Jeremy Siegel isn’t backing down from his contention that stocks are “dirt cheap”. While his recent comments about the market being undervalued have led to criticism, Siegel writes in Yahoo!…
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Icahn: Some Stocks, Senior Debt Offer "Great Opportunity"
Renowned corporate-raider-turned-sharholder-activist Carl Icahn tells Barron’s that there are great buying opportunities in this market, particularly in stocks and senior corporate debt. Icahn talks about the problems with corporate management…
Buffett to Disclose More on Derivatives; Tilson Ups Berkshire Stake
Warren Buffett says he will give more information on Berkshire Hathaway’s much discussed derivative bets in the company’s end-of-year-report, Reuters is reporting. The derivatives contracts call for the firm to…
Schwab CIO: Bounce Will Be Big -- Don't Miss It
Jeff Mortimer, chief investment officer of Charles Schwab’s mutual fund division, tells Fortune that the coming turnaround in the stock market will be a big one, and that investors should…
Is Buffett Market Timing?
Warren Buffett stated in his recent New York Times Op-Ed that he had begun buying U.S. stocks for his personal portfolio, in which he previously held only Treasuries. Does that…
Stocks "Reasonably Cheap" for First Time Since 1980s, Says Grantham
Jeremy Grantham, one of the few who saw the current credit crisis coming, provides some thoughtful comments on the crisis, asset bubbles, the stock market’s current valuation and how individual…
Tilson, Heins See Upside
In Kiplinger’s Discovering Value column, Whitney Tilson and John Heins say there are two silver linings that have emerged from the market turmoil. The first is that the unprecedented market…
Buffett: Unemployment to Get "Considerably Higher"
Warren Buffett tells Fox Business that he expects American job losses will continue to mount well into next year, and that unemployment will be well above the 6-6.5% range by…
Painful Stretch Even for The Greats
No one beats the market all the time — not even the best investors in history — and this difficult bear market has been a perfect example. Yahoo Tech Ticker’s…
Billions in Derivatives Losses Looming for Buffett, Berkshire?
Investment author Jon Markman says in his Nov. 19 “Trader’s Advantage” newsletter that the losses Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway have recently incurred because of the plummeting market may be…