Filed under: International markets, Good news, Management, Citigroup Inc. (C), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of New York (BK), Wells Fargo (WFC), Chasing Value, U.S. Bancorp (USB) It is being reported today in the Business Journal that the safest bank in the United States is Wells Fargo & Company (...

I knew it would happen to some of my stock picks this year -- but ouch! -- Anglo American (NASDAQ: AAUK) has reported that it is handing out 19,000 pink slips world wide, oh, by the way, you can forget about the dividend -- that's gone too. The stock closed yesterday at $8.75 and is trading down at ...

Filed under: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), China, Reliance Steel and Aluminum (RS), Valero Energy (VLO), Huaneng Power Intl ADS (HNP), Chasing Value, Commodities, Oil, Anglo Amer ADR (AAUK), DJIA, Stocks to Buy, Newcastle Investment (NCT), Raytheon Company (RTN), Best Stocks for 2008, Bunge Ltd. (BG),...

Filed under: General Electric (GE), Diageo plc (DEO), Federal Natl Mtge (FNM), Anadarko Petroleum (APC), Wells Fargo (WFC), Chasing Value, Anglo Amer ADR (AAUK), Stocks to Buy, Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG), Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Anybody have capital gains to show this year? I didn't think...

Filed under: Rants and raves, Market matters, Diageo plc (DEO), Anadarko Petroleum (APC), Bargain stocks, Chasing Value, Stocks to Buy Weakness in oil prices, trading around $42 per barrel this morning due to global economic fears and a real recession are creating opportunities for those with cash t...

Filed under: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Tiffany and Co (TIF), Wells Fargo (WFC), Bargain stocks, Chasing Value, Stocks to Buy The stock market was down today and the financial sector was hit as hard as anything else. These are the days you want to have your watch-list ready or perhaps your stock al...

Filed under: Earnings reports, Analyst reports, Forecasts, Chasing Value, Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG), Best Stocks for 2008 While analysts have proven over and over again that they are human (can't be more polite than that) the impact that they have on short-term stock values is clear. Intuitive S...

Filed under: International markets, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), China, Indices, Reliance Steel and Aluminum (RS), Valero Energy (VLO), Huaneng Power Intl ADS (HNP), Bargain stocks, Chasing Value, Anglo Amer ADR (AAUK), S and P 500, DJIA, Stocks to Buy, Newcastle Investment (NCT), Raytheon Company (R...

Filed under: Competitive strategy, Top Picks 2007, Chasing Value, Stocks to Buy, Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG), Technology, Best Stocks for 2008 My eight stock picks for 2008 will not include one of my favorites, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) because of recent appreciation in the stock pri...