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Full 360-Degree GE Earnings Preview (GE, BRK-A, MMM, UTX, HON)

Posted: October 20, 2011 at 3:03 pm

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) is due to report earnings early on Friday morning in the pre-market hours.  Thomson Reuters has estimates for the DJIA component and conglomerate of $0.32 ...
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Value Conundrum: Dollar Store M&A Creates High Premium in Sector (NDN, APO, KKR, BRK-A, WMT, DG, FDO, DLTR, BIG, TUES, M, TGT)

Posted: October 11, 2011 at 10:25 am

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 ...
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Stock Buybacks Coming For Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B)

Posted: September 26, 2011 at 9:42 am

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) saw its share break under $100,000.00 last week in its A-Shares.  Apparently Mr. Buffett thinks enough is enough.  The company's board of directors has authorized ...
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Top Debt & Credit Rating Agency Actions (UTX, GR, GM, LSTZA, LSTZB, LCAPA, LCAPB, BRK-A, BRK-B, CAG, OWW, WWWW, CMI)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 1:43 pm

Today's ratings actions are led-off by Moody's affirmation of its 'A2' senior unsecured and 'Prime-1' short-term ratings on United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). The affirmation follows United's announced acquisition of ...
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M&A Heats Up In Dollar Stores & Discounters (WMT, NDN, APO, KKR, BRK-A, DG, FDO, DLTR, BIG, TUES, TJX)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 10:45 am

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 ...
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GE To Buffett: “Thanks, Take Your Preferred Shares Back!” (GE, BRK-A, GS, BAC)

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 5:16 pm

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is making good on a promise it made earlier this year: it is paying back Warren Buffett.  An SEC filing after the closing bell shows ...
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The Best Value Stocks in Food & Beverages (CPB, KO, CAG, DPS, GIS, HRL, K, KFT, PEP, TSN, SFD, DF, BRK-A)

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 12:37 pm

When it comes to defensive investing, food and beverages are two of the go-to sectors for getting equity market exposure but protecting your assets.  The logic is simple enough: “You ...
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Meet Buffett’s & Berkshire Hathaway’s New Portfolio Manager (BRK-A, BRK-B)

Posted: September 12, 2011 at 8:53 am

The talk of succession for Warren Buffett is likely to take on some new discussion today, even if there is no timeline set.  Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) has ...
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As Backers Sell Dollar General, Just Another Buying Opportunity (DG, FDO, DLTR, NDN, BIG, KKR, BRK-A)

Posted: September 9, 2011 at 9:57 am

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is seeing its stock trade a bit soft this morning on news that private equity backers are selling 25 million shares of common shares at ...
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The Best Value Stock in Conglomerates, Dividend Lovers (GE, UTX, BRK-A, HON, MMM, TXT, TYC, ITT, IYJ)

Posted: September 9, 2011 at 8:10 am

The latest carnage in the market has left some companies at valuations that are getting hard to ignore, even knowing about the harder economic times. Value investors invest before recessions, ...
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Toyota Makes Some Major Model Moves (TM, HMC, F, GM, BYDDF, BRK-A, BRK-B)

Posted: September 6, 2011 at 9:57 am

Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) rolled out its 2012 model Camry in Japan yesterday. For the Japanese market, the carmaker will sell only the gasoline-electric hybrid. That puts the company ...
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Dollar General, A Secular Change Winner (DG, DLTR, NDN, FDO, BIG, WMT, BRK-A, KKR)

Posted: August 30, 2011 at 8:37 am

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is packing a punch after earnings this morning after beating earnings and raising guidance.  The dollar store, or actually 'under $10 and under $5 store' ...
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BofA’s China Stake Sale Is Better For Holders Than Buffett (BAC, BRK-A, BRK-B, JPM, WFC, XLF, FAS)

Posted: August 29, 2011 at 10:20 am

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) raised $5 billion in cash from Warren Buffett last week, and the bank announced this morning that more cash is on the way from ...
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The Most Innovative CEOs In America

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 4:22 pm

Steve Jobs’s transition from CEO of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to chairman has caused a great deal of ink to be spilt on the departure of other famous CEOs, such as ...
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BofA Asset Sale in China, Better Than Buffett? (BAC, BRK-A, BRK-B, JPM, WFC, XLF, FAS)

Posted: August 26, 2011 at 2:11 pm

Now that Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) has raised $5 billion in cash from Warren Buffett, it's time to look around and see what assets the bank might have ...
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