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To give investors an edge in this volatile and uncertain market, CNBC asked the pros for their best stock picks now.
The Case for Kraft
“Right now what’s happening with Kraft [KFT
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] is on many of their branded categories – the convenient meal category, for instance – they’re doing just great on volume terms, they’re getting the benefit of overseas, integrating an acquisition there, and with regard to their trade-down-risk category, their commodity prices are coming down and that should alleviate some of the pressure.”
David Palmer, UBS Senior Restaurant Analyst
Investing for the Long Term
"As a long-term investor, if you think about normalized P/Es being mid-teens multiples, if you think about growth having been deferred a couple of years, rather than eliminated, if we see stocks getting back up to 15 times earnings, and seeing earnings recover in a couple of years, there are lots of companies that that would create a double in price from today's levels."
Bill Nygren, Oakmark Fund Portfolio Manager
Nygren likes: American Express [AXP
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