The Dividend Freeze

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:30:00 GMT

As summer turns to fall and the heat begins to moderate, winter and its freezing temperatures are just around the corner. However, some companies have been frozen in place for the last year; more specifically, their dividends have been frozen at the same rate for more than a year.[More...]

The Pain On Main

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:26:00 GMT

As someone who has spent more years than he cares to remember trying to figure out the mysteries of the markets, I freely acknowledge that I don't only focus on hard data like statistics and trendlines. I also think about the human element. That is because, like most of those who have actually bought and sold securities using real money understand (and unlike many of the TV pundits or academic "experts" who think they know how markets work), there's more to trading and investing than the numbers alone. The same goes for economic data. Statistics like GDP and industrial production aren't just cannon fodder for Wall Street paper-pushing and house-of-card building. Indeed, in one of yesterday's posts, "Behind the (Bad) Numbers," I think I[More...]

Korean Blogging Software Provider Acquired by Google

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:53:00 GMT

TNC (Tatter and Company) a blogging platform company based in Seol, South Korea, according to co-CEO Chang Kim - has been acquired by Google (GOOG).[More...]

Teens Skip $50 Jeans in Squeeze of Gas, Job Shortage

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:31:00 GMT

In all the excitement this week I skimped on some fundamental/economic stories to focus more on the market and transactions. So we have some catching up to do.I said long ago as the economy weakens the last things to go would be teenagers and their Abercrombie (ANF) $100 jeans, and video games/gadgets. Well it appears all we have left now are the video games/gadgets. You know Americans are "pooring" when they won't even splurge on their kids. (Note to Bloomberg reporters - $50 jeans? In what Abercrombie store did you not visit to file your report?) (Note to Wall Street pundits - what will it take for you to admit we are in recession?)The financial pressures of adults are finally catching up with American teenagers. Since summer[More...]

140 Stocks Returning 7% Last Week

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:02:15 GMT

Below is a list of all stocks returning >7% in the past week, and over $2 billion in market cap. Always interesting to see what is in favor, and when the market bounces where the money is flowing - the group below is sorted from highest to lowest returnMain themes that were winners last week were: solar, home builders, fertilizer, retail, coal, oil services, and infrastructure. The fund was represented very well - of the 52 long positions, 17 were represented in this group (I bolded the names) (note: PBR is represented by its very heavy weighting in Brazilian index ETF - EWZ). This is essentially why the fund was able to outperform once again last week, despite having quite substantial cash holdings - having 3 of the top holdings earn 11-17% also did not hurt.Quite a few old positions in the fund also did well, I shaded those in green[More...]

Weekly Review - Aug 4 2007 6:21PM

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:16:25 GMT

Major indices closed up the week here the details:Nasdaq -2%Dow Jones -0,6%S&P 500 -1,7%[More...]

For Now, Stock Surge Putting the Bears Back in Their Dens: Don't Fixate on Market's Gyrations, Say Experts Who Think There Are More Reasons for Optimism.

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:47:00 GMT

Nov. 3--Our retirement portfolios would be in sweet shape, regardless of the volatile stock market, were they full of Hawkins Chemical, the southeast Minneapolis manufacturer that can boast a great return for shareholders over the last several years while paying its executives modestly.
But the good news for investors is that the stock market has rebounded.
The Bloomberg-Star Tribune index of Minnesota's 100 largest public companies, including Hawkins, has posted total returns so far this year, including dividends, of 19.0 percent.

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The Dividend Freeze

The Pain On Main

Korean Blogging Software Provider Acquired by Google

Teens Skip $50 Jeans in Squeeze of Gas, Job Shortage

140 Stocks Returning 7% Last Week

Weekly Review - Aug 4 2007 6:21PM

For Now, Stock Surge Putting the Bears Back in Their Dens: Don't Fixate on Market's Gyrations, Say Experts Who Think There Are More Reasons for Optimism.

Recession Challenges the Cleaners

Once-Booming Pentair Will Cut 1,600 Jobs: The Golden Valley Company is the Third Twin Cities Manufacturer to Slash Its Payroll This Week.

Water-Pump Maker Pentair to Cut 1,600 Jobs: The Cuts Represent 10 Percent of the Golden Valley Company's Workforce.

Royce Micro-Cap Trust (NYSE: RMT) As of September 30, 2009

Royce Micro-Cap Trust (NYSE: RMT) As of August 31, 2009

TIO Networks - 2009 Fourth Quarter Transaction Revenue

Tennant Company Reports 2009 Second Quarter Results

Tennant to Webcast Second Quarter Conference Call

TIO Networks Reports Third Quarter Revenue Up 63%

Royce Micro-Cap Trust (NYSE: RMT) As of May 31, 2009

Activeion Cleaning Solutions, LLC, and Tennant Company Announce Licensing Agreement of Tennant’s ec-H2O™ Technology for use in Handheld Cleaning Devices

Tennant Company Wins Innovation Award for Its ec-H2O™ Chemical-Free Cleaning Technology

Tennant Company Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend

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