The Treasury Department released its April report on the progress of HAMP, a program to modify mortgages so that people can stay in their homes. The first reaction by the media and most analysts…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has shown its latest holdings as of the close on March December 31, 2010 after the close. These have been broken down into 3 groups of…
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 Buffett has…
We have some big movers this morning, mostly on earnings news. We have provided the basics for each here with a link to more detail at VSInvestor.com where applicable on each:Apple Inc.…
Earnings season is off to the races, even if Friday was a curve-ball for the markets and for reactions to earnings. Most of the big stocks are off on Wall Street scandal…
Everyone likes to see the Warren Buffett stock holdings, particularly when there are changes. He has a different timeframe than most investors for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) because it’s “forever.”…
Reuters: EU leaders are divided on Greece before their summit.Reuters: Changes in the health care bill will go back to the House.Reuters: China described interest rates as a “heavy-duty weapon” in the…
Reuters: The Senate reform bill gives the Fed broader powers.Reuters: Google (GOOG) says it is still talking to China, but signs point to pull-out.Reuters: Arrow will reject a bid from Shell (RDS)…
Updated throughout the day.Microsoft (MSFT) will launch a phone with Verizon Wireless. (Gizmodo)Swiss commodity trader Glencore bought back its Prodeco coal operations in Colombia from mining group Xstrata and is looking for partners to provide…
Reuters: The Senate rejected a plan to send $250 to the elderly.Reuters: Obama is still pushing the Volcker rule.Reuters: The Facebook CEO is in no rush for an IPO.Reuters: Toyota (TM) was…
There is a common search that value investors, momentum investors, growth investors, and traders all look through for various price screens to help on deciding when to a buy or sell a…
Warren Buffett’s new annual letter to shareholders is out. This is a far different read than a year ago. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) said its annual shareholder value rose by…
Short selling is seen for many reasons, but universally traders tend to track short selling to track the biggest changes in the short interest twice each month. Whether these are hedges, forward…
Reuters: Coca-Cola (KO) is close to buying its largest bottler.Reuters: Microsoft (NASAQ:MSFT) won court approve to shut down computers that spread spam and viruses.Reuters: Akio Toyoda (TM) apologized to Congress from problems with Toyotas.Reuters: The…
We already gave a full run-down position by position in the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) holdings as of December 31, 2009. What is interesting is that this round of 13F…
