Nothing compared to the negative press News Corp (NYSE: NWS) has gotten in the last three days as its The News of The World is accused of tapping the phone of a…
Since the beginning of the year, returns for the three largest US oil companies have been sturdy, if not blinding, and each has a lower than average P/E ratio. Exxon Mobil Corp.…
Energy Technology Ventures is not exactly a household name, but its venture partners of General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG), and ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) are household names. What is…
coutesy of Exxon Mobile Corp.In the early morning hours Saturday, July 2nd, a 12-inch crude oil pipeline owned and operated by Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) ruptured, spilling an estimated 1,000 barrels…
There are several ways in which companies can return money to shareholders, but the two most common methods of returning cash to shareholders are dividends and stock buybacks. Dividends are rarely controversial…
The Keystone XL Pipeline project has been under review for more than two years now, and has already secured approval from the Alberta provincial government and the Canadian national government. The pipeline,…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 225 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 Every state posted GDP growth between 2000 and 2010, according to the latest U.S Department of Commerce data, which was released earlier this week. The growth rates, however, were very wide. Michigan’s…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML. AECOM Technology…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released the latest holdings of U.S.-listed equities as of March 31, 2011 for the Q2-2011 holdings. These public stock holdings have…
Investors love dividends, particularly from companies which are raising dividends or which have a history of raising dividends. There is a new diversified sample dividend portfolio for investors called the “8-Pack of…
Solar stocks have been wickedly punishing for many shareholders after the oil bubble of 2008 popped and then again during the recession. A new dal may have just reset the value as…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse; Raised…
This coming weekend will mark the one weekend that the hotels, retailers, and restaurants all look forward to in Omaha, Nebraska… Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) has its much-anticipated shareholder meeting…
Today’s commodities news highlights an SEC filing for a new agricultural ETF, a proposed pipeline that would send crude oil to the US Gulf coast, and a $500 million shelf registration from…
