Aaron Graves @ June 19, 2008 # No Comment Yet
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!
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Aaron Graves @ April 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
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 [...]
Aaron Graves @ February 8, 2008 # No Comment Yet
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 [...]
Aaron Graves @ December 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
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, [...]
Aaron Graves @ December 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
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 [...]
Aaron Graves @ December 25, 2007 # No Comment Yet
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 [...]
Aaron Graves @ December 25, 2007 # One Comment
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 [...]
Aaron Graves @ December 25, 2007 # No Comment Yet
From The Monthly Investor, we wish you and yours Happy Holidays!
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Aaron Graves @ December 22, 2007 # No Comment Yet
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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Aaron Graves @ December 21, 2007 # No Comment Yet
It looks like Santa may have delivered his presents on Wall Street a bit early this year.
U.S. stocks climbed for a second straight day. Solid results from Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) helped boost Tech higher, while Financials were being propelled by word that Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) may be the next beneficiary of a [...]