ThinkstockThe economy has never gone back into major expansion mode after the recession. After all, the financial media often doubts the bull market, and the Federal Reserve and other central banks are…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) and Warren Buffett disclosed their full equity holdings this week. The first thing we noticed was that there was a total equity…
ThinkstockGeneral Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is finally slimming down its retail finance business with a larger swipe, at least as far as the parent’s exposure to the company. We have spoken with…
Jon C. Ogg White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have released the conglomerate’s full stock holdings as of September 30, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows…
courtesy Boeing Co.The French finance minister has said that the government is selling a 3.6% stake in jet engine maker Safran Group and will use the proceeds of approximately $1.3 billion to…
ThinkstockTwo recent well-respected and long-running oil industry publications have proclaimed that booming production in North America, particularly in the U.S. shale fields, will hit a plateau as early as 2016 and that…
While the past two years were all about getting the house back in order, the UBS equity strategy team thinks 2014 is all about earnings growth. That should be sweet music to…
We have now seen the short interest reports from the October 31 settlement date and have compared them to the October 15 settlement date. This is important because it reflects the opinions…
ThinkstockThis is the week that we will get to see 13-D and 13-F filings from investment firms, and one notable one is always that of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). Investors love…
Jon OggEarnings season is starting to wind down and stocks have recently hit new all-time highs. Investors and traders alike are now deciding what to do in their portfolios and how to…
ThinkstockGeneral Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) remains a conglomerate challenged by market pundits almost daily. The reference to the stock’s fall from grace cannot be ignored, even if many of the issues of…
Jon OggThird quarter earnings season has been more positive than expected by and large. We have seen some very positive earnings season reactions. We have also seen some serious duds after earnings.…
Jon OggEarnings season is in full swing and equities are challenging new highs almost daily. Traders and investors are looking for stocks to buy and for ideas on which stocks to sell.…
We have seen the short interest reports for the October 15 settlement date. It turns out that short sellers have been getting out of the way of the bull market after previously…
ThinkstockUnited Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) reported third-quarter results before markets opened Tuesday morning, and the results were just okay. Profit up 1.2%, earnings per share (EPS) better than the consensus estimate, while…
