Reuters: Obama is asking the G 20 to reshape the global economy. Reuters: Congress will demand details of the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch deal. Reuters: Holiday spending is expected to be flat.…
Moody’s (MCO) forecasts that some home prices may not return to their pre-recession levels until 2030. This means that hundreds of thousands of Americans may find it impossible to sell their houses without…
Douglas A. McIntyre It is the weekend, albeit a long three-day weekend for Labor Day. Earnings season is done, gone, bye-bye, but this coming week there are going to be some key events and key…
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 risks to…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) has released its Q2-2009 public equity holdings as of June 30, 2009. There are some portfolio changes that have been seen here from the end of Q1…
The stock price of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) hit $100,000 today, up from a 52-week low of $70,000, but still well off its period high of $147,000. Berkshire’s chief Warren Buffett has made…
How frequently has Warren Buffett been bashed by the media over Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s (NYSE: BRK-A) lackluster performance ? What was interesting to see is his stake being lowered in Moody’s Corp.…
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) just got a rather interesting insider selling shares, none other than Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). The listed entities were Berkshire itself, National Indemnity, OBH, and…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen from Wall Street with about two and a half hours until the market opens: Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) Raised…
Pause and consider for a moment the fact that no amount of regulation of financial markets can squeeze the effects of stupidity out of the system. The Administration plans a radical overhaul…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: The US faces a long period of economic stagnation. Reuters: Obama will release plans for a financial market overhaul. Reuters: The White House will not help California fix its deficit. Reuters: …
Reuters: Rio Tinto (RTP) has killed a deal with Chinalco for one with BHP (BHP). Reuters: US regulators insisted JP Morgan (JPM) and Amex (AXP) raise money to exit the TARP. Reuters: …
No one should have to tell the US government that it has the highest possible credit rating. It is the government of the world’s largest economy, the world’s most voracious consumers, and…
The first quarter of 2009 Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) holdings are now out for the cut off date here of March 31, 2009. There are some changes from…
According to Reuters, the government’s auto task force will meet with GM (GM) to push ahead its restructuring. Reuters writes that US banks may still need aid. Reuters writes that Morgan Stanley’s…
