On the way to being up 25% over the last year, ExxonMobil (XOM) paused. In mid-December, the stock hit $79. By mid-March, it was below $70. But, that was short-lived. ... Read Full Story »
On the way to being up 30% over the last year, shares in CBS (CBS) took a break in early March and slipped. But, after a slow week, they pushed ... Read Full Story »
Being in the midst of the sub-prime mortgage crisis has done a lot of harm to a number of lending institutions and some will not make it out alive. Washington ... Read Full Story »
Halliburton (HAL) has not had a distinguished year. Over the last twelve months its shares have fallen about 21%. Investors did not seem to be impressed that the company spun ... Read Full Story »
The short interest in Motorola (MOT) rose from 22.8 million shares in March to 125.8 million in April. Motorola's earning, announced this last week, were pathetic, so the increase is ... Read Full Story »
Motorola (MOT) is encouraging it shareholders to vote against Carl Icahn joining its board of directors. The raider has a 2.9% position in the big handset and telecom equipment company. ... Read Full Story »
Slow day so far for 13Ds, but here are a couple of interesting 13G filings (passive investors): In a 13G filing after the close on Beazer Homes USA Inc. (NYSE: ... Read Full Story »
In an amended 13D filing on Griffin Land & Nurseries Inc. (Nasdaq: GRIF), 31.1% holder Gabelli discloses a letter to the CEO. Gabelli notes "the share creep" since 2001, saying ... Read Full Story »