Slowdown in the global economy has hit the construction equipment industry hard, leaving investors in the lurch. Industry leader Caterpillar Inc.
Keep Reading →
June 27 - News
Like many individual investors out there, my first lesson into stock investing focused on the key metrics.
Keep Reading →
June 20 - News
You may know the phrase "..... our favorite holding period is forever," part of a famous line uttered by mega-billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett.
Keep Reading →
June 18 - News
Amidst a difficult macroeconomic climate, is Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) still the right construction stock? How is Cummins Inc.
Keep Reading →
June 18 - News
"The rich will eat organic and the poor will eat poison," went one comment in reply to a story quoting New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman that labeling genetically modified...
Keep Reading →
June 18 - News
The global economy continues its gradual, albeit painfully slow, recovery from the financial crisis.
Keep Reading →
June 12 - News
When it comes to agricultural equipment, it's hard to find a better-known name than Deere & Company (NYSE:DE).
Keep Reading →
June 11 - News
The worldwide economic recovery appears to be encouraging; particularly, a couple of select sectors are demonstrating optimistic signs in fiscal year 2013.
Keep Reading →
June 11 - News
The stock market is on fire. Stocks have risen more than two times in price since the bull market started, in 2009. Still, now is not the time to cash out.
Keep Reading →
June 11 - News
Heavy equipment has experienced a rough patch over the past few years.
Keep Reading →
June 10 - News
CNH Global NV (ADR) (NYSE:CNH) was in 23 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
Keep Reading →
June 6 - News
With a market cap of $56 billion and a one year stock price growth of around 40%, Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON) looks like a wonderful investment.
Keep Reading →
June 6 - News
Dividend stocks are wildly popular these days. Most investors know that a bad bond market makes dividends attractive.
Keep Reading →
June 6 - News
The comedy "Blast from the Past" features Adam (Brendan Fraser) facing a modern LA after 35 years in his parents' fallout shelter.
Keep Reading →
June 6 - News
The agriculture industry has been receiving some negative sentiment after Deere & Company (NYSE:DE)’s earnings release, as the giant agriculture machinery producer warned ...
Keep Reading →
May 28 - News
If you'd ask most investors, hedge funds are perceived as worthless, outdated investment tools of the past.
Keep Reading →
May 28 - News
To most investors, hedge funds are viewed as slow, outdated investment vehicles of yesteryear.
Keep Reading →
May 28 - News
After releasing an outlook in early 2013 that said that the first quarter of 2013 was expected to be challenging, Caterpillar Inc.
Keep Reading →
May 22 - News
Record quarterly numbers that easily trampled Street estimates should have ideally charged up the bulls.
Keep Reading →
May 22 - News
In an SEC filing last week, the multi-billion dollar investment manager Southeastern Asset Management now owns some 12.2% of CNH Global NV (NYSE:CNH) .
Keep Reading →
May 21 - News
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long term.
Keep Reading →
May 20 - News
Mason Hawkins, the talented mind behind Southeastern Asset Management, has nearly $23 billion in total assets under management.
Keep Reading →
May 17 - News
Today's news from the financial markets was mixed regarding the U.S. economic outlook, with rising confidence levels from homebuilders inching closer to outright optimism.
Keep Reading →
May 15 - News
Shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) rallied during the past several days by nearly 9%. Nonetheless, this heavy-machinery company hasn’t done well in the past quarter.
Keep Reading →
May 13 - News
On Wednesday, Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) will release its latest quarterly results.
Keep Reading →
May 13 - News
"Warren is in the House" went Buffett's first tweet ever. And so he is, the farmhouse.
Keep Reading →
May 7 - Hedge Funds
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT)’s fortunes depend more on the economy than its own internal doings, something that was evidenced in its recent quarterly report.
Keep Reading →
April 30 - News
As the economies around the world are stabilizing, every industry needs equipment to keep up with the pace.
Keep Reading →
April 30 - News
"Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman appropriated the title of the game show for a presentation labeling multilevel marketing firm Herbalife Ltd.
Keep Reading →
April 29 - Hedge Funds
Howard Ward runs GAMCO’s growth portfolio, and is charge of billions of dollars of investment capital.
Keep Reading →
April 27 - Hedge Funds
Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) is the leading agricultural equipment manufacturer of the world.
Keep Reading →
April 23 - News
With Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Keep Reading →
April 19 - News
Next Monday, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) will release its latest quarterly results.
Keep Reading →
April 19 - News
Last year’s drought brought upon a massive destruction of crop yield, which sent crop prices to 6 year highs.
Keep Reading →
April 19 - News
Last year’s drought brought upon a massive destruction of crop yield, which sent crop prices to 6 year highs.
Keep Reading →
April 19 - News
Although large insider buys are a fairly common occurrence at publicly traded companies, it is rare for a game-changing accumulation to occur within the space of a few weeks.
Keep Reading →
April 18 - Insider Trading
Wednesday's 1% decline in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Keep Reading →
April 12 - News
Shares of top nuclear power generator Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) have fallen about 10% over the past 12 months.
Keep Reading →
April 5 - News
In a recent Forbes list of 100 America’s Best Small Companies, there is one conglomerate that impressed me with its growing and consistent historical operating performance.
Keep Reading →
April 2 - News
It's been a blistering fourth quarter for Japan and its Nikkei stock index.
Keep Reading →
March 30 - News
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, reported record earnings in 2012. Its stock has fallen over 12% since Feb.
Keep Reading →
March 28 - News
With the Dow at all-time highs, it’s easy to think that the world economy is doing rather well.
Keep Reading →
March 26 - News
This stock has rallied more than 8% since the last time I wrote on it, even etching a new 52-week high for itself some days back.
Keep Reading →
March 26 - News
Earnings season is just about over, with almost all companies already having reported their quarterly results.
Keep Reading →
March 25 - News
Since the week of Jan. 22, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) has only had one winning week.
Keep Reading →
March 24 - News
In today’s marketplace, there are plenty of methods shareholders can use to analyze Mr. Market. A duo of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
Keep Reading →
March 21 - Hedge Funds
Let's face it: As the longtime CEO of the world's most successful diversified financial holding company, and currently the world's fourth-richest man, Warren Buffett is by far...
Keep Reading →
March 21 - Hedge Funds
Not too long ago, I tagged this stock as one of the best picks for 2013 riding on stupendous numbers, solid guidance, and macro tailwinds.
Keep Reading →
March 19 - News
Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) reported first quarter earnings on Feb. 13 and they widely beat analyst expectations.
Keep Reading →
March 18 - News