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Europe’s financial crisis is once again making headlines, but it’s clear the EU has made great strides in the last nine months. As a condition for a €10 billion ($13 billion) EU bailout package for the country and its banks, EU finance ministers have demanded that Cyprus extract €5.8 billion… Read More

Brinker International (EAT) bumped up against its former high before backing off and is only slightly below where it was when we added the Brinker International July 35 put option last week. New clients can use a limit order to pay no more than $2.20 per contract to enter the… Read More

Last April, we interviewed Steve Scruggs, portfolio manager of Queens Road Small Cap Value (QRSVX). Scruggs’ investment approach is to try to estimate the earnings power of a company over a full business cycle, while also looking at its past performance. Here is how his two recommendations have fared. Read More

Earlier this week we picked Bruce Berkowitz’s brain and added two of his favorites, Sears Holdings (SHLD) and St. Joe Company (JOE), to our portfolio. It’s no secret that Sears’ retail business is in serious trouble and a turnaround will be difficult. However, the stock’s value resides in Sears’ substantial… Read More

After seven consecutive positive days, stocks are taking a modest breather today. We remain at a crossroads with equities, which in the case of the Dow Industrials have touched a nominal record high while the broader-based S&P 500 is just shy of its former high. A good case can be… Read More

Earlier today we introduced a new trade, buying to open the Brinker International (EAT) July 35 put option. Use a limit order to pay no more than $2.25 per contract if you don’t own it already. Avon Products (AVP) raised $1.5 billion in the debt market last week, taking some… Read More

Buy to open the Brinker International (EAT) July 35 put option. Use a limit order to pay no more than $2.25 per contract. Restaurant operator Brinker International (EAT), which owns or franchises more than 1,500 Chili’s Grill & Bar locations, appears to be ripe for a pullback. The shares… Read More

We are buying a 6 percent position in Sears Holdings (SHLD) and we are buying a 6 percent position in St. Joe Company (JOE).   We are adding two top holdings from Bruce Berkowitz’s Fairholme Fund (FAIRX): Sears Holdings (SHLD), the struggling national retailer that nevertheless has intriguing potential value… Read More

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that in February the U.S. added 246,000 net jobs in the private sector, and 236,000 overall, including a 10,000 decrease in the public sector, much better than economists’ forecasts. This is the biggest single month increase since February of last year. The headline… Read More