Buffett Keeps Dumping Moody’s (BRK-B, MCO)
If there is a single stock that really no longer deserves nor needs to be kept in the Warren Buffett stock portfolio of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B), it is Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO). …
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Biofuel Maker Sets IPO Price (CDXS, PALG, SNY)
A lot of companies are working on developing microbes to eat something ordinary and expel something extraordinary, like diesel fuel or methane or butanol. Laboratory scale projects have all proved the feasibility of these…
Cisco Buckles to Dividend Pressure, Who’s Next? (CSCO, AMZN, AAPL, ADBE, DELL, GOOG, EBAY, EMC, CRM, VMW, YHOO)
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has finally buckled to pressure to return capital to shareholders. While we did not get the promise of a one-time massive dividend we outlined as a possibility, John Chambers…
THQ’s Warning, Worth A Value & Turnaround Look (THQI, GME, BBY, AMZN, ERTS, ATVI, TTWO)
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is still trying to get its ship turned around in the right direction and the company’s stock was under fire this morning, understandably if you are just a headline reader. …
Jamie Dimon Speaks Out: Dividends and All! (JPM)
Jamie Dimon, CEO and Chairman of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), is presenting to investors on Tuesday at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference. Dimon is usually the ax to watch of all…
Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ARMH, ARNA, BBY, CPB, ICGN, IRWD, LVLT, MSFT, GLD, THQI)
There are many stocks on the move this morning for active traders and investors. Stocks on the move are ARM Holdings, plc (NASDAQ: ARMH), Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA), Best Buy Co.Inc.(NYSE: BBY), Campbell…
Best Buy Hits More Than Impressive Earnings & Guidance (BBY)
Best Buy Co.Inc. (NYSE: BBY) probably deserves one of the biggest pats on the back of any company right now. Despite all the slowing in tech and all of the buildups seen in inventories,…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CEDC, XOM, GMAN, KLIC, RIMM, SANM, SKH, TER, VSEA, NRGY)
These are some of the top research calls for analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday: Central European Distribution Corp. (NASDAQ: CEDC) Started as Buy at Citigroup. ExxonMobil…
Green Mountain Keeps Acquisitions Alive (GMCR)
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is back at the buyout trough. The newest target is a Montreal rival in Canada called Van Houtte Inc. from an affiliate of Littlejohn & Co., LLC. …
Cisco and the Dividend: Out of Every Single Last Excuse (CSCO, JNPR, ALU)
Cisco Systems Inc.(NASDAQ: CSCO) is on the verge of its analyst meeting taking place today. The company is out of excuses and the time to pay a dividend is now. Considering a dead decade…
Buffett Debunks Double Dip Recession (BRK-B, WFC)
Bears be damned! That is what Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) wants to say. Buffett is already probably the most well known perma-bull and needs no formal introduction. Still, he is…
Select Fresh Gains in Cult Stock Short Selling (ALU, ABK, BGP, BRCD, C, DRYS, PMI, BPOP, RAD, SIRI, S, VG)
Penny stocks, high-fliers, and actively traded low priced stocks are often the favorites for active traders and short sellers alike. Short interest is often used as a measure for or against the shares of…
When $90 Billion A Month in Deficits Feels Good… Right!
How do you celebrate a deficit of $90.53 billion for a single month? That is what the market is supposed to do for the August deficit. A report from the Treasury Department was expected…
Moody’s and S&P Defend Symantec (SYMC, INTC, MFE, HPQ, PAR)
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) finds itself at a strange place in time. Shares were under pressure after the company issued an earnings warning about order pushouts. But when Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) announced the…
Petrobras Investors Lining Up for Shares (PBR, RDS-A, REP, XOM, HES, OGXPY)
The deal struck by Petroleo Brasileiro SA (NYSE:PBR), or Petrobras, and the government of Argentina has set the stage for the world’s largest ever share offering. The oil-for-stock swap gives Petrobras the right to…
Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (AONE, ASTI, ARST, FAS, DTG, OPEN, OXGN, SGEN, VMW, XRX)
This Monday has many stocks on the move for active traders and day traders. Stocks on the move are A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE), Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTI), Arc Sight, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Top Analyst Upgrades/Downgrades (ABB, ACTU, BP, CMI, RDY, XOM, ERIC, MMM, MPEL, MSFT, NBS, NOK, RIMM, WERN, WDC)
These are some of the top research calls for analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday: ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) Cut to Sell at Societe Generale. Actuate Corporation…
The Unusual Suspects for the Week Ahead (ABT, ADBE, AAPL, ALTH, BBY, LNG, CQP, CSCO, SOLR, INTU, KV-A, NBG, NFLX, ORCL, RIMM, SKX, VMW, XRX, ID, CASY)
There are many key stocks to watch for The Unusual Suspects for the week ahead. Barron’s was rather influential, we have several carry-over issues from last week that are unresolved, there are several in-play…
PG&E: Fire, Death, Losses, and ETF Impact (PCG, XLU)
PG&E Corp. (NYSE: PCG), the owner of Pacific Gas & Electric, often has to deal with unpleasant situations as it is a utility in the troubled West. There are some man-made fires which routinely…
Killer Dividend Hikes in Tobacco (PM, MO, LO, RAI, VGR)
Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) has just followed its former parent Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) with a dividend hike. Philip Morris International’s recent dividend hike was by more than 10% to $0.64…