Hints of the GE Dividend Hike (GE, MMM, UTX)
As we have been expecting for a month or more, General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is now acting as though it is probably closer to raising its dividend than what some were expecting even…
As we have been expecting for a month or more, General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is now acting as though it is probably closer to raising its dividend than what some were expecting even…
Warren Buffett’s new annual letter to shareholders is out. This is a far different read than a year ago. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) said its annual shareholder value rose by 19.8%, a…
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 delivery trades,…
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 witnessed last…
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 holdings get…
Today is the great trade set-up that many have hoped would come for more than a decade. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) is completing the acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI),…
GE (GE) has an odd habit of creating names for the initiatives taken on by its largest divisions or company-wide themes that show the conglomerate’s plans for global growth. One of the latest of…
“Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting progress in the arts and the sciences and a flourishing socialist culture in our land.” Mao Zedong,…
While we were getting ready to post our next round of large companies which we think will be hiking their dividends in 2010, one of the companies beat us to the punch. Earlier this…
It has been speculated that this may occur, but few were expecting this news this soon. Warren Buffett has been notified by Standard & Poor’s Indexes that Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) will replace Burlington Northern…
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has a unique speech with what will seem like some very new direction occurring today. Chairman & CEO Jeff Immelt has prepared a speech for delivery to the United…
GE (NYSE:GE) will pick up close to $8 billion in net cash as part of its deal to pass a majority interest in its NBCU unit to Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)leaving the conglomerate with 49%. GE has not done much…
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has seen at least some decent trading action today, despite the softness in the market. The stock was reaffirmed as “Overweight” at JPMorgan, but the research call sounded much…
With the passing of each hour, there are more media reports that talks between GE (NYSE:GE) and Vivendi for the French company to sell its 20% of NBCU to the American conglomerate have moved closer to collapse.…
John Rice, chief executive of GE’s technology infrastructure division, told Reuters that he expects results at his business to be weak in 2010. “We’re not expecting a significant growth rate next year,” he said. A…