Buffett on the Market's "Casino Game"
In an interview with The New York Times, Warren Buffett recently discussed why he doesn’t like shorting stocks, and how he thinks the stock market has, for many investors, become…
Slow Growth Here To Stay, Says Grantham
GMO’s Jeremy Grantham says those waiting for the U.S. to return to the 3%+ growth rates it has averaged over the past hundred years are going to be disappointed. “The…
Yacktman Talks Strategy
As 2013 approaches, top fund manager Donald Yacktman is focusing on high-quality stocks, as well as some much-maligned contrarian plays. Yacktman tells Forbes that he likes stocks with high returns…
Achuthan, ECRI Stand By Recession Call
Lakshman Achuthan of the Economic Cycle Research Institute is standing by his previous call about the U.S. having entered recession in the middle of 2012. Achuthan tells Bloomberg Surveillance that,…
Face Your Fiscal Cliff Fears
Validea CEO John Reese says that investors who are worried about the fiscal cliff shouldn’t bail on stocks. “History shows that even if we do go off the cliff, the…
Do Confidence Gains Mean More Market Gains?
Consumer confidence remains tepid but has been rising, recently hitting its highest level in four years. Is that good news for stocks? MarketWatch’s Mark Hulbert says no. Hulbert analyzed three…
Shiller Doubtful of Housing Recovery
Yale housing guru Robert Shiller says he’s still not convinced the housing recovery is real. Shiller tells CNBC that some 10 million homeowners are still underwater on their mortgages, and…
Buffett: Enact Minimum Tax for Wealthy Now
Warren Buffett says Congress should enact a law establishing a minimum tax rate on the wealthy right now. In an op-ed piece for The New York Times, Buffett disputes the…