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Media Digest 7/1/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 1, 2010 at 4:04 am

Reuters:   The House passed the financial reform bill leaving the Senate to act Reuters:   Work on the BP plc (NYSE: B) oil spill will be delayed because of Hurricane Alex. ...
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Media Digest 6/29/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: June 29, 2010 at 4:03 am

Reuters:   The financial reform bill may be delayed until mid-July. Reuters:   The storm in the Gulf may delay oil clean-up. Reuters:   Oil fell to $77. Reuters:   Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) ...
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Media Digest 10/10/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: June 11, 2010 at 3:58 am

Reuters:   The US  is stepping up the pressure on BP plc (NYSE: BP) as the government doubles spill estimates. Reuters:   Geithner says US patience on the yuan is  disappearing. Reuters:   ...
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Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Latest Stock Holdings A to G (BRK-B, BRK-A, AXP, BAC, BDX, KMX, KO, CMCSA, CDCO, COP, COST, XOM, GCI, GE, GS, GSK)

Posted: May 17, 2010 at 5:38 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has now shown its latest holdings as of the close on March December 31, 2010.  These are Warren Buffett’s most recent holdings, even though ...
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Retirement Comes Early For Seniors Hopped Up On Poligrip

Posted: March 31, 2010 at 4:52 pm

From 24/7 Wall St. affiliate Heathcare Outsider The New York Times reports that last month, GlaxoSmithKline (the pharmaceutical company that can do nothing right) recalled a popular dental adhesive ...
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GlaxoSmithKline: The Unluckiest Pharma Company in the World

Posted: March 24, 2010 at 2:36 pm

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the world’s second-largest drug maker, just can’t seem to catch a break. It appears the Swiss pharma giant can do nothing right these days. First, there was Advair, ...
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Media Digest 3/24/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 24, 2010 at 2:57 am

Reuters:   A Chinese newspaper accused Google (GOOG) of helping US intelligence Reuters:   JP Morgan (JPM) is close to a huge tax refund deal with the FDIC. Reuters:   Oil dropped below ...
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National Employee Morale Day At XenoPort (XNPT)

Posted: March 5, 2010 at 2:47 pm

Biotech firm XenoPort (XNPT) will lay-off half of its employees. The company lists 219 full-time workers. On February 17, the FDA rejected a restless leg syndrome drug being developed by XenoPort and ...
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The Drug Lords, The Men Who Run The Global Phamaceutical Industry

Posted: February 26, 2010 at 3:54 am

There are twelve major pharmaceutical firms that dominate this industry worldwide. Their combined market value is over $1 trillion with total  annual sales  of over $500 billion. The firms have developed and ...
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Short Sellers Attack Buffett Holdings (BRK-B, BRK-A, AXP, BAC, BDX, KMX, KO, CMCSA, COP, COST, XOM, GCI, GE, GS, GSK, HD, IR, IRM, JNJ, KFT, LOW, MCO, NLC, NKE, PG, RSG, SNY, STI, TMK, TRV, USG, UNH, UPS, WMT, WPO, WFC, WLP, WSC)

Posted: February 25, 2010 at 7:05 pm

Short selling is seen for many reasons, but universally traders tend to track short selling to track the biggest changes in the short interest twice each month.  Whether these are ...
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Media Digest 2/22/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 22, 2010 at 3:46 am

Reuters:   Obama plans to pressure health insurance prices as part of new reforms. Reuters:   A Toyota (TM) memo shows the company worked to keep the costs of one ...
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Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway 2010 Stock Holdings G to P (BRK-B, GCI, GE, GS, GSK, HOG, HD, IR, IRM, JNJ, KFT, LOW, MCO, NLC, NKE, PG, NSC, NRG)

Posted: February 16, 2010 at 4:51 pm

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has just filed its year-end holdings for 2009, so these are Warren Buffett's most recent holdings going into 2010.  We have already ...
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Media Digest 2/5/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 5, 2010 at 3:49 am

Reuters:   The economy probably added 5,ooo jobs last month. Reuters:   Kraft (KFT) gained control over 75% of Cadbury shares. Reuters:   Toyota (TM) may recall the Prius. Reuters:   Publishers and Amazon ...
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Reynolds: Smoking to Smoking Cessation (RAI, GSK)

Posted: December 2, 2009 at 1:57 pm

Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) has an interesting approach in M&A today.  The deal is a tiny merger valued at $44 million when you consider that Reynolds has almost a ...
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Media Digest 11/30/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 30, 2009 at 3:58 am

Reuters:   UAE shares fell on Dubai debt problem news. Reuters:   The Treasury will meet with mortgage companies to try to get them to accelerate loan modifications. Reuters:   Holiday shoppers did ...
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