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Berkshire Hathaway & Warren Buffett Add More Wells Fargo Shares (BRK-A, BRK-B, WFC)

Posted: April 30, 2011 at 11:23 am

We took a look through more of the earnings data from the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A; BRK-B) annual meeting this morning and there was one key change in the stock holdings.  We detailed ...
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    • Berkshire Hathaway Earnings: Insurance Losses Cut Income By More Than Half (BRK-A, BRK-B)

    Posted: April 30, 2011 at 11:14 am

    Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A; BRK-B) is hosting its annual meeting of shareholders today and the company has just released its preliminary earnings report for the first quarter.  As a remi...
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    The Top 5 Analyst Calls of the Week, Plus Bonus (DNDN, INSP, MCP, SIRI, VICL, SLV, SIVR)

    Posted: April 30, 2011 at 8:01 am

    This last week brought many reactionary calls from analysts after earnings.  Our goal in the top analyst calls of the week is not to highlight after-the-fact research but to highlight those research ...
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    Commodities Watch: Iron Ore Prices Hit China’s Steelmakers; Caterpillar Soars; Lumber Prices Remain Soft; Coffee at Near-Record High (BHP, RIO, VALE, CAT, WY, DHI, SBUX)

    Posted: April 29, 2011 at 4:38 pm

    Today's report on commodities begins with some sobering news from Chinese steel makers and some roaring news from a maker of heavy equipment. Lumber prices remain low, but arabica coffee beans are at ...
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    IPO Rethink… Groupon Faces Mountains of Competition (GOOG, TZOO, KNOT, AMZN, OPEN, RLOC, REDF, LOCM, SPMD, WMT)

    Posted: April 29, 2011 at 4:08 pm

    Groupon is supposed to be one of the 24/7 Wall Street Top 17 IPOs to Watch in 2011.  That hasn't changed, but our skepticism is growing at the same time that internet valuations for these emerging so...
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    IPO Watch: Teavana, Nirvana Meets Tea (TEA)

    Posted: April 29, 2011 at 3:06 pm

    If you are one who likes to see new retail brands come public in initial public offerings, a new IPO filing will be one you want to watch.  A company called Teavana Holdings, Inc. has filed its paper...
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    Major Earnings Due Early Next Week (CHK, CIM, DNDN, HIG, JKS, RAX, USU, ADM, CMCSA, FSLR, LVS, MA, OPEN, PFE, SIRI, YOKU)

    Posted: April 29, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    Next week will mark the third week of the full daily earnings onslaught in what is really the fourth week of earnings season.  There are many market-moving companies and sector-moving companies repor...
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    Alternative Energy Watch: Total to Acquire SunPower; Amyris Opens Plant in Brazil; Wind Power Installations Rise (TOT, SPWRA, AMRS, GEVO, WMT)

    Posted: April 29, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    Today's alternative energy review includes more than the offer by France's Total SA (NYSE: TOT) to acquire a controlling interest in SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA). There's also a new biofuels plant i...
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    Time for Valero to Rethink its Dividend Strategy (VLO)

    Posted: April 29, 2011 at 11:07 am

    Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) has just recently announced its routine $0.05 dividend per common share per quarter.  This $0.20 comes to a yield of only about 0.7% for investors.  Oil investors hav...
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    The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: Companies With The Worst Press (4/29/2011

    Posted: April 29, 2011 at 11:05 am

    A great deal of the most harsh business press is related to Warren Buffett companies and the Sokol insider trading scandal. The puts Berkshire Hathaway and Lubrizol on the list Allergan received n...
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    Will the Silver Rush Kill a Faltering Economy? (STP, EK, SLV, GLD)

    Posted: April 29, 2011 at 10:30 am

    One factor driving the price of silver through the roof is its use in industrial products. About half the world's demand for silver comes from industries such as solar PV makers like Suntech Power Hol...
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    Will All Oil Companies Buy Into Solar Future? BP Vindication? (TOT, SPWRA, BP, COP, CVX, XOM, FSLR, JKS, JASO, TSL, STP, LDK, CSIQ, WFR, ESLR, TAN)

    Posted: April 29, 2011 at 9:58 am

    Solar stocks have been wickedly punishing for many shareholders after the oil bubble of 2008 popped and then again during the recession.  A new dal may have just reset the value as a deal came that w...
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    Today’s Best Market Rumors (4/29/2011) Golf M&A

    Posted: April 29, 2011 at 9:06 am

    Updated throughout the day Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and Callaway (NYSE: ELI) may buy Fortune Brands (Reuters) Alcatel Lucent and Siemens may have an IPO of their enterprise joint venture (Bloomberg...
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    Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (CSTR, RIMM, SONC, SPWRA, TOT)

    Posted: April 29, 2011 at 8:49 am

    Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning.  We are tracking news and moves in shares of Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR), Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), So...
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    Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AGCO, AAPL, BIDU, BMI, CL, DNDN, DOW, FLEX, INSP, TAP, REGN, RIMM, TSM, VLO, VZ, GWW, SLV, SIVR)

    Posted: April 29, 2011 at 8:38 am

    These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. AGCO Corporation (NASDAQ: AGCO) Maintained Outperform as Bull of t...
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