Category Archives: Newsworthy Updates

Tweet – How Men’s Overconfidence Hurts Them as Investors. – Intelligent Investor: Companies should hike dividend payouts to reward shareholders. – Shamed Microsoft workers hide their iPhones. – US producers’ ability to export constrained by bottlenecks in transport networks.  Excellent WSJ story. – U.S. household wealth continues to rebound, providing support for consumer spending.  WSJ: http://ow.ly/1hp1g […]

Tweet –  Is the recent dip in spending, consumer confidence related to weather?  Interesting perspective from the Financial Times. –  “Fed to Get $200 Billion Boost.” Bernanke says rates to stay low for now, but Treasury cash helps prepare for future hike –  More big news out of Capitol Hill – “Financial Reform Bill Appears […]

Tweet –  Landmark news: Berkshire Hathaway joins S&P 500 today. Brings long-term value and stability to investors and the market. –  What does Snowmaggedon mean for the economy? –  Retail sales rose by 0.5% in January, inventories dropped in mixed news for economy. –  FT: “Short View” w/ John Authers.  Panic in Greece subsides, Fed […]

Tweet –  When it comes time to tighten, the Fed will rely on new tools.  Bernanke to lay out strategy this week. –  How do you access TV shows? Changing options for viewers have large implications for cable cos., content providers. –  Fortune on Alan Greenspan – great context, particularly amid the recent confirmation hearings […]

Tweet –  Wall Street Journal with big news from Buffett and Berkshire: selling $8B of debt. –  American economic recovery seeing signs of improvement. Jobless rate falls to 9.7% (lowest in 5 months).