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Buffett Defends Moodys in Financial Crisis Hearing (BRK-A, BRK-B, MCO, MHP)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) CEO and investment icon Warren Buffett defended rating agencies in testimony in New York today before the Financial Crisis Inquiries Commission.…

6 Stocks to Sell in March

S&P 500’s Slump Continues With Small Slide

Takeover speculation takes Nvidia higher, and a push for changes at McGraw Hill sends MHP up more than 5%.

Dow Trying to Make Room for Apple and Google

The venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average may be in for some structural changes to allow Google, Apple and Berkshire Hathaway access.

eBook Prices May Fall as Settlements Near in Apple Price-Fixing Case

Book prices on the Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Kindle and other e-readers could tumble after a deal in a price-fixing case against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is near.

S&P 500 Returns to the Record Books — Monday’s IP Market Recap

Tech stocks helped lead a broader market rally Monday that pushed the S&P 500 to a new high of 1593.61.

Monday Apple Rumors: A Big Weekend for Interactive Textbooks

Apple customers downloaded about 350,000 interactive textbooks over the weekend, reports say, while the iBooks Author app had 90,000 customers.

3 Signs of a Potential Short Squeeze

A closer look at Barnes & Noble shows it was flashing all three of them. If you’re shorting a stock, don’t get caught unaware.

Bailout-Fueled Optimism Fades — Monday’s IP Market Recap

A new Cyprus bailout deal lifted markets on the onset, but the broader indices followed European financials south by Monday’s close.

Little News, Little Wiggle — Monday’s IP Market Recap

A slow Monday featured a lack of economic or earnings news and led investors to mostly sit on the sidelines for the day.

Welcome Back, Worries — Monday’s IP Market Recap

The weekend wasn’t unable to cure big worries here and abroad, and retailers suffered a Black Friday hangover to lead broader Monday losses.

Feds Sue Standard & Poor’s for Fraud — Moody’s, Fitch Next?

Standard & Poor’s might have been the first target in the federal government’s crosshairs over bogus ratings, but it’s not the last — Moody’s and…

Stocks Return to Soaring — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

Markets rebounded from Monday’s losses thanks to a strong showing from financials Tuesday.

Markets Are Playing a Global Game of Crisis Whack-a-Mole

Spain, China, oil … as soon as one crisis recedes from the headlines, another threat to the market and economy boils up.

ETF Now Lets China Buy the S&P 500

There was a time when the buzz around Wall Street was the creation of new ETFs that allowed U.S. investors to easily participate in the…

McGraw-Hill Stock Could Benefit from S&P’s U.S. Downgrade

Strong earnings and decent dividend get help from 15% growth at S&P — its biggest division — and could help reverse financial decline.

REITs Ready to Ride a Successful Stimulus

In the wake of QE3, REITs could be set to soar even more, opening the door to a few possible plays. Here are a few…

Ambow Cashing In on China Education Boom

I am very bullish on the domestic growth prospects for China over the long term, and one reason why is because of the strong emphasis…

Markets Rally on Draghi’s Vow: Thursday’s IP Market Recap

An ECB promise to protect the euro started the ball rolling on what turned into a solid, broad-based gain on Wall Street.

Kno Tablet Aims For College Market

Start-up Kno is aiming at the college market with its tablet computers and hopes to compete with Amazon and Apple e-reader and tablet computer products.

Pluses and Minuses in Apple’s iBooks 2 Textbook Equation

Apple’s iBooks 2 and iBooks Author textbook initiatives could boost sales of the iPad, and they’re more likely to help rather than hurt major publishers.

Bloomberg Can’t Save New York Times Co.

Despite a recent ‘New York’ magazine story’s speculation, the Big Apple mayor’s media company isn’t the answer to the Gray Lady’s many deep woes.

Why It’s Time to Ditch the Dow

No Apple? No Google? Heck, even if the Dow Jones Industrial Average added them, the venerable blue-chip average still would be irrelevant.

Stock Downgrades: GOOG, LMT, SNE

Google (GOOG), Lockheed Martin (LMT) and Sony (SNE) were among some of the widely held stocks downgraded by Louis Navellier in his latest fundamental stock…

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