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Posts made in March, 2011
Dan Hesse, chief executive of Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), said he’s concerned that AT&T Inc.’s (T) plan to takeover rival T-Mobile USA would stifle innovation and hurt consumers.
[It would give] AT&T and Verizon control of 79% of the market if the deal goes through.
He said this while speaking at a roundtable...
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Before we begin, we highly recommend donating to the crisis in Japan. Here’s an online guide to doing so: Help Japan.
As many investors are experiencing today, the tsunami in Japan has essentially been a ‘Black Swan’ event. For those that don’t know, the term ‘Black Swan’
…derives from the...
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We dug up an interesting article about the lessons learned from the 2000 tech bubble. With LinkedIn about to IPO and Facebook’s valuation heading into the stratosphere, it’s time for a little reminder of what’s important:
1. “You have to have respect for the marketplace. It’s better to be a year early...
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A couple days ago, Seth Klarman sent out his 2010 annual letter. It’s a gold mine of investment advice. When Mr. Klarman speaks, you should listen.
He’s created a list of 20 Lessons from the Financial Crisis that “were either never learned or else were immediately forgotten by most market participants.” For...
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The Globe and Mail recently put together a very interesting value screen where they sought to combine momentum and value investing. Since August of 2010, this screen has achieved a 38.1% return, compared to the S&P500′s 17.7% for the same period. Pretty impressive, but let’s find out a little more.
In the screen,...
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