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United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) is a leftover public company from the wave of failed private equity buyouts (of Cerberus) right before the recession took hold. As far as infrastructure building...
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Olympus may hire its former CEO, Michael Woodford, in the midst of an accounting scandal. (Reuters) Foreign investment in China drops for the first time in 28 months. (Reuters) Holiday sales continue...
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B) does not get new analyst calls all that often, so when a new call comes up or when a change in ratings comes up it really tends to stand out like a sore thumb. ...
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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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