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Best CEOs of 2012
ThinkstockBest CEO lists can be based on dozens of factors. For public companies, the best metric is usually share price. It is hard for chief executives to be considered very good if…
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Massive Insider Selling Already Happening Before Higher Capital Gains Taxes Kick In
ThinkstockInsider selling is starting to get massive before year-end when higher capital gains taxes will kick in. We continue to expect that corporate insiders, venture backers, private equity backers, and founders will…
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Industrials
Buffett’s Significant Changes to Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings
Mark Hirschey / Wikimedia CommonsBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings. Many changes had been made in the June quarter…
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — October 31, 2012: Markets Open Higher Only to Flatten Out (RVBD, S, UBS, D, VLO, BUD, MT, CAM, CNH, COCO, CMI, ETN, H, MA, PSX, CLX, WM, ALL, CZR, HTZ, MUR, APA, CVC, EXC, XOM, HCA, RGLD, F, WRC, PVH, WU)
U.S. equity markets re-opened for business in New York this morning after a two-day shutdown forced by Hurricane Sandy. Markets opened higher, but lost their energy by mid-morning. Asian markets were higher…
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Services
MasterCard Revenues Light, Profits Beat Estimates
courtesy MasterCard Inc.MasterCard Inc. (NYSE: MA) reported third quarter 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The credit card issuer posted adjusted earnings of $6.17 per share on revenues of $1.9 billion.…
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — October 30, 2012: Markets to Re-open Tomorrow (ACI, MPC, LAD, IDTI, BPL, AGN, ADM, CAR, AVP, BP, JCI, F, JDSU, STX, YNDX, BUD, MT, CNH, COCO, CMII, ETN, H, MA, PSX, CLX, WM, BP, BIDU, UBS)
U.S. stock markets were closed again today as New York City recovered from the damage brought on by Hurricane Sandy. In New York, both Nasdaq and the NYSE announced that the markets…
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Media Digest (10/17/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
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…
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — September 21, 2012: Markets Mixed on Quadruple Witching Day (FB, IBM, MA, MSI, AN, ORCL, CTAS, DRI, KBH, LEN, PSDV, RHT, S, AAPL, RIMM, DHRM, VVUS)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning, encouraged by a report from Europe that Spain was close to unveiling a rescue plan for the country’s banks that it would…
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (MO, AUO, AN, CMG, EMC, EXPE, FB, GT, GOOG, IBM, IP, JCP, LPL, LNKD, MA, MSI, NFLX, NTAP, VICL, YHOO)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) raised to Buy with $39 target at…
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Media Digest (9/21/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
The new Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 brings in long customer lines in Asia. (Reuters) Apple’s map application receives poor reviews. (Reuters) Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) says it will no…
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LinkedIn Market Value Surges Ahead of Other Web IPOs
LinkedIn Corp.’s (NYSE: LNKD) business model is supposed to be better than that of most other tech IPOs in the past year. The company has three lines of revenue: hiring solutions, marketing solutions…
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Major Changes Made To Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Stakes
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings showing that there have been some significant changes in the positions of the Berkshire…
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Banking, finance, and taxes
Visa’s Earnings Beat Matched With Big Share Buyback Plan
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) managed to exceed earnings estimates and the news is likely going to be viewed positively for rival Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA). Visa’s earnings were also bested by the…
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Media
Media Digest (7/25/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) blames poor earnings on slow sales in anticipation of the iPhone 5 and a sluggish economy. (Reuters) The Federal Reserve searches for new ways to help the sagging economy.…
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — July 6, 2012: Equities Soft on China Slowdown, European Debt
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning following report from China that it has cut inflation to an annualized rate of 2.2% in June (our coverage here). Lower inflation,…