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Eleven Overvalued Warren Buffett Stocks to Sell from Berkshire Hathaway’s Portfolio

Posted: June 7, 2013 at 6:47 am

Stock market volatility has returned, and some stocks have sold off enough that they almost appear to be bargains to investors who missed the boat on the way up. As value investors ...
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Global Payment Stocks Changing the Future for Consumers

Posted: June 3, 2013 at 8:35 am

More and more, the American consumer is finding it easier to pay for purchases. From online ordering to smartphone apps that scan and pay at the point of purchase, times ...
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Retailers Sue Visa, MasterCard over Fees

Posted: May 24, 2013 at 7:00 am

Several large retailers accuse MasterCard Inc. (NYSE: MA) and Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) of setting unfair fees that damage the retailers' sales prospects and margins while enriching the credit card ...
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What Is Important: Germany Dodges Recession, Google Antitrust Probe

Posted: May 24, 2013 at 6:29 am

Germany Misses Recession Germany confirmed that its first-quarter gross domestic product rose only 0.1%. There was some excitement that the largest economy in Europe had dodged a recession, something its ...
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Apple Holds Top Spot in 100 Most Valuable Brands, Failure to Look Forward

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 4:35 am

The 2013 version of BrandZ's Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands put Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in first place with a valuation of $185.1 billion, ironic, given the company's trouble. ...
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Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway New Stock Holdings: Value, Dividends, Growth

Posted: May 15, 2013 at 5:18 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett released the conglomerate's stock holdings as of March 31, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows that the company's total equity ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — Thursday: Markets Open Higher, S&P Posts Another All-time High

Posted: May 2, 2013 at 4:09 pm

U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning, buoyed by a smaller-than-expected total of new claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. (more coverage here). The U.S. trade deficit also fell ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — Wednesday: Markets Cannot Shake-off Low Open and Sink to Close

Posted: May 1, 2013 at 4:08 pm

U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a weaker-than-expected employment report from ADP and concern that Friday’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics will follow the ADP lead ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — April 12, 2013: Markets Start, Stay Negative (V, HD, APO, AMZN, KORS, CRMB, JPM, WFC, C, RALY, EVTC, RAD, ABX)

Posted: April 12, 2013 at 4:06 pm

U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and failed to generate any positive traction all day long. Economic data from Europe was mixed, and the European Central Bank said that ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ABT, AMZN, APO, CAT, HD, MA, KORS, MSFT, OXY, SNDK, TTM, V, ZUMZ)

Posted: April 12, 2013 at 8:30 am

Investors and traders are looking for new ideas as the markets challenge new all-time highs to generate income and profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many analyst calls and research notes ...
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Rising and Fading Stars in Tech as Top Fund Holdings

Posted: March 27, 2013 at 11:20 am

Credit Suisse has reviewed and screened the holdings of 857 large cap mutual funds and has seen that technology is very well represented in the top holdings on average at ...
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Top Stocks to Buy from the Merrill Lynch Core Portfolio (BAC, SPY, V, JPM, GILD, OXY, HON, HD, WMT)

Posted: March 25, 2013 at 8:55 am

Typically, large Wall St. firms suggest a broad asset allocation portfolio for their clients. Within the portfolio, they use a designated weighting for each stock that makes the cut. For ...
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Safeway’s Prepaid Card Issuer Files for IPO

Posted: March 18, 2013 at 8:10 am

The unit of Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) that issues gift cards and other prepaid and reloadable cards this morning filed a Form S-1 with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — March 1, 2013: Markets Struggle to Small Gains (DB, V, DRI, BUD, ADSK, BODY, CTIC, CLNE, DECK, GPS, MCP, PANW, SD, BBY, ARNA, BYD, SSYS, RIG, GRPN, MTG, IEP)

Posted: March 1, 2013 at 4:03 pm

U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a number of disappointing data releases in Europe and Asia. Eurozone PMI remains on the pessimistic side, with a reading of 47.9, ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AL, ALU, AIG, AFL, BUD, ADSK, DRI, DB, DUK, HA, ILMN, IP, ISRG, NWL, NCLH, CRM, SQNM, TEF, V)

Posted: March 1, 2013 at 8:20 am

These are some of this Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Air Lease Corp. (NYSE: AL) named Bull of the Day as "earnings ...
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