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Recreational vehicle maker Winnebago Industries Inc. (NYSE: WGO) said this morning that the company received an offer from private equity firm North Street Capital L.P. to acquire all of...
Finally we are going to get stop hearing about the IPO of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB).  This is the largest IPO of its kind ever and appears to be the third largest IPO in U.S. history.  For those...
It is no secret that the newspaper business has not been a good sector over the last decade.  Subscriptions declined about as fast as the number of smokers did in the 1990s.  The business model of...
GSV Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: GSVC) is taking it on the chin this morning because the company has sold another secondary offering of common shares so that it can go out and buy more portfolio...
As promised, Daniel Loeb and his firm, Third Point LLC, have today sent a letter to Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) demanding that the Internet firm open its books and records related to the hiring of CEO...
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...
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...
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,...
Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is originally being viewed as a mixed debut for an initial public offering.  The market remains a bit cautious when it comes to investing into private equity outfits...
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...
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMLN) is supposed to be getting a takeover offer soon, or at least it is expected to receive or disclose several possible bids soon.  Now the company has one more bit...
If something can rise in value, investors and speculators may be involved. The world of art is one of the true alternative investing venues as investors often compete head-to-head with museums,...
Hedge Fund Research (HFR) put out its quarterly report on assets. The data show that total investor capital allocated to hedge funds in Q1 2012 exceeded $16 billion. Because of this: [T]otal capital...
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...
Warren Buffett is supposed to be invincible.  Unfortunately the world is finding out that this is not the case.  A disclosure letter came from Mr. Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)...