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Texan Super-Investor Yacktman's Eleven Sells
5/25/2013, 10:25 am from GuruFocus in Investing
World-renowned value investor Donald Yacktman is president and co-chief
investment officer of Yacktman Asset Management LP, in Austin,
Texas. Yacktman's recently updated portfolio shows 52 stocks, one
of them new, with a total value of $19.5 billion and a
quarter-over-quarter turnover of 6%.
As of March... Read >>
The Week Ahead: Tiffany, Avago Technologies and The Fresh Market Report Earnings; Key Economic Data on Tap
5/24/2013, 8:38 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Economy, International
The final week of May will be critical for the markets as
volatility hit a number of regional stock indices this week,
although the United States was largely spared. For the week, the S&P 500 lost a little better than 1
percent, but this paled in comparison to losses in Japan, where the
Nikkei fell more than... Read >>
Daniel Loeb's Top Three Increases of the First Quarter
5/24/2013, 7:25 pm from GuruFocus in Investing
Billionaire Daniel Loeb of Third Point LLC has a portfolio
consisting of 40 stocks, 12 of those being new buys, valued at $5.3
billion. Loeb is well known in the financial world for writing
public letters in which he expresses disapproval of the performance
and conduct of other financial executives. In 2012... Read >>
Florida-based REIT WCI Communities files for a $150 million IPO
5/24/2013, 6:40 pm from Renaissance Capital in News Headlines, IPOs
WCI Communities, which develops luxury residential communities
and homes in Florida, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to
$150 million in an initial public offering. WCI previously went
public in 2002 and listed on the NYSE under the ticker WCI, before
being taken private again in 2009.
The Bonita... Read >>
Buffett Disciple Mohnish Pabrai - A Mosaic of Major Trades
5/24/2013, 6:26 pm from GuruFocus in Investing
Investor Mohnish Pabrai pays homage to his favorite guru
Warren Buffett in more ways than one. Pabrai
imitates Buffett's investing style, and has written books about it.
Pabrai also emulates his elder teacher's philanthropy. Pabrai is the managing partner of Pabrai
Investment Funds, as well as an author... Read >>
John Griffin's Top 5 Increases of the First Quarter
5/24/2013, 6:26 pm from GuruFocus in Investing
John Griffin is the president of Blue Ridge
Capital, an investment partnership that he founded in 1996. Blue
Ridge's Investing Philosophy states that the investment
firm seeks absolute returns by investing in companies who dominate
their industries and shorting the companies who have fundamental
problems.... Read >>
Leon Cooperman's First Quarter Increases
5/24/2013, 6:25 pm from GuruFocus in Investing
Leon Cooperman 's current portfolio contains 81
stocks valued at over $6.5 billion. Leon Cooperman increased his holdings in 31
stocks in the most recent quarter; the following five companies
represent Cooperman's five largest increases of the quarter.
Newcastle Investment Corporation ( NCT ) Leon... Read >>
Real-Time Rodeo and Round Up - Reduction Trades
5/24/2013, 6:25 pm from GuruFocus in Investing
The month of May is when rodeo season heats up around the U.S.
and cowboys, just like investors, prove their timing, finesse and
skill in riding something risky and unpredictable. A review of the
GuruFocus " Real Time Picks " report shows the
month of May was a virtual rodeo of reductions made by the... Read >>
RNA therapeutics biotech Prosensa files for a $60 million IPO
5/24/2013, 6:08 pm from Renaissance Capital in News Headlines, IPOs
Prosensa Holding, a biotech engaged in the discovery and
development of RNA-modulating therapeutics for the treatment of
genetic disorders, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $60
million in an initial public offering. The Leiden,
Netherlands-based company, which was founded in 2002 and booked... Read >>
Q3 Sales Ramping Up At RV Giant Thor Industries
5/24/2013, 6:04 pm from Investor's Business Daily in Personal Finance, Investing Ideas
Earnings are important, but investors should also always pay
attention to sales.
Earlier this monthThor Industries (
THO
), the biggest RV maker in North America, reported record
preliminary sales for its fiscal Q3 ended April 30. Revenue
totaled $1.05 billion, up 13% from the same period last... Read >>