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The Apple iPad is Released
January 28, 2010 - 7:09 am
Tags: Apple, iPad, Steve Jobs
Posted in Financial News | No comments
Apple unveiled the iPad yesterday and there was a lot of hype surrounding the release further solidifying the fact that Apple knows how to do PR. As for the device it is a cool piece of technology, but that is about it. There are some fun things you can do to waste time and you [...]
Berkshire Hathaway Will Enter The S&P 500
January 27, 2010 - 8:36 am
Tags: Berkshire Hathaway, S&P 500, Warren Buffett
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This is big news as it Berkshire Hathaway will be replacing Northern Santa Fe on the S&P 500.
Buffett & Berkshire Snag S&P 500 Spot
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: [...]
Obama Plan Could Hurt Hedge Funds
January 25, 2010 - 7:45 am
Tags: Hedge fund, Investment
Posted in Financial News | No comments
Obama’s plan could have more drastic effects than previously thought. The plan places a limit on what banks can “own” as well as where they can invest. This article explores some of the side effects.
Hedge Funds Could Be Hurt by Obama’s Plan
Experts say that Obama’s plan to reform commercial banks could have an adverse impact [...]
Venture Investments Were Down In 2009
January 22, 2010 - 9:28 am
Tags: Investment, Venture capital
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Venture investments are down, but the number of deals are still going strong. Venture capitalists seem to look at more smaller deals rather than a few large deals to help spread their money around.
2009 venture investments lowest since 1997, cleantech fell 52 percent
Now that 2009 is over, we can add up the numbers on how [...]
Warren Buffet Agrees to Stock Split
January 20, 2010 - 7:39 am
Tags: Berkshire Hathaway, Stock split, Warren Buffett
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Warren Buffet has always thought about value rather than price. The value doesn’t only relate to a business or a stock. It also relates to people. In the past he refused a stock split for fear of attracting worthless traders rather than valuable investors as partners. Is Berkshire Hathaway suffering or is Warren Buffet trying [...]
Kraft Preparing To Take Over Cadbury
January 19, 2010 - 9:24 am
Tags: Cadbury Kraft, Warren Buffett
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It looks like the deal is going to happen despite Buffet’s vocal disapproval. Time will tell if there was any validity to Buffet’s concerns.
Kraft poised to make knockout bid for Cadbury
Kraft may increase its takeover offer for Cadbury by more than the market expects, to between 840p and 850p per share, I have learned.
At that [...]
Cadbury Shares Rise as Talks Continue
January 18, 2010 - 7:43 am
Tags: Cadbury plc, Kraft Foods
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Kraft is increasing their bid for Cadbury. I hope you got in last time I posted about this. This will likely still increase as the talk continues.
Cadbury Shares Rise on Bid Speculation
Cadbury shares are up 1.7% at 807 pence (approx. $13.14) on reports Kraft Foods will raise its bid for the company to around 820 [...]
Consumer Prices Were Lower Than Reported
January 15, 2010 - 8:17 am
Tags: Economy, Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices
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Consumer prices where lower than expected in December leading many to believe that recovery is not under way quite yet. There seem to be two differing beliefs about the economy. One of them says the economy is starting to improve and the other is basically saying we are entering wave 2 which means the worst [...]