Posts Tagged the-closing

Delisting Posse Heads to Ambac (FNM, FRE, ABK)

We already knew all about the big delistings for Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE).  Now the delisting process is heading the way of Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

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The Twenty Poorest Nations In The World

A thousand dollars or less per person per year in GDP - the consequence of poverty, genocide, years of war, lack of natural resources, poor farm management, and limited access to clean water and health care. This is the follow-up to 24/7 Wall St.’s Twenty Most Productive Nations. Eighteen of the poorest countries by GDP per [[ This is a content summary only.

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CIT Earnings… Sins of Thy Bankrupt Father (CIT)

CIT Group, Inc. (NYSE: CIT) is out of bankruptcy, has John Thain as its new CEO, and is trying to get on with life in ‘the new normal’ in a sector where making money is going to be more of a privilege than a right for some time.  After the closing bell, the turnaround financier [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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The Buffett and Berkshire S&P Set-Up (BRK-B, BRK-A, BNI)

Today is the great trade set-up that many have been expecting and hoping would come for more than a decade.  Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) is completing the acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI), but more importantly this is the closing bell that Berkshire Hathaway gets added to the S&P 500 Index.  [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Bill Gates Goes Deeper Into Autos (AN, MSFT, KMX, BRK-A)

Bill Gates was noted just last week as getting more entrenched in the waste disposal sector.  It turns out that Mr.

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