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Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND) has gone from one of the great growth stories to a very troubled company in a very short period of time.  From a prior walnut accounting probe over crop payments...
Following the terrible earnings reports just out from a half-dozen of China’s largest solar PV makers, it is mathematically possible that at least one of these companies is at the edge of the...
The attack on Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) is unfortunately reminiscent of larger implosions of firms formerly named Lehman and Bear Stearns.  It almost does not seem to matter what Jefferies...
There is a problem with tax collection in a country that has instituted austerity measures while simultaneously trying to attack tax evaders, and that is there may be no one to collect the money owed...
Central banks are contributing to world gold demand. The latest data from the World Gold Council indicate even more changes among the nations holding the most in gold reserves. Those are also some...
Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) is the mortgage REIT which we used to dub “the vulture mortgage REIT” because of its targets in lower-rated mortgage-backed securities. Usually a delay...
Everyone loves the holidays and spending time off with the family (well, almost everyone), but no seems to like it when the cost of the holidays is much higher than just a year before.  While...
The realm of global geopolitics is going beyond nerve-racking in many instances.  It is not just the U.S. that is being held hostage by Europe as Japan has a pricey Yen against the Dollar and the...
Short sellers are an interesting lot, particularly when they go public and are vocal against a company.  In many cases they can rack some serious damage to a share price.  News is out today as the...
Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is trading higher in the after-hours on news that it has completed the sale of its Image Sensor Solutions business to Platinum Equity.  Our question is simple: Is...
Best Buy Co. (NYSE: BBY) is facing yet one more tough reception of a company action after news that the electronics manufacturer is buying out its British partner of its U.S. mobile phone joint...
Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND) is finally getting back to a decent value that investors might be more interested in.  This has been a rough week for the nut-making food and beverage company....
Yet another study shows that the largest U.S. companies pay very little in taxes. The problem, if it is one, has gone without a solution for years. There is nothing on the horizon that would indicate...
There is some food for thought in the world of alternative energy against the hatred of banks.   It is a very painful observation, but it is turning out to be that the government may have done far...
H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) comes under fire from time to time, and this morning may be an image-changing announcement.  The tax preparation service provider is going to start providing tax...