The Week In Review - 12/29/07

It’s been a busy week.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated after giving a speech at a rally with thousands of supporters present. Not only did this add a bit of instability to the world’s markets (particularly the Asian markets), it helped to drive oil prices closer to $100 a barrel.
Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE: BRK.A, [...]

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Markets Unsettled by Durable-Goods, Pakistani Violence

US Stock futures drop after durable-goods data didn’t meet forecasts. Reports from Pakistan that opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed in a suicide attack are certainly playing into the drop.
Reports said that a suicide bomber opened fire on Bhutto at close range before detonating himself, killing at least 20 people.
Bhutto was leaving a rally where [...]

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Warren Buffett At It Again

In your face, Barron’s.
When a company like Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, NYSE: BRK.B) is sitting on $47 Billion in cash, and has a guy like Warren Buffett at the helm, good things are bound to happen.
The company has agreed to pay $4.5 Billion for a 60% stake of Marmon Holdings, a conglomerate owned by the [...]

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Interactive Community Website Released!

Today, The Monthly Investor is pleased to announce the release of it’s Interactive Community Website!
The website was re-designed from the ground up to provide a more rich experience to our users. A brand new design was also implemented, which gives the website the feel of a "newspaper". Articles are arranged in a sensible and intuitive [...]

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Happy Holidays!

From The Monthly Investor, we wish you and yours Happy Holidays!
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Godiva Chocolatier To Be Sold By Campbell

The Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) plans to sell its’ Godiva Chocolatier unit to Yildiz Holding A.S., a Turkish diversified food company, for $850 million.
The deal will allow Campbell to focus on “simple meals,” including the soups that Campbell’s is most famous for.
Sources: SeekingAlpha
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Washingtonpost.com News Feed Added To Lineup

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We have added a new feed to our News Feeds section: The “Week in Stocks” from The Washington Post. This brings a short commentary updated daily to our lineup of quality news feeds. Be sure to check it out!

Aaron Graves @ June 19, 2008

Long Awaited Updates

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Faithful readers, yes it’s been a long time since The Monthly Investor was last updated. But don’t despair!

I recently returned home from serving in Afghanistan, and lost a lot of time in transition. However, now that I’m home I can re-focus my energy into The Monthly Investor.

Steady updates are coming soon. Also, we’re looking for people to volunteer to write for us. If you’re interested, then create an account on the website and contact me by emailing aaron <at> themonthlyinvestor <dot> com.

And don’t forget, our News Feeds section is updated automatically every hour with the latest business and financial news headlines from around the internet. Make sure you take a look!

Aaron Graves @ April 14, 2008

February Newsletter

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Faithful readers, unfortunately I won’t be able to publish February’s newsletter (this will most likely include March as well). Our unit is currently preparing to return home from overseas, and this produces very little free time for me.

Rest assured, however, that once I return home for good, the newsletter will be back in full swing.

In the mean time, don’t forget to have a look at our News Feeds section. It’s updated automatically every hour with news stories from around the internet.

Aaron Graves @ February 8, 2008

January Newsletter

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It pains me to say this. Due to my current circumstances (namely being in Afghanistan and preparing the unit to return home) I’m unable to publish January’s newsletter. Rest assured the newsletter should return in February. So, to all you faithful readers, I apologize.

Aaron Graves @ January 10, 2008