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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) is set to release its third quarter’s full investment holdings very soon in an SEC filing. An unusual pre-release interview was given by Warren Buffett to...
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Does the euro live or die? That is the question of a 24/7 Wall St. poll that we are asking our readers to participate in. This is a million dollar question (or maybe 5 trillion euro question). The...
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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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We have compiled a detailed list of expected upside in the biotech sector. The sector has consolidated and now there is about to be a rush of earnings reports from tomorrow’s emerging drug...
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The Department of Energy is out with its weekly oil data and the data is showing a larger draw-down that what API had signaled yesterday. Crude oil inventories fell by 4.729 million barrels to...
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The energy complex in America was given a huge boost on Monday on the news that Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI) was doing a record transaction to acquire El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP). What this...
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Leveraged ETFs and ETNs are not new to most investors. They are also not new in all cases when it comes to precious metals. You are likely familiar with the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) for...
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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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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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Barron’s is talking up junk-rated debt. We have been expecting that some media outlets would begin to notice how the spreads over Treasury yields were growing and growing and now offer 10% yields...
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The ratings agencies are at it again. We have noted that the PIIGS will continue to see downgrades and that is what we are seeing today. Fitch downgraded both Italy and Spain. Shares of...
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Russell Investments is already very well-known among mutual fund and index investors, but it is getting deeper into the world of exchange-traded funds. Word came today that four new exchange-trades...
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The government bond market pays investors nothing now. The 5-Year Treasury Note, a staple for retail investors historically, pays a dismal 0.86%. The appeal of this duration would also appeal to...
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The old saying goes, “When the U.S. sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold.” But what about when Europe gets the flu and when China and India drink the tap water from Latin America? ...
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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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