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Google (GOOG) is now the US company with the highest reputation, at least according to the annual Harris Interactive Reputation Quotient poll. According to Reuters, "Largely for its reputation for...
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It used to be that DEFENSIVE STOCKS were the way to go during periods of uncertainty and during times of market sell-offs. But now that isn’t even working out. After we looked at our first line...
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After today’s close, we saw which stocks Warren Buffett held in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) as of March 31, 2008. Buffett’s filing cut off date is longer as he has 45-days to...
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Investors usually try to find stocks where they run for cover when the stock market is in turmoil. This Monday is no exception after seeing the Bear Stearns implosion "takeunder" and the related...
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Bristol-Myers (NYSE: BMY) does not see much future in baby food. It is trying to sell its operation to a company where its is a better fit. According to the FT, that includes Pepsi (NYSE: PEP) and...
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The price of wheat has gone up three-fold in ten months. For something that looks like a weed, that is an impressive run. Since a large number of business from McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) to Sara Lee...
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Defensive stocks are often the stocks that investors try to use as a safe harbor to wait out the storms. We have covered many of these and even gave our own list of defensive names with a value...
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These are the new combined holdings (alphabetically H-P) from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) for the period ended December 31, 2007: Home Depot (NYSE: HD) 4.181 million shares...
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We are constantly looking for the business angle of current events, and what could be more pressing than the Super Bowl today. More people watch the Super Bowl than watch live coverage of...
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Wall St. was taken by surprise when AT&T’s (T) chief said that the company was seeing soft home phone and internet business. So far, wireless spending seems OK. Since big company CEOs are...
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Kraft (KFT) will merger its Post cereals division into Ralcorp (RAH). The transaction is tax-efficient and worth approximately $2.6 billion to Kraft and its shareholders. For purposes of comparison,...
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The markets haven’t fallen apart after yesterday’s 360 point dive on the DJIA, but we are still trading a tad lower today. Now that Cisco Systems is showing you can’t just automatically hide...
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"We have been searching for independent directors since we became a fully public company," asid Nancy Daigler, a spokesperson for Kraft (KFT). Well, of course you have been. But, Nelso Peltz has held...
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According to Reuters, Morgan Stanley (MS) has suffered a $3.7 billion loss from its mortgage portfolio, Reuters writes that shares in Cisco (CSCO) were driven down on concerns that orders from the...
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Kraft (KFT) is in the late stages of a deal to sell its Post cereal division to private label cereal company Ralcorp for $2.8 billion. The unit was considered a poor performer at Kraft. Perhaps its...
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