The world of media convergence gets stranger and stranger by the month. Old media wants to be new media, but now it seems that the billionaires want to control the world of…
ThinkstockThe current 2013 heat wave in the West is becoming almost unbearable. It has been extremely hot in Las Vegas and in the desert region of the western United States. The power…
Jon C. Ogg This last week had much more volatility than what investors have grown used to. 24/7 Wall St. wanted to highlight the top analyst sector research calls of the week now that investors…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaStock market volatility has returned, and some stocks have sold off enough that they almost appear to be bargains to investors who missed the boat on the way up.…
Wikimedia CommonsGeneral Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is back on track according to Wall Street and Main Street alike. For that matter, things are good enough that it has now been allowed to…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaNow that stocks have started to sell off and now that interest rates have begun to rise, many investors are looking for bargains out there in the…
ThinkstockConcerns that the Federal Reserve may cut stimulus efforts press shares lower across the world. (Reuters) Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) makes a $4.40 per share offer for Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR),…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaWarren Buffett’s team at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) is out making yet another acquisition. In this case is comes from the MidAmerican utility unit, which is…
Wikimedia CommonsTuesday will mark the do or die date for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) shareholders and corporate governance issues. The effort to split the role of chairman and chief…
ThinkstockIn its weekly report issued yesterday, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) noted that rail carloads of petroleum rose 50.8% in the week, compared to the same week a year ago. For…
On Wednesday night came the 13FÂ filing from Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) showing the latest and greatest stock holdings of Warren Buffett and the investing team there. We noted that there was…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett released the conglomerate’s stock holdings as of March 31, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows that the…
The corporate governance exercise of a stock split to increase the number of shares and to lower the share price should theoretically have no impact on how the investment community evaluates a stock.…
Wikimedia CommonsWarren Buffett will stay away from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) bonds for the same reason many investors have shunned them. These fixed income instruments barely yield anything at all. The Apple…
courtesy of NetflixThe HSBC services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) drops to 51.1 in April, a sign that China’s manufacturing economy is barely expanding. (Reuters) Bain and Golden Gate are close to a…
