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Transporting Petroleum by Rail and Pipeline — Which Is Safer?

Posted: April 2, 2013 at 12:29 pm

One of the transportation methods commonly offered as an alternative to crude oil and refined product pipelines is rail transport. Last weekend’s 10,000 gallon rupture in an Exxon Mobil Corp. ...
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The 10 Stocks That Will Drive a New S&P 500 All-Time High

Posted: March 25, 2013 at 2:56 pm

24/7 Wall St. has been delivering readers many lists of stocks that offer upside as the S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average are within striking distance of all-time ...
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Companies Paying The Most Taxes

Posted: March 15, 2013 at 6:46 am

There has been a bruising battle over how much America’s largest corporations should pay in taxes, especially as the size of the federal budget deficit grows. While on paper the ...
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13 Must-Read Weekend Stock Stories for Monday

Posted: March 9, 2013 at 10:11 am

It may be the weekend, and the DJIA hit a new high this last week, but there is no such thing as any rest for the wicked. 24/7 Wall St. ...
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UBS Fights Warren Buffett, Says to Buy Airlines (DAL, UBS, UAL, LCC)

Posted: March 8, 2013 at 8:35 am

As the market has printed new highs on a daily basis this week, we have reminded readers that there is a big difference between a bull market and market rally. ...
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Reality Check: The DJIA Highs Are Partly a Sham, Five Big Drags with Runner-Up Drags

Posted: March 6, 2013 at 12:20 pm

The news of the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting new highs this week is certainly good news. The problem is that the news comes with some serious caveats. We just ...
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Media Digest (3/6/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 6, 2013 at 6:20 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Beats Electronics discuss a content partnership. (Reuters) The European Union will fine Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) for violating agreements about use of its browser. (Reuters) ...
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Eleven Must-Read Weekend Stock Stories for Monday

Posted: March 2, 2013 at 12:01 pm

24/7 Wall St. has tracked many stocks on the move in the last week. Now it is the weekend and this can be considered your weekend cheat sheet for the ...
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Buffett/Berkshire Annual Report: No Dividend nor Successor, Will Keep Buying Stocks and Companies

Posted: March 1, 2013 at 4:58 pm

Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released his annual letter to shareholders. Investors will want to review the book value metric before anything else. That was $114,214 ...
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What to Expect from Buffett’s Annual Letter

Posted: March 1, 2013 at 7:45 am

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) is releasing its annual results and the widely read annual letter to shareholders on Friday afternoon. 24/7 Wall St. is looking at the tea leaves ...
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Strange Stock Trends in the Fidelity Contrafund (WFC, JPM, IRE, KO, PEP, BRK-A, BIIB, AMGN, AAPL, GOOG, INTC, MSFT, XOM, CVX)

Posted: February 28, 2013 at 8:25 am

The Fidelity Contrafund has released its 2012 annual report for its shareholders. While the date is December 31, 2012, and the asset size is listed as more than $84 billion ...
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The Seven Safest Banks in America for 2013

Posted: February 26, 2013 at 5:01 am

The U.S. banking sector is looking better in 2013 than it did in 2012, 2011 and so on. Balance sheets, credit metrics and underlying asset values continue to recover. Still, ...
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The Top Dividend Stocks from Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway

Posted: February 21, 2013 at 8:10 am

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has been actively watched in the news of late. After its participation in the $28 billion acquisition of H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ), this does change the ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — February 19, 2013: Markets Keep Upward Momentum (GFI, APA, CSTR, WFC, BRK-A, CRMT, ESRX, NI, WIN, ADI, CF, DELL, HLF, AVI, CLH, DISH, LEAP, MGM, SODA, TOL, ODP, OMX, SPLS, NVGN, SPWR)

Posted: February 19, 2013 at 4:04 pm

U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning and managed to get within striking distance of five-year highs. There was little economic data released anywhere today, but what there was ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (APA, BAC, BRK-A, CLF, CSTR, CREE, CY, FITB, GILD, GFI, HAL, HIG, HBC, PHG, PVH, STI, UBS, VECO, WFC)

Posted: February 19, 2013 at 8:20 am

These are some of this Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) cut to Neutral at Macquarie. Bank of America ...
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