I Love Brands, I Love Investing in Unilever
Filed under: Investing LONDON -- Thinking about it for a minute, it is rare for me to buy any item that is not a brand. This does not mean that I am hugely materialistic or a "brand snob," but I do...
View ArticleAkzoNobel Divesting German Paint Stores
Filed under: Investing In a move designed to strengthen the performance of its German decorative paints business, Netherlands-based paint giant AkzoNobel announced today that it is divesting to...
View ArticleTwo-Thirds of Dassault Shareholders to Receive Stock for Dividend
Filed under: Investing At the May 30 annual shareholders' meeting of Dassault Systemes , a dividend of 0.80 euros per share for fiscal 2012 was agreed upon, with each investor able to determine whether...
View ArticleThis Gun Maker Just Blew Away Earnings Estimates
Filed under: Investing Gun-loving investors, rejoice! On Tuesday, firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson just capped a banner year with a record fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report. So why did the...
View ArticleDr. Reddy's Launches Generic Lamictal
Filed under: Investing Following FDA approval of its abbreviated new drug application, or ANDA, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories announced today that it launched its lamotrigine extended-release tablets, the...
View Article1 Stock Portfolio for Boomer Children
Filed under: Investing Three out of five Americans in their 30s are at risk of experiencing a decline in their standard of living after they retire. But despite this dire statistic, your retirement...
View ArticleWhen Value Investing Fails
Filed under: Investing Though I am definitely a value investing advocate, there are simply times when basic value concepts like fair value and margin of safety fail to provide useful conclusions in...
View ArticleBuy Amazon Before Other Investors Realize Their Mistake
Filed under: Investing I consider Amazon.com one of the rare companies that an investor can buy and add to over a period of not just years, but potentially decades. It has one of the strongest...
View ArticleGreat News! GDP's in the Pits
Filed under: Investing Markets jumped today in response to a surprising downward revision in Q1 GDP from 2.4% to 1.8%, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 150 points, or 1%, as a result. You...
View ArticleKratos Wins $18 Million Medical Amplifier Award
Filed under: Investing Although Kratos Defense & Security Systems is primarily a national security contractor whose work is typically performed on a military base, in a secure facility, or at a...
View ArticleCourt Sets Office Depot Annual Meeting in Stone
Filed under: Investing Ever since private-equity firm Starboard Value became Office Depot's largest shareholder late last year, the two have been butting heads over replacing the company's board...
View ArticleThe 3M You Don't Know
Filed under: Investing Forget what you know about 3M : that it's been around for more than a century, posts sales in the tens of billions of dollars, and enjoys a reputation as a consistent, if...
View ArticleShareholders Approve Going-Private Plan for 7 Days Group
Filed under: Investing Chinese economy hotel chain 7 Days Group announced today that the company's shareholders had approved the going-private proposal that was offered up on Feb. 28. Approximately...
View ArticleTessera Tech Names an Interim CFO
Filed under: Investing Troubled Tessera Technologies announced today that it has named a new interim chief financial officer, John Allen, who was previously the company controller. He will immediately...
View ArticleEquity Lifestyle Properties to Split Stock 2-for-1
Filed under: Investing Real estate investment trust Equity Lifestyle Properties announced yesterday that it's splitting its stock 2-for-1 on July 15 for holders of record on July 5. Investors will...
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Don't Count Coal Stocks Out Yet
Filed under: Investing Why were investors so surprised that President Obama wanted to launch a "war on coal"? They were warned during his first presidential campaign that he wanted to bankrupt anyone...
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Tremor Video Prices Initial Public Offering
Filed under: Investing Tremor Video Prices Initial Public Offering NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tremor Video, Inc. (NYS: TRMR) , a leading provider of technology-driven video advertising solutions,...
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Why Are So Many Companies Incorporated in Delaware?
Filed under: Investing You can find the words "A Delaware Company" on the first page of SEC filings from many companies. Perhaps you skip over the boring format pages in the beginning. Maybe you just...
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Why Tesla's Battery-Swap Machine Will Boost Profits
Filed under: Investing Last week, Tesla Motors showed off an innovation that can only be described as "cool": a system that swaps out the battery pack of the Model S and installs a new one -- in just...
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What Ford's 2015 Mustang Could Look Like
Filed under: Investing Ford's Mustang has been a hit with muscle car fanatics over the decades and has appeared in thousands of movies, television shows, and games. For that reason we shouldn't be...
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