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China’s factory activity reaches a 32-month low. (Reuters) Merck (NYSE: MRK) pays $950 million to settle Vioxx charges brought by the government. (Reuters) FCC head wants more examination of the...
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released the latest holdings of U.S.-listed equities as of September 30, 2011. These public stock holdings have been broken...
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The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) may look like it has a huge portfolio of public stocks to many investors. While that is actually true, the bulk of this is due to its portfolio companies coming...
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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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It has happened before, but it is rare. Very rare. A bankruptcy that is good for shareholders. Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) is seeing a sharp rise in its common stock after some of the financial...
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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...
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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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In late August, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. (NYSE: DTG) demanded that its suitors, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) and Avis Budget Group Inc. (NYSE: CAR), make an offer that...
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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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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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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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If there is one single obvious trend you need to burn into your brain regarding retail it is this: DOLLAR STORES!!! After that it is discount stores. Even though dollar stores are no longer...
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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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Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc. has filed to come public via an initial public offering. The long and short is that this should :filed to come public again!” The company’s most recent...
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It looks look your fears that high frequency trading (HFT) screwing up the markets are correct. We have often wondered how this benefits anyone other than the HFTs and the exchanges. Most...
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