Archive for November, 2009
Berkshire Hathaway increases Walmart Stake
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009During the economic down turn, Warren Buffet is looking to cash in on the frugal consumer! In the latest quarter, Berkshire Hathaway increased its’ stake in Walmart the discount retailer from 19.9 million shares as of June 30th to 37.84 million shares.
Sprint to cut up to 2,500 jobs by the end of 2009
Monday, November 9th, 2009Sprint plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs by the end of 2009 to try and save more then $350 million in annual labor costs. This amount is in addition to the 8,000 jobs Sprint cut in the beginning of 2009 to save over $1.1 billion in labor costs. The combined total should save them $1.5 billion in labor costs annually.
While the recession had officially ended. You can see by the continued job cuts that unemployment won’t be dropping anytime soon.
Spacify Modern and Contemporary Furniture
Sunday, November 8th, 2009Spacify carries the best in modern and contemporary furniture for you home or office needs. Spacify has Modern Furniture sets including bedroom, tables, and a large assortment of home furnishings. Spacify’s modern platform beds can set a luxurious theme for your entire bedroom. Spacify’s designer platform queen and king size beds come in leather and wood. Their state of the art modern home office furniture includes some of the best designer executive desks and high back ergonomic designer office chairs in many colors. Spacify ships to the USA, Canada, and Internationally. Many of their products include free shipping options.
Berkshire Hathaway profits triple to $3.2 billion
Sunday, November 8th, 2009Warren Buffets Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has tripled its’ previous 3rd quarter profits to $3.2 billion. While actual cash income was flat to the previous 3rd quarter, $1.1 billion in paper gains on their derivatives is what fueled the great numbers.
Not all news was good for Berkshire Hathaway though. Subsidiary NetJets plans to layoff 495 pilots in January due to less demand for it’s jet services. NetJet’s produced a pretax loss of $183 million in the 3rd quarter.
One Stop Place to see all the Accessories for your Ride
Saturday, November 7th, 2009CruiserCustomizing is the one stop place to see all the accessories for your ride! They have over 30,000 different motorcycle parts and accessories to fully customize your ride. You can’t beat their prices with brand names up to 60% off! All makes and models, Cruisers, Harleys, Sport Bikes, & Goldwings.. You’ll find the perfect way to show your individual style at CruiserCustomizing.com. They have an extensive list of memphis shades including mounting hardware and windshield storage bags. Everything CruiserCustomizing does is based on the fact that they are bikers servicing other bikers! Shopping for accessories for your ride has never been so simple!
Unemployment Rate Hits 10.2% Worst Unemployment Since 1983
Friday, November 6th, 2009Most people were predicting 10% unemployment before the end of the year, but the 10.2% unemployment rate at the end of October was worse than most had predicted as some are now predicting 10.5% - 11% sometime next year.
For investment purposes remember that unemployment is a will continue to rise until about a year after the recession has ended. That isn’t very comforting to the newly unemployed, but for those who have investment funds, the economy will continue to get better before unemployment gets better. Remember to invest with your head, not your heart. By the time unemployment starts to decline, this market will be higher than it is now. Like the end of most recessions, this will continue to be a jobless recovery.
Unfortunately for the CD investors, rates will continue to be horrible. Until jobs start to come back, the fed will continue to keep rates at the lowest they have ever been to try and continue stimulating the economy.
