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Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:35:00 GMT

The S&P 500 comprises of 500 large cap common stocks actively traded in the United States. The largees public companies that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ are included in the S&P 500 index. The S&P 500 index was lunched in 1957 and is a value weighted index which is based on the 500 American stocks with the largest market capitalizations. The S&P 500 is the most widely followed index After the Dow Jones Industrial Average index and it is considered a barometer for the American economy. The S&P 500 index is included in the Index of Leading Indicators. There are the number of trading vehicle that are designed to follow the S&P 500 index. Hundreds of billions of US dollars have been invested in this index. The SPY (Exchange Traded Fund) is one of the most actively trading stock over the world. The Rydex,[More...]

January 13, 2009: Conglomerates, Easy Pickings?

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:03:00 GMT

Back in the good old days of Dow 900, the Chevy Nova and Jimmy Carter's brother urinating on an airport runway after a few too many Billy Beers, companies that bought companies for no other reason than to enlarge were blessed as conglomerates and traded in a similar fashion to techs in the mid-90s (without the 24/7 media hype and talking heads goading potential investors, of course). Investors soured on them when the realization set in that many of these acquisitions were bought for no sane reason and then poorly managed into fiscal oblivion. Conglomerates may well be returning to favor. This time, a few are focused using the Buffet model and others are straight-up value plays that may prove to be winners when the economy rebounds - maybe even a bit earlier. Sure, there are companies of this genre that are stinkers, but a few may offer compelling returns over time. Here are some that are presently trading below a PE of 10, based upon[More...]

Giving Inflation A Chance

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:25:00 GMT

All I am saying is…let's give inflation a chance. (with apologies to the late John Lennon) OK, so I was wrong about the $100 oil before $150 but $200 before $50 forecast. The commodity markets have been clobbered by this global economic crisis. The World Bank’s latest forecast for commodities is “real food prices are expected to fall by 26 percent between 2008 and 2010, oil prices by 25 percent, and metals prices by 32 percent.” With the news that China’s exports are falling, the [More...]

Short Ideas For Wednesday

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:45:00 GMT

Stocks continue to trend higher, and dip buyers have shown no reluctance to step up when required. Underneath the stock market action yesterday, we can see that the US dollar lost ground on increasing volume. Oil, gold, and silver were particularly strong yesterday. The move in oil looks particularly bullish here, definitively breaking out of a downtrend with high volume. [More...]

October 12, 2008: Securities For "The List", Part One

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:17:00 GMT

As I posted late last week, it is time to begin making a list of those beaten down sectors and individual securities that may bring life back to your portfolio(s) in the future. I am not, repeat -NOT - recommending immediate purchase. The markets are still too destabilized for considered actions unless your objective is pure speculation. I am beginning to do screens featuring the worst performing sectors over the past year. Amongst these include Energy (down 40.46%), Financials (down 38.60%), Capital Goods (down 39.80%) and Conglomerates (down 44.50%). One could consider buying the ETFs for these sectors, perhaps through iShares. However, for the brave, looking at individual stocks for your list might be the way to obtain some very handsome returns.Here are a few stocks within the above sectors that feature an interesting profit margin (TTM) vs. their five year profit margin average. All have been beaten to[More...]

Leucadia National—Consistently Ahead of the Curve

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:27:00 GMT

Everyone has heard the theory that no investor can expect to consistently beat the market over the long term; the stock market today is simply too efficient. Of course, in most cases this sentiment is correct; it is exceedingly difficult to be on the righ[More...]

Leucadia National Corporation

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:28:00 GMT

Tomorrow is shaping up to be a down market, and it may be a good day to start scaling into Leucadia National Corp. (ticker:LUK). Leucadia is an eclectic investment company that is somewhat similar to Berkshire Hathaway, which I posted on a few weeks ago.LUK was founded in 1854. It engages in manufacturing, telecommunications, property management and services, gaming entertainment, real estate activities, medical product development, and winery operations. It is run by two very talented managers- Ian Cumming and Joseph Steinberg, who have received praise from Warren Buffet.I recommend reading some of Leucadia's "Letters from Chairmen and[More...]

Crisis Investing Now!

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:41:42 GMT

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Stock Market Fundamental and Technical Analysis for May 29

Fri, 30 May 2008 05:55:10 GMT

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AmeriCredit Deal: ABS Market Thawing

Wed, 21 May 2008 21:29:38 GMT

It would seem that credit markets, frozen at the beginning of the year are beginning to shake loose..[More...]

Capmark Financial files for bankruptcy protection

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:50:00 GMT

CHICAGO - Capmark Financial Group, one of the nation's largest commercial real estate lenders, has filed for bankruptcy protection amid mounting bad debt.
"We view this reorganization process as an unfortunate but necessary response to recent unprecedented conditions in financial and commercial real estate markets, which presented a significant challenge for Capmark and similarly situated finance companies," said Capmark President and CEO Jay Levine, in a statement.
Last month, Horsham, Pa.-based Capmark posted a $1.6 billion quarterly loss, as it set aside $345.8 million to cover loan losses during the quarter ended June 30.

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January 13, 2009: Conglomerates, Easy Pickings?

Giving Inflation A Chance

Short Ideas For Wednesday

October 12, 2008: Securities For "The List", Part One

Leucadia National—Consistently Ahead of the Curve

Leucadia National Corporation

Crisis Investing Now!

Stock Market Fundamental and Technical Analysis for May 29

AmeriCredit Deal: ABS Market Thawing

Capmark Financial files for bankruptcy protection

CIT Group sweetens debt buyback offer

Future of Market Common's Bond Deal With Myrtle Beach Unclear

$2B Gasification Plant in La. Blazes New Trail for Industry

Norfolk to Start Cleaning Up Site of Stalled Granby Tower

Norfolk Starts Cleaning Up Site of Stalled Granby Tower

RidgewaterEquity.Com Free Fundamental Sector &Amp; Market Research on NCR, PNM, NFX, WMT, MS and LUK

Capmark Financial Group Inc. Enters into Agreement for the Potential Sale of Its North American Servicing and Mortgage Banking Businesses

Leucadia National Corporation Announces Six Month 2009 Results

Leucadia National Corporation Announces First Quarter 2009 Results

Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada - Trade Resumption - Pacific Lottery Corp. - LUK - V

Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada - Trading Halt - Pacific Lottery Corp. - LUK - V

WallStSense.Com Free Research Report for Shareholders of AMX, LUK, REG and BZH

Leucadia National Corporation Announces 2008 Results

FiSpace.net Releases Editorial for Investors of Holding Companies DOMK, GE, BRK-A, LUK, BAM and DHR

Leucadia National Corporation Announces Decision Not to Pay Cash Dividend for 2008

Form 4 LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP For: Oct 19 Filed by: CUMMING IAN M (10K)

Form 4 LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP For: Oct 15 Filed by: CUMMING IAN M (10K)

Form 4 CUMMING IAN M For: Oct 13 (10K)

Form 4 NICHOLS JESSE CLYDE III For: Oct 07 (10K)

Form 4 STEINBERG JOSEPH S For: Oct 06 (10K)

Form 4 STEINBERG JOSEPH S For: Sep 28 (10K)

Form 4 Sorkin Michael For: May 11 (10K)

Form 4 NICHOLS JESSE CLYDE III For: May 11 (10K)

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