You most likely saw the carnage that came to MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) and Visa, Inc. (NYSE: V) today. The markets were braced for more changes coming to the interchange fees, also…
These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. This morning we have two key updates from late yesterday afternoon, followed by our…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Douglas A. McIntyre Updated throughout the day. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is trying to sell $1 billion of toxic mortgage paper (NYPost) Carlyle Group may delay its IPO after its CFO resigned (FT) Ahold…
Douglas A. McIntyre There have always been questions about whether stock buybacks are an effective return of cash to shareholders. The theory is a simple one: reducing the number of shares outstanding boosts the price…
The new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad may have front and back cameras. (Reuters) Strength in the Chinese economy pushed crude back above $89. (Reuters) The strength of China’s trade may cause a…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (also called The Dow, Dow 30 and the DJIA) is what most Americans think of as the “stock market.” The widely followed benchmark of 30 American stocks,…
Investors have tried for years to follow the strategy of Warren Buffett, considered by many to be the greatest investor in history. That’s ironic given how little he seems to care about…
Regulators have hinted in the U.S. about the stage being set for a return to normalized dividends from major banks. If Canada is a model and if the Canadians act as a…
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) dismissed speculation, per CNN, that it is the big U.S. bank that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told Forbes magazine will be the website’s next target. OK!…
The market is entering a shaky period, but it is still way up for the year. As you usually see, many stocks are actually at new 52-week lows. Imagine how these would…
It is 13F season and investors are looking to see what their favorite gurus are up to. While everyone is looking at the slew of Buffett portfolio changes, it is John Paulson…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released the latest holdings of U.S.-listed equities as of September 30, 2010. This list appears to have many more changes than…
Arguments about the global economy became heated at the G20 summit. (Reuters) Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) prepared to launch its rival to the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad and said threats to…
Updated throughout the day. AOL (NYSE: AOL) has hired Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) to consider a bid for Yahoo ! (NASDAQ: YHOO) KKR may finance a buyout of all or part…
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