Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), is currently worth about $44 billion, according to Forbes' list of the world's richest people.
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August 16 - News
Sites like Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) changed all that. And there is another social media opportunity that beats out even Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB).
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August 16 - News
The magazine examined some large companies as the drivers in this new technological push, which hinges largely on the continued adoption of portable devices, like cellphones, ...
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August 14 - News
Hidden inflation is an insidious devourer of profit. Forget what the Consumer Price Index is telling us -- higher costs don't always get passed on to the consumer.
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August 14 - News
If you're a regular reader of StreetAuthority, you've probably seen me recommend chip-manufacturer Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) before.
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August 14 - News
You may already be familiar with the story of Levi Strauss, the German immigrant who made his fortune during the gold rush -- not by striking gold, but by supplying the rough-...
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August 14 - News
Brent crude oil, which comes from the Middle East, Africa and Europe, has been far more expensive than West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude, which is drilled right here in the ...
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August 14 - News
Second-quarter earnings season was a bit of a bust. Although earnings remain at an all-time high, the pace of earnings growth continues to look weak.
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August 14 - News
There's only one sector I'm aware of where ideas can be immediately and precisely valued in dollars and cents.
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August 14 - News
And in the race to tap into the burgeoning natural gas vehicle market, the growth stock has typically ruled the day. Westport Innovations Inc.
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August 13 - News
Between 1927 and 2012, for instance, small caps produced annual returns of 12.9%, compared with 9.9% for large companies.
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August 13 - News
This beaver-tailed, otter-footed, semi-aquatic creature is the only mammal on the planet that lays eggs instead of giving live birth.
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August 13 - News
Sure, you hear about India, China, Russia, and Brazil. And for good reason -- those countries are growing at incredible rates, which has made many investors rich already...
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August 12 - News
What do Warren Buffett and Sir John Templeton have in common? They both made billions by following one simple maxim: Find stocks or industries that are absolutely loathed.
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August 12 - News
You've no doubt heard many times that one of the best ways to make money in the stock market is to buy stocks when they're "hated." In fact, Warren Buffett has followed this path...
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August 12 - News
I don't know which is worse: The fact that insider trading was legal for some of our nation's wealthiest politicians...
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August 12 - News
As Standard & Poor's gears up to prep the next group of companies to join the S&P 500, investors are trying to game the system by buying stocks that have a strong chance of graduating...
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August 12 - News
A big part of my job as managing editor of StreetAuthority involves talking with our premium newsletter experts to get a sense of what they like in the market, where they think...
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August 11 - News
Over the past few years, the notion of Murphy's law comes to mind for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX), the world's largest copper miner.
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August 11 - News
We all know the value of investing in dividend stocks.
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August 7 - News
In any given year, an up-and-coming fund manager is able to make some great investment moves, propelling him to the top of the annual leaderboard.
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August 7 - Hedge Funds
Close to 93% of Americans eat this cuisine every month. More than 3 billion units are sold yearly in the United States alone, an annual revenue stream of $32 billion.
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August 7 - News
A big part of my job as managing editor of StreetAuthority involves talking with our premium newsletter experts to get a sense of what they like in the market, where they think...
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August 7 - News
Thanks to a dome of cool air that is enveloping much of the eastern United States, natural gas prices are back in freefall, falling roughly $1 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) since...
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August 7 - News
As the Federal Reserve's loose monetary policy pours fuel on an already combustible economy, the stock market spirals higher and higher.
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August 6 - News
A big part of my job as managing editor of StreetAuthority involves talking with our premium newsletter experts to get a sense of what they like in the market, where they think...
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August 6 - News
In the summer of 1990, the U.S. economy was quickly losing altitude. By the fourth quarter, the nation's GDP had fallen by nearly 4%.
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August 6 - News
His words came to mind while I was thinking about which companies might benefit from rising interest rates.
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August 6 - News
Although this Canadian company has marketed its products to men since it was founded in 1998 -- and earns a surprising 12% of its revenue from that segment -- it is looking ...
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August 6 - News
If I'm investigating a retail stock, I visit store locations. If I'm researching an equipment manufacturer, I want to see its products operate and talk to its customers.
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August 5 - News
Case in point: Many investors jumped at abnormally high yields in financial stocks like Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) when its yield jumped above 10% shortly before the company eliminated...
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August 5 - News
In recent speeches promoting his renewed emphasis on the economy, President Barack Obama has been reinforcing his commitment to investing in the country's infrastructure, saying...
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August 5 - News
The white noise of the Federal Reserve has drowned out the roar of the rail industry.
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August 5 - News
A big part of my job as managing editor of StreetAuthority involves talking with our premium newsletter experts to get a sense of what they like in the market, where they think...
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August 5 - News
This week, we looked at three stocks in position to profit -- in an under-the-radar way -- from the coming shift in U.S. demographics and the developed world.
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August 5 - News
I have had burgers all over North America from down-and-dirty burger shacks to the finest restaurants such as Daniel Boulud's DBGB Kitchen & Bar in Las Vegas, New York's Old...
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August 5 - News
When it comes to the stock market, bigger isn't always better. Everyone heard the phrase "too big to fail" during the most recent financial crisis.
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August 5 - ETF Trading
I distinctly remember often enjoying TV commercials and magazine ads more than the actual shows and articles.
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August 5 - News
More than 10,000 Americans reach the age of 65 every day and move the demographic needle further to a change in spending power, preferences and political clout.
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August 1 - News
The social network blew through both earnings and revenue expectations.
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August 1 - News
No matter how careful you are with your finances or how much effort you put into switching banks to avoid fees, eventually you will be hit with some kind of fee.
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July 31 - News
A few years after the global economy emerged from the economic crisis of 2008, commodity prices began to surge, thanks to ongoing robust demand from China.
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July 31 - News
After a volatile few months, interest rates appear to be settling back into a tight trading range, For example, the yield on the 10-year U.S.
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July 30 - News
At last count, my Kindle contained well over 100 books about these subjects, and that doesn't count the scores of paperbacks and hardbacks overflowing from my bookshelf and ...
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July 30 - News
I'm not dour or unfriendly by any means, but most consider my interests and passions uninteresting at best and mind-numbingly boring at worst.
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July 30 - News
With natural gas plummeting to an all-time low in the summer of 2012 and crude contained by slow economic growth, energy stocks have been big underperformers.
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July 30 - News
A recent fit of virtuous (if misguided) housecleaning ended up costing me $600, but what I learned in the process could provide you with a chance to get in on a secondary play...
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July 29 - News
Well, the hits keep on coming.
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July 29 - News
I grew up near several major rivers where I often fished and boated as a youngster. Although these rivers were hundreds of yards wide, they were usually shallow.
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July 29 - News
