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Dollar General Secondary Discount May Bring Another Opportunity

Posted: March 28, 2013 at 10:45 am

Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) is a stock that we have said over and over is "money" for long-term investors. The one thing that has acted as a continued drag ...
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Private Equity Better Than Stocks for Your Money (APO, BX, CG, KKR)

Posted: December 20, 2012 at 11:25 am

Private equity took a bit of a bruising on its image during the presidential election in 2012. This sector of the financial services market was basically portrayed as the modern-day robber ...
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When Private Equity-Backed Secondary Offerings Are Good (DG, KMI, KKR, GS, CG, PSP)

Posted: June 6, 2012 at 11:55 am

We had two rather large secondary offerings today where private equity firms are unloading stock.  The tally was about $3.4 billion that the market had to absorb in new shares ...
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After Bartz & Sum of the Parts: What’s Yahoo! Worth? (YHOO, GOOG, MSFT, BX, AOL, KKR)

Posted: September 7, 2011 at 8:21 am

Now that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) has fired CEO Carol Bartz about as gracelessly as it could and set out on a strategic review of its business under interim CEO ...
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Media Digest (3/8/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 8, 2011 at 4:13 am

Kuwait says OPEC may increase output (Reuters) Carl Icahn may sell Federal-Mogul (Reuters) China halted high reserve requirements for several banks (Reuters) The euro approached multi-month highs (Reuters) Sharp aims ...
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Warner Music for Sale But Buyers Could Be Scarce (WMG, VIVEF, SNE, KKR, C, AAPL, AMZN)

Posted: January 21, 2011 at 10:12 am

The recorded music business, currently floating on a sea of red, does not appear to be a solid investment, but that's not keeping some industry giants from trying either to ...
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Sara Lee Could Find a New Home in Brazil

Posted: December 20, 2010 at 12:36 pm

One of the best-known US food brands may be for sale. The Wall Street Journal reports that Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE: SLE) is conducting talks with Brazil's JBS SA (OTC: ...
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Media Digest 8/11/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 11, 2010 at 4:05 am

Reuters:   Research In Motion will share some BlackBerry code with the Saudis. Reuters:  The dollar hit a 15-month low compared to the yen Reuters:   India will decide whether to restrict ...
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KKR Kills $500 Million IPO–A Sign Of The Times

Posted: August 10, 2010 at 5:48 am

KKR, the private equity firm, pulled its $500 million IPO. It made a similar move in 2007 as the investment markets fell apart. The large financial operation said the market ...
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Media Update (8/9/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 9, 2010 at 4:04 am

Reuters:   Former Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) CEO Mark Hurd settled a sexual harassment case from reality TV star Jodie Fisher. Reuters:   HP will signal its direction based on the background of ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (8/6/2010)

Posted: August 6, 2010 at 8:14 am

Updated throughout the day. Coal India, the nation's largest producer will have a $3 billion IPO.  (Reuters) Diasorin shares moved up in Milan on rumors KKR may invest in the ...
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Media Digest 7/16/2010

Posted: July 16, 2010 at 4:02 am

MarketWatch:   AgBank rose after its debut on the Hong Kong market. Reuters:   Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) settled with the SEC for $550 million. Reuters:   BP plc (NYSE: BP) capped ...
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Media Digest 7/15/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 15, 2010 at 3:57 am

Reuters:   BP plc (NYSE: BP) has begun to run an important test on its well cap. Reuters:   China's economy expanded at 11.1% in 1H but closed in Q2. Reuters:   GlaxoSmithKline ...
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Media Digest 7/0/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 9, 2010 at 3:52 am

Reuters:   The US did not name China a currency manipulator. Reuters:   Most money managers don't believe the U.S. is in a double-dip recession -- yet. Reuters:   The IMF said housing ...
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