How to beat Warren Buffett to the punch
A little over seven years ago, on Aug. 15, 2008, the Motley Fool recommended shares of Precision Castparts (NYSE: PCP), an industry-leading manufacturer of complex metal components used by aerospace,...
View ArticleFar better times for ‘Washington Post’
No one has ever suggested that online traffic is a measure of journalistic excellence. The posts that go viral tend to be silly or salacious. Incisive policy analysis, not so much. Yet the fact that...
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Who might buy Yahoo? The short list could include AT&T, Comcast and Microsoft
Yahoo may be selling its core businesses, including email, news and online search. But who might be buying? Analysts think shoppers could include phone giant AT&T, search engine companies Google...
View ArticleOPEC will struggle as oil prices dip below $40
Oil prices dipped below $40 a barrel Wednesday ahead of this week’s meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to try to figure what, if anything, can be done to prop those prices...
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Dow off 159, negative for 2015 as U.S. oil slides below $40
U.S. stocks on Wednesday stayed mixed in a tight range even after fresh signals of a December rate hike from Janet Yellen — but then all three major benchmarks sank and finished down as news spread of...
View ArticleRadioShack names Nick Cannon as Chief Creative Officer
RadioShack’s desperation to regain relevancy collided with pop culture Wednesday when it named entertainment mogul Nick Cannon as its chief creative officer. For the electronics chain, which has been...
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Microsoft shareholder meeting tackles racism, ageism
SAN FRANCISCO — While Microsoft’s annual shareholder meeting Wednesday was largely a platform for executives to repeat the company’s mobile- and cloud-first mantra, the lengthy question and answer...
View ArticleFinance study makes case for hedging
The overuse of financial contracts known as derivatives — which were designed to help companies hedge against risk — was widely blamed for triggering the economic crisis of 2008. None other than Warren...
View ArticleTechnical analysis and the opportunity to earn
As with any system of analysis, the TA is not without drawbacks. Usually, the criticism of the first postulate is on two counts. 1. On the market there are “shocking” (in the sense of the unexpected)...
View ArticleSave Money on Your Groceries
If you are a homeowner then you know that saving money is always at the top of your list. When you have a family and house to take care of, your money may not be going as far as it used to. If you are...
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