These are the new combined holdings (alphabetically A-G) from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) for the period ended December 31, 2007: American Express (NYSE: AXP) 151.6 million shares for a value…
Revenue at Comcast (CMCSA) grew 14% in the fourth quarter to over $8 billion and operating income was up 20% to almost $1.5 billion. EPS came in a $.20, up 54%. Analysts…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Yahoo! (YHOO) is in talks with News Corp (NWS) about an M&A deal but analysts say it is unlikely to work. Reuters writes that Paulson thinks the US economy…
Rising short interest in tech stocks traded on Nasdaq shows the extent to which investors are willing to bet against the sector. The figures compare shares sold short as of January 31…
Below are some of the key general calls we are looking at in early pre-market trading: Anglogold (NYSE: AU) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS. Cephalon (NASDAQ: CEPH) downgraded to Underperform…
Nasdaq short interest on January 15 shows that investors were willing to make big bets against tech share prices. The numbers are compared to statistics on December 31. Short interest in Level…
Firestone. American Motors. Texaco. Pan Am. Worldcom. At one point or another these large American companies were at the top of their industries. Pan Am was the leading global airline for decades.…
The big US companies with the weakest prospects have sold off by as much as 50% over the few months. But, because some of them have powerful brands, large customer bases, and…
Sprint’s (S) shares are now down by more than half from their 52-week high, trading at $9.35 compared to $23.42. The company’s market cap has fallen to under $27 billion, less than…
Chieftain Capital Management owns over 60 million Comcast (CMCSA) shares, which is 2% of share outstanding. The investing firms want CEO Brian Roberts to leave. The problem is that his father founded…
Most of the talk about Apple’s (AAPL) new movie rental business centers around what will happen to bit players like Netflix (NFLX) and Blockbuster (BBI). While it is not clear that consumers…
Based on the Nasdaq short interest in major stocks listed on the exchange as of December 31, shares short in most big tech companies fell. The numbers are compared to those on…
The telecom companies are all over cable with their new-fiber-to-the-home offerings. The new tech from AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) seems to be taking broadband and TV customers from firms like Comcast…
According to Reuters, Howard Schultz, Starbucks (SBUX) founder, has taken over as CEO. Reuters writes that Cisco (CSCO) will keep its current strategy, even in a recession. Reuters writes that Samsung is…
Can you recall at the start of 2006 when Virgin Media, Inc. (NASDAQ:VMED) was deemed as in-play as a buyout candidate and then later in 2006 when it looked like a buyout…
