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It is no secret that Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is in trouble. CEO Dan Hesse has been under pressure by holders on and off during his tenure. Many of the problems facing Sprint are not...
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Sirius XMSIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) has been at the center of a process that would have fallen under the ‘de facto control’ pursuit by Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LMCA). The...
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This weekend has perhaps the most widely followed annual meeting from any public company in America as Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) will have its shareholder meeting in Omaha,...
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Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) has confirmed what many investors probably should have been expecting in relation to the recent CEO double-dip dealing of Aubrey McClendon. Chesapeake...
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courtesy Facebook Inc.Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has disclosed the following valuation metrics in its latest amendment to its S-1 filing ahead of its planned initial public offering: The total filing is...
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If you are like me, chances are high that you are ready for this Facebook IPO to finally get out of the way. Make no mistake, Facebook will be the most highly watched and anticipated IPO of the...
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Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID) is almost magically trading lower this morning on a sell-the-news reaction after the auction house (and oldest listed company on the NYSE) posted a record auction price of...
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Visa, Inc. (NYSE: V) and Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) should both be trading higher this morning if you were only looking at the earnings reports from Wednesday. Both credit card processing...
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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reacted to a New York Times article which detailed the manner in which it lowers its own corporate taxes and those of its workers. The newspaper did not accuse Apple of any...
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N9kia (NYSE: NOK), already almost without a pulse, was downgraded to junk by S&P. The agency said Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said today that it had lowered its long-term corporate...
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FOMC meetings and the press conferences which follow each quarter now can show some important insight into what the real underlying risks and issues are to the economic recovery. It is often hard...
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Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFLY) is suddenly back in favor. Facebook’s $1 billion gamble on Instagram for photo sharing did not flush out any new buyers to compete against Shutterfly for what is a...
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is still deep in the soup. Since the news broke over the weekend over bribes in Mexico involving its current and former top-brass, Wal-Mart shares have slid and...
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Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) was touted as a hot IPO but became a sizzling hot IPO. The company priced 13.5 million shares at $17.00 per share, but this was a premium to the already-raised range of...
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Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) has reported its earnings and the headline numbers may look like a disappointment at $0.03 EPS from its $653 million in earnings. Revenue was $22.5 billion...
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