Insiders Into or Out of These Stocks?

Feb 12, 2014 by Jason Hall

Should You Follow Insiders Into or Out of These Stocks?

Insiders at Facebook and Clean Energy Fuels are selling shares. But insiders at Clean Energy, and even at J.C. Penney, are buying. But you don't necessarily need to follow. A little context goes a long way.

2 Offshore Drillers, 2 Reasons to Buy

Feb 12, 2014 by Jason Hall

2 Offshore Drillers, 2 Reasons to Buy

Over the past several months, shares of Seadrill, Atwood Oceanics, Transocean, Noble Corp, and even National Oilwell Varco have been hammered, largely on fears that there is an impending situation of oversupply in offshore rig capacity. While this could be true, it won't affect all rig operators equally.

Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics: Clean Energy Fuels Responds to Negative Reports

Feb 11, 2014 by Jason Hall

Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics: Clean Energy Fuels Responds to Negative Reports

Clean Energy Fuels' CEO Andrew Littlefair responded strongly to recent reports that placed the company's big bet on LNG in a very negative light. New data indicates that its partnerships with General Electric, Pilot/Flying J, and Mansfield Oil are all bearing fruit, while CNG and LNG sales both continue to grow.

Green Mountain Needed Coke, But SodaStream Doesn't Need Pepsi

Feb 7, 2014 by Jason Hall

Green Mountain Needed Coke, But SodaStream Doesn't Need Pepsi

Coca-Cola and Green Mountain Coffee Roaster's big deal has investors speculating that SodaStream could soon have PepsiCo and Dr. Pepper Snapple knocking its door down for a partnership. The bottom line is SodaStream is just fine on its own.

Has This Wind Turbine Maker Turned the Corner, or Is It Just Hot Air?

Feb 6, 2014 by Jason Hall

Has This Wind Turbine Maker Turned the Corner, or Is It Just Hot Air?

After losing nearly $2 billion over the prior two years, Vestas Wind Systems looks to have turned the corner entering into 2014. Will the leaner, meaner company be able to out-compete industrial behemoths Siemens and General Electric?

Think CNG Will Kill Clean Energy Fuels? Think Again

Feb 6, 2014 by Jason Hall

Think CNG Will Kill Clean Energy Fuels? Think Again

Clean Energy Fuels shares were crushed yesterday after a short attack was launched, with critics claiming that CNG would become the dominant natural gas vehicle fuel. The thing is, this company sells more CNG for transportation than any other. Something doesn't add up.

T. Boone Pickens: OPEC Probably Can't Flood Market With Oil

Feb 4, 2014 by Jason Hall

T. Boone Pickens: OPEC Probably Can't Flood Market With Oil

In a brief conversation with the famed investor and oilman, Pickens stated that Saudi Arabia and other countries' social commitments severely limit chances of oil prices being artificially forced lower. If he's right, this bodes well for both domestic producers like Continental Resources, and

Best Buy, J.C. Penney and Lululemon: What's Killing These Retailers?

Feb 1, 2014 by Jason Hall

Best Buy, J.C. Penney and Lululemon: What's Killing These Retailers?

Shares of struggling Best Buy and J.C. Penney have fallen 37% and 27% this year. Even Lululemon has fallen nearly 20%. Is traditional "bricks-and-mortar" really dying?

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