24/7 Wall St. has created a new list of brands that will disappear, which includes Readers Digest, Kia Motors, Dollar Thrifty (NYSE: DTG), Zale (NYSE: ZLC), Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), T-Mobile, BP plc…
Reuters: Credit agencies may not be badly damaged in the financial reform bill. Reuters: Moody’s (NYSE: MCO) cut Greece’s rating to junk. Reuters: The euro dropped on profit taking. Reuters: Oil moved…
We have an unusual cast of characters in this week’s version of THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS for the week ahead, with almost none being tied to earnings. Some of the key stocks to…
Warren Buffett may not be immune to the world of political inquiries and those looking for more “What really happened?” answers out there. CNBC and others reported last night that the head…
Reuters: The US will suspend Arctic drilling. Reuters: Lehman sued JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) for billions of dollars. Reuters: The Fed’s Bullard said that promises of low rates for long periods have…
Warren Buffett does not have the same time frame as most investors. How many of you buy with a “forever” outlook? Buffett says he likes that term, short of whether he sees…
The head of sovereign debt rating is leaving Moody’s (NYSE: MCO). The company has been under withering criticism for its evaluations of mortgage-backed debt and paper issued by the treasuries of independent…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has shown its latest holdings as of the close on March December 31, 2010 after the close. These are Buffett’s most recent holdings, even…
MarketWatch: Shanghai closed down 2% and Europe is weak MarketWatch: The euro hit a four year low against the dollar. Reuters: BP plc (NYSE; BP) says it is making progress with the…
Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) has had the benefit of having Warren Buffett behind the company as the largest shareholder via Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B). What is interesting is how the bond…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 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…
Reuters: Doubts about the EU plan drove markets down. Reuters: SEC and the exchanges will boost market rules to prevent huge sell-offs. Reuters: A Fed official said nations must rebalance their inward and outward…
What happens when you have a huge rally and you still see many popular stocks not performing at all or hardly up at all on the broad market? Traders either chase the…
Bill Gross, the head investment officer of bond giant PIMCO and the most famous fixed-income investor in the world, dismissed Moody’s (NYSE: MCO) and S&P as deeply flawed arbiters of investment risk. In…
Douglas A. McIntyre MarketWatch: Asia shares were off by 2%. Reuters: Riots against austerity measures continued n Greece. Reuters: US regulators want to increase supervision of broadband. Reuters: The Fed’s Rosengren says rates must stay…
