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Author: Bristlecone Value Partners Model: Large Cap Value In April, the model portfolio’s value rose by about 2.7%, slightly lagging the S&P 500 monthly increase. Year-to-date as of end of day 4/30/11, the portfolio is up about 9% versus 9.1% for the S&P 500, including dividends. Most sectors rose in April, with […]
The Census Bureau released its new residential construction data from September today. While building permits for privately-owned homes were down 10.9 percent compared to September of 2009, they were up from August 2010. Single-family housing starts were up 4.4 percent and single-family completions were up 4.8 percent from the previous […]
In an effort to strengthen the progress of the country’s economic recovery, the Bank of Japan discussed plans for quantitative easing, which included a $59.7 billion program to increase liquidity in the financial sector by buying assets. In addition, they lowered their overnight rate to between 0 and 0.1 percent […]
Yesterday, after the market closed, Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) announced their quarter one 2011 financial results, which were generally positive. Their GAAP total revenues were up 48 percent year-over-year and their GAAP net income was up 20 percent. Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ: RIMM) also released some positive financial results […]