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…
If you thought things were tough in the economy for retailers and apparel manufacturers, Goldman Sachs thinks they are going to get worse. Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA), Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:…
The second group is out, and here are the year-end holdings of Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). This filing shows the holdings alphabetically as “H to R” for stocks…
According to Reuters, Chrysler will idle its plant for a month to cut inventory and costs. Reuters reports that the SEC is under fire over the Madoff investigation. Reuters reports that Obama…
Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) seems to be avoiding the recession so far. Not entirely, but much better than other we have seen. The sports apparel giant made a profit of $391 million,…
These are the top downgrades or negative calls we have seen this Wednesday morning from Wall Street analysts: American Express (AXP) Started as Sell at Banc of America; Started as Sell at…
Jim Cramer came on CNBC’s MAD MONEY this week with several ideas for shotgun marriage merger proposals he wanted to throw out there where he was calling for more mergers from the…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer called for companies with high cash balances to make acquisitions while competitors are dirt cheap and vulnerable. Yesterday, Cramer called for Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)…
We have outlined the changes we have seen in the holdings of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and these were put into groups in alphabetical order from I to S…
