It seems Warren Buffett is getting geared up for the upcoming annual Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK) meeting, which should provide some fireworks over the holdings of the company in Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and a more upbeat atmosphere than last year's meeting, w...
Banking (Apr 30th, 10)

Under a new business tax system to be revealed on Sunday, Australian small businesses will get some help on their taxes under the new plan, much of it related to getting tax breaks at a quicker rate than before. One example would be to allow small businesses ...
Business (Apr 30th, 10)

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) reported its first-quarter profits, and as expected, they took a steep hit on their profits as revenues declined and they had to take a tax charge. Even so, the good news is they did manage to beat analysts' expectations. Afte...
Business (Apr 30th, 10)

The second half was dynamite for Macquarie Group, as their profit in the second half was over twice what it was in the first half, and guidance for the next fiscal year is that they will generate even higher earnings. For the six-month period ending March 31,...
Banking (Apr 30th, 10)

With American consumers still largely sitting on the sidelines, General Electric (NYSE:GE) CEO Jeffrey Immelt said the economic recovery in the U.S. will be driven by investment made by business rather than consumer spending. Immelt cites the cash businesses ...
Business (Apr 28th, 10)

Jacques Cailloux, chief Europe economist at the Royal Bank of Scotland, says the sovereign debt crisis has "gone past the point of no return.” That has led to speculation the European Central Bank may had to step in bond markets in southern Europe are t...
European Union (Apr 28th, 10)

For the 15th year in a row IBM (NYSE:IBM) has upped its quarterly dividend, this time by 18 percent. The company also announced it is looking at buying back about $8 of its stock. The current quarterly dividend of 55 cents a share has now been increased to 65...
Technology (Apr 27th, 10)

The incredible, unfolding disaster in Europe continues to get worse, as Standard & Poor's announced they've cut the credit rating of Greece to junk status while downgrading Portugal two places from A+ to A-. Greece's long-term credit rating was slashed fr...
European Union (Apr 27th, 10)

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) surprised analysts as they exceeded profit expectations, but I'm surprised at the hype surrounding it as it has been touted as proof the economy has turned around. What needs to be carefully looked at is the revenue of Caterpillar, whic...
Business (Apr 26th, 10)

In a reflection of the growing shift in world economic growth and power, China and India increased their voting rights in the World Bank, with China rising up to third place and India to seventh place. Before the most recent change, China and India each had 2...
Banking (Apr 26th, 10)

Banking laws in Canada don't allow banks to sell insurance through their branches, and to get around those rules, banks have been going to the Internet to promote insurance products, something the Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is attempting to curtail...
Canada (Apr 26th, 10)

Some news outlets have declared Britain as having emerged from the recession, coming on the heels of the data released by the Office of National Statistics which revealed the GDP of Britain grew by 0.2 percent in the first quarter. Unfortunately, that was onl...
United Kingdom (Apr 25th, 10)

The the cost of living has gone up in sectors which matter most to consumers: food and energy, other sectors haven't been performing as well, and so depending on the particular market being served, pricing power, and ultimately margins, will be a challenge ove...
Strategy and Planning (Apr 24th, 10)

The attraction of exchange traded funds (ETFs) has been the low cost of investing in them, simplicity of their focus, and the ability to pretty much sit back and let it run without having to do much more than occasionally check up on how it is performing. In ...
Personal Finance (Apr 24th, 10)

A number of American steel companies like Nucor (NYSE:NUE), expressed at the Critical Commodities Conference that the alleged economic recovery, which doesn't include jobs being created, is a challenge going forward, as if people aren't working they're not goi...
Construction (Apr 23rd, 10)

The housing crisis has spawned a number of government sponsored programs to assist first time homebuyers. With the expiration of the first time home buyer credit fast approaching it seemed useful to explore what Arizona has to offer its first time home buyers....
Personal Finance (Apr 23rd, 10)

Responding to reports that orders for aircraft in the U.S. plunged in March, makers of aircraft like Rockwell Collins (NYSE:COL), Boeing (NYSE:BA) and European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co.(FR:EAD)(EADS.Y) said they weren't concerned, as the story of airl...
Transport (Apr 23rd, 10)

The debt crisis in Greece won't leave the minds of investors, as the prospect of having to be bailed out by other European nations and the IMF is becoming more of a possible reality, and it didn't help to find out the country is in even worse shape than origin...
European Union (Apr 22nd, 10)

Inflation is rearing its ugly head in the United States as food and energy prices soared in March the most since 1984. Wholesale prices rose by 0.7 percent for the month. Even when excluding food and fuel they still rose by 0.1 percent. I've never liked that...
Business (Apr 22nd, 10)

With the commodity market booming and prices rising with that demand, Australia will continue to be among the most expensive nations to borrow money in as Chinese demand for raw materials fuels the sector. According to the International Monetary Fund, gross d...
Australia (Apr 21st, 10)