"Canadian Buffett" Betting on Deflation
Prem Watsa, known as the “Canadian Warren Buffett”, appears to be making a big bet that the U.S. will be hit by an extended period of deflation. According to The…
Shiller: July Home Sales Drop an Anomaly
Yale economist Robert Shiller says the poor home sale figures in July came in an “anomalous” month. Shiller tells Bloomberg that the scheduled expiration of the government’s homebuyer tax credit…
Guru Strategy Rating Changes: Pepsi Falling, Sinopec Rising
Each week, we take a look at which stocks John Reese’s Validea.com Guru Strategy computer models have newfound interest in, and which they have soured on. Here’s a look at…
Kass: Time to "Re-Risk" Is Near
Money manager and columnist Doug Kass, who has made some very good calls in the past couple years, is getting “longer” on stocks. “I think it’s approaching a time to…
Hussman Sees "Abrupt Collapse" Coming for Dollar
In his latest market commentary, top fund manager John Hussman continues to express a bearish view, and says that more quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve is likely to trigger…
Fear Has Fisher Bullish
Investors have been fleeing stocks in a hurry in recent months, and that has top money manager Kenneth Fisher feeling bullish. “I’m never going to be bearish when people are…
Siegel on the "Bond Bubble"
Author and Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel says a bubble is forming in the bond market, and that those who continue to rush into bonds are making the same kind of…
Buffett, Icahn, and Paulson all Busy in Q2
The firms of several top investors were busy buying and selling stocks during the second quarter, and CNNMoney.com recently highlighted the moves of three of them. For starters, Warren Buffett’s…