Most people in America now are probably not as interested in what Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) did for earnings after the closing bell today, but the Tiger Woods story is still big…
Douglas A. McIntyre The second half of December is supposed to be when trading volume starts slowing down. That does not look to be the case for this coming week, and this list of the unusual suspects is…
Tiger Woods has lost a lot of his friends, at least among the public. A new Rasmussen survey released today reports that a national telephone survey found that just 38% of Americans now have a…
Douglas A. McIntyre Tiger Woods has been the dominating news force over the last week. It has been such a distraction that we have even worried that this would take everyone’s eyes and ears off…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) has its Q3-2009 public equity holdings as of September 30, 2009. In our group “A to F” we noted some interim changes in the lot. Here are…
There are a number of ways to rank brand values. One of the most important is the level at which a brand contributes to the market value of a public company. 24/7…
Updated throughout the day. Update: RADVision (RVSN) is trading down over 33% on rumors that the Cisco (CSCO) buyout of Tandberg will cost it nearly 40% of its revenue. (Morgan Keegan) Update: Friday’s…
Reuters: China celebrated 60 years of communist rule as a capitalist economy. Reuters: The IMF cut global debt write-offs to $3.4 trillion. Reuters: CIT (CIT) is close to a deal to give…
Several consulting firms post annual figures for the world’s most valuable brands. The two best known are probably the Interbrand and BrandZ surveys. They are notably different, up until now at least.…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) has released its Q2-2009 public equity holdings as of June 30, 2009. There are some portfolio changes that have been seen here from the end of Q1…
Reuters: Political battles are likely to make this a tough year for the Fed. Reuters: The head of Toyota (TM) warned of two more tough years. Reuters: Lawmakers accused Fed of a…
Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) is still trying to find its footing with its dominance during a nasty economy, no pun intended. The sportswear, apparel, footwear, and equipment giant posted $0.99 EPS on…
Douglas A. McIntyre These are ten of the top research calls from Wall Street’s analyst wave of daily upgrades, downgrades, and initiations this Friday morning: Applied Materials (AMAT) Cut to Hold at Citigroup. Chipotle Mexican…
The first quarter of 2009 Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) holdings are now out for the cut off date here of March 31, 2009. There are some changes from…
According to Reuters, the Fed’s plans to buy Treasuries is like a program called “Operation Twist” which was part of the agencies effort to help the economy almost fifty years ago. Reuters…
