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Sirius XMLiberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LMCA) is going for broke in its fight to take control of SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI). In short, this is a going to be a boxing match between John...
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BMC Software Inc. (NASDAQ: BMC) has been under fire to sell itself or to shake up its valuation. A filing of a presentation by Elliot Associates, L.P. this morning may give investors hope. At...
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Carl Icahn has used the mess at Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) to try to take four board seats. Chesapeake’s shares have cratered because of trouble involving the side-by-side investments of its CEO...
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Bernie Madoff is alive in prison, but his extreme Ponzi scheme living has led to more and charges brought against other Ponzi schemes. Now comes news that the Securities and Exchange Commission...
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Investor Carl Icahn now holds about 80% of oil refiner and fertilizer maker CVR Energy Inc. (NYSE: CVI). Icahn held about 69% of the company before the close of his extended tender offer last Friday....
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The 16-member board of directors of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (NYSE: CP) today includes 7 new members nominated by William Ackman and his hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital Management. The new...
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24/7 Wall St. published the full list of positions already for Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). While there were some surprises out there and 24/7 Wall St. tracked some of...
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Shareholder activist firm Relational Investors has bought $600 million of PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) shares according to The Wall Street Journal. Large companies are not immune from the kind of attacks...
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings for the Berkshire Hathaway empire. This cut off date is as of March...
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Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s this morning lowered the corporate credit rating of Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) from ‘BB’ to ‘BB-’, and put the company on negative credit...
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SEC filings are often long and full of details that make most investors have a glassing-over look in their eyes. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) has filed its proxy materials for its...
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Ingersoll-Rand Plc (NYSE: IR) is often overlooked as a key company despite a nearly $13 billion market value. The news is out that Nelson Peltz has taken a 7.1% stake in the company via his...
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Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. is getting aggressive against Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK). This is no ordinary shareholder either: it is the largest listed shareholder. The new...
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Warren Buffett hosted the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) over the weekend and this Monday morning he gave a long interview to CNBC. In the interview Mr. Buffett noted how he still thinks...
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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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