William Trent submits: Large Cap Watch List member First Data (FDC) recently spun off Western Union (WU), which formerly accounted for a good chunk of the company’s business. And trust us, their recent acquisition doesn’t have the “size” to offset Western Union. As a result of the company being in transition, it is
January, 2007
Just a quick reminder that I’m tracking my expenses in February, and everyone with a similar inclination should join in the fun.
Here are the categories I assigned myself in PearBudget:
Regular Expenses - Housing, Phone, Cable, Internet, Garbage, Insurance
Variable Expenses - Gasoline, Electricity/Gas, Groceries, Dining out, Household, Personal Care, Pet Care, Recreation, Everything Else
Irregular Expenses - Car Repair, Travel, Gifts, Healthcare, Water/Sewer
My receipt spike is excited! I’ll check back in after a week.
Stockerblog submits: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (MC), which trades on the New York Stock Exchange, has come under fire due to the fact that the massage chairs that they manufacture under the Panasonic brand could catch fire. Two of the chairs that were used as demos caught fire
Stockerblog submits: The publicly traded trusts are different from regular stocks in that the earnings that are generated avoid double taxation. There is no taxation at the corporate level, only at the shareholder level. In addition, income that is distributed may be tax deferred. Most investors have heard of real estate investment trusts which
It must have been a slow day at the office for this rumor to start up: Oracle to bid for SAP? - Computer Business ReviewThe oddly specific rumor had it that Oracle was preparing to offer 38.5 euros ($49.78) per SAP share. The speculation sent SAP shares up by 1.7% by midday, to 36.23 euros.Although
If you can’t get your fill of financial talk, mosey on over to the Carnival of Investing (Monopoly Edition!), Carnival of Debt Reduction, and the Carnival of Personal Finance. Here are a few that stood out:
Looking to learn from someone who’s had some bumps in the road and still has a great attitude about it? Check out BloggingAwayDebt.
Searchlight Crusade has some tips on how to avoid vampire properties. I wish house inspections were done upfront by a third-party and shown to all interested parties. The fee could just be picked up by the eventual home-buyer.
MyPocketChange tries help figure out how long do you need to leave your money in the market? Don’t miss the graphs, they say it all.
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“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss” - The Who, Won’t Be Fooled Again.Dell says founder Michael Dell to take over as CEO - Yahoo! NewsPC maker Dell Inc. said on Wednesday that founder and Chairman Michael Dell would become chief executive, effective immediately, replacing former CEO Kevin Rollins.Well, at least we won’t
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss” - The Who, Won’t Be Fooled Again.Dell says founder Michael Dell to take over as CEO - Yahoo! NewsPC maker Dell Inc. said on Wednesday that founder and Chairman Michael Dell would become chief executive, effective immediately, replacing former CEO Kevin Rollins.Well, at least we won’t
Business plans are an essential component in the development of new specialty insurance businesses, although one might draw a different conclusion reading a recent post by one of my favorite bloggers (see here). Guy Kawasaki (infamous hockey player and well known author VC) cites a Wall Street Journal article based on a study by Babson College (the article and the study are linked on Guy’s blog), which found:The analysis revealed that there was no difference between the performance of new...
Google reported net revenue growth of 20% in the Q to $2.23B (EPS $3.29, excluding $133 million tax benefits EPS is $3.18), higher than Street estimates in spite of approximately 200 basis points increase in traffic acquisition costs as a percent of revenue.Google's incremental cash flow margin in the quarter was 60.8%, down 100 basis points from Q3. Lower gross margin also impacted operating margin, which came in at 47.6% vs 49.9% reported in Q3. R&D expense was slightly higher than Street estimate and was offset by lower sales & marketing spend. On a pro-forma basis, operating margin was 53.6% in Q4 vs. 55.3% last Q.However, Investors should expect margins to continue trending down as Google invests aggressively in new growth opportunities (international, video, media partnerships and mobile ...
