Author: Ned Douthat

At the annual meeting for the International Monetary Fund another famed economist is speaking out.  This time it is Nobel-prize winner Joseph Stiglitz, who warned that the market has demonstrated what he considers...

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that aircraft parts supplier TransDigm Group (TDG) is planning to float $425 million worth of debt for the primary purpose of giving a special dividend to shareholders.  Management has...

The price-to-peak earnings multiple declined to 11.5x as of last week’s close.  U.S. equities have sold off for two consecutive weeks now, as investors search for confirmation that the six month rally is justified by...

Whispers, speculation, and rumors are swirling about a possible deal linking Comcast (CMCSA), the nations largest cable provider, and NBC Universal, majority owned by General Electric (GE).  Thus far the deal has been...

“Cisco is buying Tandberg. They will pay that $3 billion in cash for the company at $26.45 for each share. It fits into plans to expand video conferencing and video communications business. The tele-presence unit is...

“What do you make of overall car market? By the way, we’ve got Ford’s auto sales down 5.1% in the month of September. That’s not a very good showing. Overall the American car market is going to shrink to...

“Bank of America continuing to tighten its belt. Selling off the long-term asset management business of its Colombia Management unit to Ameriprise Financial for a price tag of $1.2 billion dollars. The deal is expected to...

“A stock with a notoriously big juicy yield can be a beautiful thing. But it can also be a huge red flag. I’m not talking with a stock with a 4%, 5%, 6% yield, I mean mega yielders line Windstream, WIN, with the...