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The Man Who Beat The Shorts

Did short-sellers make the market go down? Maybe, maybe not. But here's one stock they tried, and failed, to send into a tailspin: Fairfax Financial (nyse: FFH - news - people ) Holdings. From Labor Day through Oct. 31, when the market fell 24 ...

From PHYLLIS BERMAN, Forbes,  14 Nov 2008

Related Topics: Indian Institute of Technology,  Markel,  Merrill Lynch

Food Fight

Since the Great Depression family-owned Vita-Mix Corp. has sold snazzy, expensive food blenders to juice bars and gourmets. The company never had much marketing pizzazz. It used live demonstrations and, when TV came along, infomercials. The low-key ...

From PHYLLIS BERMAN, Forbes,  26 Sep 2008

Related Topics: Apple, Inc.,  Jay Leno

Commentary: Financially Speaking

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From PHYLLIS BERMAN, Forbes,  2 Oct 2007

A Homer For The Babe Ruth Of Vulture Investing

If last weeks sale of the Huntsman Corporation (nyse: HUN - news - people ) was good news for the Huntsman family, it was even better tidings for another big Huntsman shareholder, vulture investor Matlin Patterson. Leon Black¹s Apollo Group ...

From PHYLLIS BERMAN, Forbes,  20 Jul 2007

Related Topics: Babe Ruth,  Apollo Group, Inc.,  Huntsman Corporation

Diamond Mines Are Forever

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From PHYLLIS BERMAN, Forbes,  27 Feb 2007

Consuming Interest

E-mail | Print | Comments | Request Reprints | E-Mail Newsletters | My Yahoo! | RSS On The Cover/Top Stories Consuming Interest Phyllis Berman 12.11.06 Once the economy dips, high-yield debt will start defaulting. But you can buy bonds of consumer ...

From PHYLLIS BERMAN, Forbes,  2 Jan 2007

Related Topics: CONSECO INC,  Yahoo!,  CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC,  Morningstar, Inc.,  Alliance One International, Inc.

Giving For Peace In The Middle East

In Washington today, protesters are lining up to voice their concerns against the involvement of Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs, at the Saban Forum, being held at the Brookings Institute. The forum, put together by ...

From PHYLLIS BERMAN, Forbes,  8 Dec 2006

Related Topics: James Wolfensohn,  World Bank,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Haim Saban,  David Satterfield

Stocks & Bonds: The Shipping News

E-mail | Print | Comments | Request Reprints | E-Mail Newsletters | My Yahoo! | RSS Inflation: 3 Strategies To Protect Yourself The Shipping News Phyllis Berman 12.11.06 The volatile ocean freight business has scared away investors and made the stocks ...

From PHYLLIS BERMAN, Forbes,  22 Nov 2006

Related Topics: Yahoo!,  Goldman Sachs,  Bunge Limited

We'll Do It Our Way

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From PHYLLIS BERMAN, Forbes,  25 Apr 2006

The Consolidation Defense

So it's come to this in the global steel industry: You can make as much news talking about who you're not going to buy as you can actually making a bid. Earlier this month, Arcelor Chief Executive Guy Dolle grabbed ...

From PHYLLIS BERMAN, Forbes,  23 Mar 2006

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