Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) is still out elephant hunting. He told CNBC’s Becky Quick this morning that he has made a record number of small bolt-on acquisitions. What…
It was twenty-five years ago today that the 1987 stock market crash came. Fortunes were lost on that day, but fortunes were also made in the aftermath. The NYSE was said to…
PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP) reported fiscal third-quarter results before markets opened this morning. The food and beverage company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.21 on revenues of $16.65 billion.…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier Foxconn says an underage worker was used at one of its facilities. (Reuters) Intel Corp.’s (NASDAQ: INTC) earnings raise more concern about PC sales. (Reuters) A fight…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning following a report that economic sentiment in Germany came in better than expected (more coverage here) and that U.K. inflation was lower…
The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) reported fiscal third-quarter results before markets opened this morning. The soft-drink maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.51 on revenues of $12.34 billion. In…
Paul Ausick The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning, aided by a better-than-expected report on U.S. retail sales and a smaller-than-expected rise in the Empire State manufacturing survey (more coverage here).…
Tuesday will bring earnings reports from five different DJIA components. There are not many days where one-fifth a major index report earnings. In the early morning hours we will get earnings reports…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Monday. Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) raised to Outperform at FBR Capital…
The American Beverage Association’s President Susan Neely said members of her group have agreed to what they call the Calories Count Vending Program. ABA officials said the plan is a: public-private partnership…
Many finance ministers in Europe believe that Spain can avoid a bailout. (Reuters) Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) uses a pay-per-performance deal to help it secure premium content. (Reuters) Cities such as Seattle…
The coming fiscal cliff represents a huge hurdle for America. Government and private sector forecasters have warned that the expiration of tax cuts, along with hundreds of billions of dollars in government…
Interbrand has released its “Best Global Brands of 2012,” which contains no surprises. Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) remains at the top of the list with a brand value of $77.8 billion. Apple…
Banks Should Abandon New York? Infamous bank analyst Dick Bove believes that banks are treated so badly by the State of New York that they should abandon the location and move to alternate places.…
The Business Roundtable’s CEO Economic Outlook Survey for the third quarter of 2012 is out, and the word to describe the report would be cautious. The report shows that CEOs are again…
