As the Deutsche Bank price target gets reduced below consensus, an analyst says the road ahead could be a cul de sac with narrowing options. Too many debt problems exist... Read More

One of the most reliable indicators of a market peak is M&A. When profits near a cyclical peak, sales growth stagnates and the risk of missing earnings targets grows,... Read More

We could ask Irving Kahn, Charlie Munger, or Edwin Schloss  - but now we have a study (although those three would probably be exceptions, regardless) How Does Aging Affect Financial Decision... Read More

Lansdowne Partners Limited Parnership filed its 13F for the quarter ending March 2013 today. The company showed that its long equity portfolio had increased in value to $7,308,642,084 at... Read More

In January, we had the opportunity to learn about a founder’s passion and drive to save his company. Retail entrepreneur, Julian Dunkerton, who won a proxy battle in early... Read More

Mattress Firm Holding Corp (NASDAQ:MRFM) is soaring and with it taking many shorts up to heaven or if they have been naughty taking them down. The stock is a... Read More

CONN'S, Inc. (NASDAQ:CONN), a specialty retailer of durable consumer goods, said it will explore a full range of strategic alternatives including a sale of the company to enhance its... Read More

CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)’s research analysts from an ‘underweight’ rating to a ‘neutral’ rating. Kenneth B. Worthington and team, however, don’t recommend... Read More

Ziggo NV (AMS:ZIGGO) (OTCMKTS:ZIGGY) has rejected a bid from John Malone’s Liberty Global, calling it “inadequate” and saying that they aren’t sure if another, higher bid will be forthcoming, reports... Read More

The ECB’s “insufficient stimulation” for the past years has led to “economies in the region mired in an ugly deleveraging,” a recent Bridgewater Associates second quarter investor letter said. ... Read More