Year: 2009

Video: Conflicting Buffetts

When the story broke in the NY Times in October 2008, it was a message that seemed very clear. Sure, Mr. Buffett provided a good amount of wiggle room that provided a backdoor for his call to “BUY AMERICAN” – now. But he did tell us that it was time...

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Links and Reading for March 9th

Some of the more interesting and important items for March 9th :

Buffett Says U.S. Economy Has `Fallen Off a Cliff’ as Berkshire Units Hurt – I saw that…
UAW Backs Ford Concessions – No kidding….better to give a little in order to live..
Capital One Financial Slashes Dividend by 87%...

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TDI Podcast 99: S&P Racing to 500 or 1,000?

Guest: Charles Biderman, TrimTabs discusses why the S&P 500 may be dropping to 500 soon. At the same time, we pose the question: Is a dead cat bounce imminent? Listen in as both sides are discussed and opportunity knocks. Also, as TDI episode 100 approaches, we are asking that you...

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Links and Reading for March 8th

Some of the more interesting and important items for March 8th :

Mobile phone market share (Horowitz) – Iphone dominates, but others picking up steam
Microsoft and Google are among Barron’s top picks ( Horowitz) – There is an interesting move toward service related and those companies that can help businesses...

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Table: 1 out of 30 UP in 2009

There is only one stock in the Dow Jones 30 that is actually up YTD through 3/6/09. Take a look at the table below.
The winner?   IBM (IBM).

The next closest is Walmart (WMT) with a 12% loss.

(Corrected 3/8/09 – 9:30pm, thanks Erick!)

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Source: Horowitz...

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