Vanity Fair has announced its “The New Establishment 100″ list for 2009. The selections are based on wealth, influence, and philanthropy, as well as such intangibles as vision and the X factor.”…
Paulson & Co. Inc. has become a very influential firm that can now move a market after John Paulson made billions from properly betting against the fate of the US financial and…
Reuters: Senator Edward Kennedy died at age 77. Reuters: The US Postal System is seeking 30,000 job cuts. Reuters: US housing and confidence data moved up. Reuters: White House and CBO debt…
Reuters: Bernanke will be reappointed as Fed chief. Reuters: New deficit projects could hurt Obama’s plans. Reuters: The SEC and Bank of America (BAC) asked a judge again to approve a deal…
Two months ago it was a carnal sin to suggest that certain exchange-traded funds or notes which track commodities would start trading more like a closed-end fund based upon supply and demand…
Reuters: A faltering stock market may make it hard for China to cut financial support to the capital markets. Reuters: Roubini warned of a double dip recession. Reuters: Warner Chilcott will buy…
The precious time of senior government officials must not be so precious. Federal agencies seem to be spending more and more time looking back on the financial crisis to see if it…
These are ten of the top analyst research upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen early this Tuesday morning with about two hours until the market opens: Aeterna Zentaris (AEZS) Cut to Sector Perform…
Fidelity Management & Research Company, or FMR, was among the giants which released its quarterly holdings over the most recent days. While it is always interesting to see which holdings are the…
John Paulson has been well known as a hedge fund manager because of the profits he made from short selling many of the key financial stocks. Yet his new filing shows a…
Several companies run annual brand valuations. It is a good business for advertising and marketing firms to be viewed as experts on brands. Brand values are based on the cash flow they…
Reuters: China is now Africa’s largest trading partner. Reuters: Australia says China’s latest Rio Tinto (RTP) charges are not new. Reuters: Publicis will buy Razorfish from Microsoft (MSFT). Reuters: UBS (UBS) tax…
Buffett Spit-Shines Berkshire Earnings (BRK-A, BRK-B, COP, GS) Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A, BRK-B) has just released earnings for its second quarter. Warren Buffett and friends reported earnings of some $3.3 billion, or…
Everyone is making money off of the break-up and financing of AIG (AIG) except the insurance company itself and the taxpayers who put up $180 billion to save it. One of the…
Reuters: A bubble may be forming in the corporate bond market. Reuters: Wall St. firms have made $1 billion on the break up of AIG (AIG). Morgan Stanley(MS), Goldman Sachs (GS), JP…
