If the market is open, the financials are down 10%. This will continue until we have another Bear Stearns-like failure. Bernanke has told us as much. Don't try to bottom-fish. These are failed...
Now that more than half the year is behind us, I thought it would be interesting to look at my top 5 performers through July 31, 2008. As dismal as the stock market has been this year, there are...
State Street is a dividend aristocrat as well as a component of the S&P 500 index. It has been increasing its dividends for the past 27 consecutive years. From the end of 1997 up until August 2008...
It appears that consumers who held their money in trusts are facing some confusion at Indymac. This includes missing balances as well as non-paid interest. It serves as a reminder to make sure...
It's easy to knock Jim Cramer but maybe some of the advice he gives is actually okay. His resume is more impressive than 99% of the brokers and analysts on the street.
Article | Updated Aug 30, 2007 | Views: 1389 | Comments: 3 Tags: jim cramer, mad money
Usually an acquisition makes some sense of some level to someone. The Roche offer to acquire the 44% of Genentech that it doesn't already own makes none at all. Here is why it is illogical....
I recently read a paper from Jeremy Siegel and Jeremy Schwartz titled “The Long-term Returns on the Original S&P 500 Firms�.
In this paper the authors calculate the total returns of a buy...
Chevron Corporation (formerly ChevronTexaco) is a global integrated oil company that has interests in exploration, production, refining and marketing, and petrochemicals. Linked here is a detailed...
Many individuals I've spoken with think that options are risky financial instruments. Depending on how they are used, they can be risky. But they can also be a wonderful way to control risk and...
Local.com says that they have some sort of patent to cover enhanced directory assistance (which incidentally is a very, very competitive space with many patents). Their stock goes up three-fold in...
The Street journalist Doug Kass (he's also the founder and president of Seabreeze Partners Management, Inc.) says that financials are cheap and poised to rebound. He may be right but I'm not going...
Henry Blodget made the prediction that Google would reach $3,000 in 1o-15 years. It's actually not that ridiculous a prediction. 10 years is a long time. He is now wondering where the floor is...
Everybody on Wall Street seemed to rush into Protein Design Labs when Dan Loeb bought at 9.8% stake. They are already heading for the exit as the CEO digs his heals in. Give this another few...
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