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Crimson Wine Group — Alas, Another Public Wine Company

Posted: February 26, 2013 at 11:00 am

Crimson Wine Group Ltd. (OTC: CWGL) is the newest company to hit the markets around the trade of wine, beer and spirits. This is actually a spin-off that was just ...
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America’s Least Valuable CEOs

Posted: November 16, 2012 at 6:52 am

There is a nearly endless number of criteria that measure how well CEOs perform, whether they are paid fairly, and what metrics should be used for determining chief executive compensation. ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — November 12, 2012: Markets Open Today, But Not Much Action (GRMN, CHK, JCP, DIS, GRPN, CRDN, DHI, BAGL, JEC, WFT, DKS, HD, KORS, SKS, TJX, TIE, PCP, JEF, LUK, BZH)

Posted: November 12, 2012 at 4:04 pm

U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning on a day when most government offices and banks are closed in observance of Veteran’s Day. Asian markets were muddled this morning as ...
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Leucadia Adds Investment Bank to Its Stable (LUK, JEF)

Posted: November 12, 2012 at 9:39 am

In one of the odder acquisitions we’ve seen recently, diversified holding company Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE: LUK) today announced that it has agreed on a merger with investment bank Jefferies ...
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Big DOE Carbon Capture Winners (APD, VLO, ADM, LUK, DNR)

Posted: June 10, 2010 at 2:08 pm

Betting on carbon capture has been hard to do, and it still may be a stretch for some investors who may have preferred to see smaller companies.  Today came the ...
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Lumber Prices Have Crashed On Weak Outlook For Builders

Posted: May 27, 2010 at 2:03 pm

On May 17th and May 25th, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange stopped trading in lumber futures because the contract price had fallen by the maximum allowable amount of $10. On ...
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Pabrai’s Newest Stocks (ATSG, BRK-B, BPO, GS, HNR, ZINC, IBKR, ICO, LUK, PNCL, POT, TCK, TEX, WFC)

Posted: May 17, 2010 at 3:31 pm

Mohnish Pabrai is often thought of as a Warren Buffett-like investor when it comes to some investment philosophies.  The fact that he has won the bidding for lunch with Warren ...
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Leucadia Holdings More Like Buffett’s Alter Ego (LUK, BRK-B, ACF, CSWC, ENWV, IAAC, JEF, SMCG, TA)

Posted: May 13, 2010 at 12:17 pm

Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE: LUK) is generally touted as one of the baby Berkshires.... meaning it is treated along the same lines as Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) and Warren ...
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Buffett Gets Deeper Into Housing and Real Estate (BRK-A, LUK, GS, CIT, HD, LOW, USG)

Posted: September 3, 2009 at 11:19 am

Warren Buffett is positioning Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) to profit when the housing and property market returns to more normal levels.  Now, he is teaming up with what many ...
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Media Digest 9/3/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 3, 2009 at 4:02 am

Reuters:   The sell-off in Chinese stocks may be overdone based on earnings. Reuters:   A report blamed the SEC for not doing its job investigating Madoff. Reuters:   The Fed says the ...
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Warren Buffett Isn’t The Answer For CIT (CIT, BRK-A, LUK)

Posted: July 24, 2009 at 1:19 pm

Here comes another weekend, and here comes another round of questions about the fate of CIT Group, Inc. (NYSE: CIT).  While there were reports that Warren Buffett via Berkshire Hathaway ...
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Jefferies Saves Miserable Quarter With Financing Package (JEF, LUK)

Posted: April 21, 2008 at 7:12 am

Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) has posted some ugly earnings this morning and it has announced a financing package.  Jefferies posted a net loss of $60.5 million, or -$0.43 EPS ...
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