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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...
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Warren Buffett and his team at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) went out buying stocks in this last quarter according to the firm’s quarterly report. Sadly, no one outside of...
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Each quarter comes a report from Gabelli & Co. for its FOCUS FIVE list of equity picks for the quarter ahead. Since inception at the end of January 2006, the FOCUS FIVE is said to be up over...
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Carl Icahn was on CNBC this afternoon talking up his position gains from the El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP). The CNBC team asked him point blank if Icahn was targeting or if he had taken a position...
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David Einhorn of Greenlight is well-known in investing, and not just for being long. This is called whale-watching. His comments today at the Value Investing Congress are single-handedly taking...
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Carl Icahn was supposed to be done and through with his efforts against Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: LGF). That was what we thought at any rate based upon prior news releases and...
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The “Occupy Wall Street” movement has been supported by many, yet criticized by many as well. How does one cover such a controversial issue that runs this deep and when it is this controversial?...
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There are two financial issues in America that have been developing simultaneously: many borrowers have been locked out from the ability to access capital, and investors can no longer rely on bonds...
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99 Cents Only Stores (NYSE: NDN) was supposed to be acquired for somewhere between $22.00 and $24.00 per share according to reports in mid-September. The company was supposed to have interest from...
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In what appears to be a counterintuitive move, CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) today raised its margin requirements for copper futures contracts. The requirement rose by 15%, from $6,750 to $7,763 for an...
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Russell Investments conducts investment fund manager surveys routinely, and there may be some good news for the cautious and timid bulls out there. In short, Russell’s survey noted that U.S....
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that the national securities exchanges and FINRA are filing proposals in a move to revise the current stock market circuit breakers in an effort...
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Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) has joined Palm in the quest to innovate and then to allow the market to rapidly pass it by. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) are...
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) saw its share break under $100,000.00 last week in its A-Shares. Apparently Mr. Buffett thinks enough is enough. The company’s board of directors has...
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HCA Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HCA) is surging on news this morning that could be a very valuable lesson for private equity IPO situations. The company is repurchasing a whopping 80,771,143 shares of...
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