Today’s ratings actions are led-off by Moody’s affirmation of its ‘A2’ senior unsecured and ‘Prime-1’ short-term ratings on United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). The affirmation follows United’s announced acquisition of Goodrich Corp.…
The talk of succession for Warren Buffett is likely to take on some new discussion today, even if there is no timeline set. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) has announced the…
Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) rolled out its 2012 model Camry in Japan yesterday. For the Japanese market, the carmaker will sell only the gasoline-electric hybrid. That puts the company on par…
Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) is 81 years old today and many are paying tribute. Earlier this year, we gave a breakdown of his greatest investments in history. The…
The worst part about hurricane season is that one bad hurricane has no impact on whether or not another hurricane, or series of hurricanes, can be coming back down the pipe. If…
Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) raised $5 billion in cash from Warren Buffett last week, and the bank announced this morning that more cash is on the way from a sale…
Any time a hurricane hits, it can cause billions of dollars in damage to homes, cars, businesses, and other properties. The estimates for Hurricane Irene were growing higher and higher last week…
Steve Jobs’s transition from CEO of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to chairman has caused a great deal of ink to be spilt on the departure of other famous CEOs, such as Walt Disney,…
Now that Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) has raised $5 billion in cash from Warren Buffett, it’s time to look around and see what assets the bank might have on the…
Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares remain fairly steady in support of new management. (Reuters) The Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner officially launches. (Reuters) The CEO of AIG (NYSE: AIG) talks with senior management…
One study after another has demonstrated the income disparity between women and men. Not surprisingly, this gender discrimination carries all the way into America's boardrooms and corporate suites, where women continue to…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released the latest holdings of U.S.-listed equities as of June 30, 2011 and this is the second group of ‘M to…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released the latest holdings of U.S.-listed equities as of June 30, 2011. These public stock holdings have been broken down into…
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) became the most valuable company in America yesterday when its market cap passed Exxon Mobil’s (NYSE: XOM). The move draws attention to what market capitalization means, and why it…
When Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) announced its deal to acquire Britain’s Cadbury in May 2010, investor Warren Buffett proclaimed it a “dumb” deal and promptly cut his holdings in Kraft stock…
