Hard Currency: What a Ton of Cash Will Buy

With more and more financial transactions being conducted electronically, it’s easy to forget the physicality of money. What a dollar weighs, or a pile of them. So just for fun, let’s start piling up the Benjamins and see what …

Week in Preview: Discover, Oracle and Tiffany Earnings

Oracle, Discover and Tiffany are all expected to report year-over-year growth for their most recent quarters this week. Meanwhile, many will be looking for an updated snapshot of the housing market, with three sets of real-esta…

Here’s the Next Company Buffett Should Buy

Warren Buffett recently said he was anxious to pull the trigger on another large deal. Sheldon Liber, who correctly predicted some of Buffett’s earlier acquisitions, writes about which company Buffett could acquire next. You he…

Here’s the Next Company Buffett Should Buy

Warren Buffett recently said he was anxious to pull the trigger on another large deal. Sheldon Liber, who correctly predicted some of Buffett’s earlier acquisitions, writes about which company Buffett could acquire next. You he…

Bill Gates Sells 90 Million Microsoft Shares

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has cut his stake in the world’s largest software maker — which he co-founded — by 13% over the past year, InformationWeek reported. In the last five years, the company has delivered far lower re…