The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today:
Loews Corp (
L) reported Monday it swung to a
profit in the first quarter, earning 99 cents per share, and beating estimates of 96 cents per share as revenue jumped 28% to $3.71 billion.
Goldman Sachs (
GS) got a vote of confidence this weekend from none other than
Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway (
BRK.A,
BRK.B) owns...
Continue reading Stocks in the News: United-Continental, Loews, Goldman
Stocks in the News: United-Continental, Loews, Goldman originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 03 May 2010 07:55:00.
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Fairfax Financial, a Canadian property and casualty insurance provider, has agreed to pay $1.4 billion for California workers compensation insurer Zenith National Insurance. The $38-per-share deal comes at a 31.4% premium.
Continue reading Fairfax Financial Works Up a $1.4 Billion Deal for Zenith National
Fairfax Financial Works Up a $1.4 Billion Deal for Zenith National originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:45:00.
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I have created a new benchmark against which investors can track the returns of their stocks and mutual funds. It can also be used to evaluate the performance of your "market-beating" broker or adviser. I call this index the Solin Random Stock Index (SRSI). Here's how I put it together. I took the spelling of my last name and punched each letter into the
DailyFinance quote engine. Then I selected the first two stocks that appeared for each letter. My only criteria was that the stocks were listed on a U.S. stock exchange.
Continue reading Can New Index Beat a Chimp's Stock Picks?
Can New Index Beat a Chimp's Stock Picks? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:30:00.
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