Yahoo Inc (YHOO) is reportedly in advanced talks to exit its Japanese joint venture. This is the company’s latest effort to to cut costs and raise capital for its fight against Google (GOOG) and Facebook. Reuters reports: A deal to transfer Yahoo’s 35 percent stake in Yahoo Japan to Softbank […]
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John Ballard manages Covestor’s Mid-Cap Fundamentals portfolio, which focuses on long term investments in companies operating in under-capitalized sectors. This portfolio holds Rosetta Stone (RST), which has recently been making 52 week lows. We asked John whether this changes his investment thesis for RST, or whether he is taking this […]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is set to make a major announcement at a special media event at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2. Expectations are high, with many expecting the release of the iPad 2. With Motorola’s (MMI) release of the Motorola Xoom last week, many […]
Mark Holder manages Covestor’s Opportunistic Arbitrage Long Only portfolio, which focuses on small- and mid-cap companies that appear fundamentally strong and operate in industries with attractive macroeconomic trends. Mark recently added a new position in ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. (CCIH) to this portfolio and we took the opportunity to ask Mark […]
Mark Holder manages Covestor’s Opportunistic Arbitrage Long Only portfolio, which focuses on small- and mid-cap companies that appear fundamentally strong and operating in industries with attractive macroeconomic trends. Mark recently added a new position in Radware Ltd. (RDWR) to this portfolio and we took the opportunity to ask Mark about […]
When the dust settled on the 83rd Academy Awards Sunday night, it became clear that once again the major prizes went to big studio productions dominated by five public companies: Disney (DIS), News Corp. (NWSA), Sony (SNE), Time Warner (TWX), and Viacom (VIA). Let’s look at how the top movies performed and […]
JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) created a social media fund that is rumored to be in talks to buy a 10% stake in Twitter. The New York Times’ Dealbook reports: JPMorgan Chase’s new fund aimed at investing in social media companies is seeking to buy a minority stake in Twitter that […]
letter to shareholders on Saturday. In his typical folksy manner, the Oracle from Omaha touched on such complex topics as performance measurement and capital
Bob Preston of Craigmillar, LLC manages the Global Clean Energy-Clean Tech portfolio on Covestor. We had the opportunity to ask Bob about his thoughts on the impact of the recent turmoil in the Mideast on investing in the energy sector. His response: Craigmillar focuses on the decarbonization of energy, i.e. the […]
John Warn manages Covestor’s Precedent-Based portfolio, which combines fundamental analysis with technical indicators with the goal of minimizing risk. Once of John’s largest positions going into last week (2/20 – 2/25/11) was Netflix (NFLX), but he liquidated the position throughout the week. We took the opportunity to ask John about his […]
Priceline.com Incorporated (PCLN), the online fixed and auction hotel reservation site, posted a 35% increase in revenues in its 2010 fourth quarter, with growth led by new markets such as Asia-Pacific and South America. From the company’s press release: “The Group’s worldwide hotel business performed well for the 4th quarter […]
Toll Brothers, Inc. (TOL) is a luxury home builder active in nineteen states. Given the state of the housing market, one would expect poor performance, but according to TOL’s 1Q 2011 earnings release on 2/23/2011, the company has staged a comeback: The Company reported FY 2011 first quarter net income […]