This weekend came both the Annual Meeting of Shareholders for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, NYSE: BRK-B) and the quarterly earnings report. So you have seen the stock market’s massive run up…
The age of the American CEO did not begin until the end of the 19th century. Prior to that time, all the largest businesses in America were run by owners and families…
Reuters: The head of GM says taxpayers may get their entire investment back. Reuters: Obama will urge tougher rules on Wall St. Reuters: The CEO of Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) attacked…
Reuters: The Chinese hinted they were ready to let the yuan rise. Reuters: Asian stocks are near a 22 month high. Reuters: Regulators plan to track fast frequency trading. Reuters: FTC may…
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) may be back at the higher-end of its 52-week trading range with shares at $30.51. But the glory days are long gone. This was a $60 and $70…
Short selling is seen for many reasons, but universally traders tend to track short selling to track the biggest changes in the short interest twice each month. Whether these are hedges, forward…
This weekend we will get to see the annual letter to shareholders from Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A). We expect a far more confident Buffett than what we…
It is one thing when credit agencies downgrade the sovereign debt of modest-sized nations such as Greece or Spain. It is quite another when the world’s largest economies like Japan or the…
Douglas A. McIntyre We already gave a full run-down position by position in the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) holdings as of December 31, 2009. What is interesting is that this round of 13F…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has just filed its year-end holdings for 2009, so these are Warren Buffett’s most recent holdings going into 2010. We have already seen some…
Reuters: Barclays (NYSE:BCS) earned $18 billion, was more than forecast. Reuters: The Eurozone gave Greece 30 days to show progress on its deficit. Reuters: The number of accident claims involving Toyota (NYSE:TM)…
Reuters: Toyota (NYSE:TM) said it would have charges of $2 billion for recalls, but posted a profit last quarter and improved its forecasts. Reuters: Shell’s (RDS.A) profits fell sharply. Reuters: Sony (NYSE:SNE)…
Reuters: Volcker will testify that banks should curb risky trading. Reuters: The US sees “no reason” to challenge the Toyota (NYSE:TM) plan to fix cars it has recalled for pedal trouble. Reuters: …
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) is still unloading more Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) stock. A filing from last night shows that another 87,992 shares were sold at a weighted average…
Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) downgraded the government debt of Greece from A1 to A2. Very few economists or bankers will be surprised. Greece is dealing with a shrinking economy and growing national debt and…
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