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Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP) and SABMiller (UK:SAB) have entered into a joint operating agreement in the US and Puerto Rico in hopes of boosting profits.

The New York Times (NYT), perhaps bowing to criticism, but more likely seeing the error in their online revenue model has chosen to make the online version of its publication free. Rupert Murdoch has reportedly been toying with the idea of doing the same with the Wall Street Journal. Does this mark the ‘tipping point’ [...]

Chevron (CVX) announced today a $15 billion stock buy-back in an attempt to return some of its profits to shareholders. This news coupled with projections of oil prices reaching $90 or even $100 per barrel has us thinking there may still be price gains in big oil stocks.

The rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee announced it would be lowering rates from 5.25% to 4.75%. This is the first rate cut the committee has made since June of 2003. The Federal Reserve Committee also cut the discount rate it charges banks for short term loans by one-half a percentage point.

Liongate’s 3:10 to Yuma, starring a gun slinging Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, will open in theaters this Friday to critical acclaim. But, ‘in the world’ where movie stars, the movie’s Oscar chances and money rarely share the same point of view, the politics of releasing and promoting films can get contentious.

A stock picked using a value investing technique is a way a lot of investors find stocks they like for the long term. There are other favored techniques such as technical signals and trends, but investors often favor the valuation method as a way to get a dime stock for a nickel.

In the course of writing the PowerOptions blog we often find ourselves discussing news events and signals indicating a stock will move up or down. Rarely have we focused on the best way to exploit a position once we have a strong hunch on which way the underlying equity will go.

Car buyers are more satisfied with American made cars than their traditionally technically superior Asian rivals. Many thought America’s rusted auto manufacturing sector was unlikely to ever catch Toyota and the other Japanese car-makers in customer satisfaction, but apparently it has happened according to a survey released Tuesday by the University of Michigan.

Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ) acquisition of Pfizer and large increases in overseas sales contributed to a 9 percent increase in its second quarter profits announced early Tuesday. The company’s overall revenue saw an encouraging 13 percent rise.

The International Speedway Corporation (ISCA) stated Monday it would end its relationship with Pepsi Cola (PEP) and enter into a 10-year deal with Atlanta-based Coca-Cola (KO). This will make Coke the official soft drink for 11 of the company’s race tracks including where the Daytona 500 is run. Pepsi has been the official beverage at [...]