By guruyt. Last week’s top five stocks that reached their 52-week lows were Toyota Motor Corp, SanofiAventis, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, BANK OF NY MELLON CP, and Medco Health Solutions Inc. According to GuruFocus updates, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-week lows. Read more » »

By gururk. Weekly highlight of top insider buys: Bank of America Corp. (BAC), Philip Morris International Inc. (PM), Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), Abbot Laboratories (ABT), and BlackRock Inc. (BLK). Read more » »

By CanadianValue. I’ve written previously about Ensco as being an attractive investment opportunity at or near the current share price. Here is the article: Read more » »

By guruek. Bloomberg has a good article on Investment Guru Steven Romick. Read more » »

By Street Authority. An easy way to make money in the market is to buy a stock that has been beaten down due to short-term worries. Of course the rub is discerning whether the problem is indeed temporary. But there is considerable upside to identifying a setback that will not permanently impair a company’s fortunes over the long haul. Read more » »

By Ravi Nagarajan. One of Warren Buffett’s early investments during his partnership years was a small Nebraska company that manufactured windmills and farm equipment. The story of Dempster Mill Manufacturing in Beatrice, Nebraska is documented in great detail in Andrew Kilpatrick’s massive three volume set, Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett. Mr. Buffett began acquiring shares of Dempster in 1956 and had a controlling interest by mid 1961. After gaining control, Mr. Buffett installed new management and dramatically improved the performance of the business. By 1963, performance had improved and the business was significantly overcapitalized with only 60 percent of assets utilized in the manufacturing operations. Through a reorganization that involved the sale of the operating business, excess capital was effectively returned to shareholders. Read more » »

By insider. Chairman and CEO of Bank of Hawaii Corp. (BOH) Allan R Landon sells 101,696 shares of BOH on 07/30/2010 at an average price of $50.08 a share. Read more » »

By insider. CEO of Netflix Inc. (NFLX) Reed Hastings sells 10,000 shares of NFLX on 07/29/2010 at an average price of $100.52 a share. Read more » »

By insider. CEO, 10% Owner of KSW Inc (KSW) Floyd Warkol sells 2,000 shares of KSW on 07/29/2010 at an average price of $3.05 a share. Read more » »

By insider. Vice Chairman & CFO of Bank of Hawaii Corp. (BOH) Kent Thomas Lucien buys 1,000 shares of BOH on 07/30/2010 at an average price of $49.61 a share. Read more » »

By insider. COO of COMSCORE, INC. (SCOR) Gregory T Dale sells 2,700 shares of SCOR on 07/29/2010 at an average price of $19.01 a share. Read more » »

By insider. President, CEO & Chairman of SOLUTIA, INC. (SOA) Jeffry N Quinn buys 5,000 shares of SOA on 07/30/2010 at an average price of $14.3 a share. Read more » »

By insider. CEO & Chairman of the Board of Saba Software Inc. (SABA) Babak Yazdani sells 100,000 shares of SABA on 07/30/2010 at an average price of $4.95 a share. Read more » »

By insider. Chairman and CEO of Riverbed Technology Inc. (RVBD) Jerry M Kennelly sells 100,000 shares of RVBD on 07/30/2010 at an average price of $36.66 a share. Read more » »

By guruek. A look at who might become the most powerful man in the world, with Matt Comyns, JLM Pacific Epoch CEO. Read more » »

By insider. Senior VP & CFO of Rockwood Holdings Inc. (ROC) Robert J Zatta sells 12,975 shares of ROC on 07/29/2010 at an average price of $28.64 a share. Read more » »

By insider. CEO of United Therapeutics Corp. (UTHR) Martine A Rothblatt sells 8,000 shares of UTHR on 07/29/2010 at an average price of $46.81 a share. Read more » »

By insider. CEO of Core Laboratories N.V. Common SharesNLG (CLB) David M Demshur sells 100,000 shares of CLB on 07/30/2010 at an average price of $76.07 a share. Read more » »

By insider. COO of Core Laboratories N.V. Common SharesNLG (CLB) Monty L Davis sells 80,562 shares of CLB on 07/27/2010 at an average price of $77.75 a share. Read more » »

By insider. EVP, CFO & Treasurer of Core Laboratories N.V. Common SharesNLG (CLB) Richard L Bergmark sells 40,000 shares of CLB on 07/28/2010 at an average price of $76.82 a share. Read more » »

By insider. Chairman, President & CEO of UAL Corp. (UAUA) Glenn F Tilton sells 36,728 shares of UAUA on 07/28/2010 at an average price of $24.05 a share. Read more » »

By insider. SVP & CFO of Asbury Automotive Group Inc. (ABG) Craig T Monaghan sells 35,000 shares of ABG on 07/29/2010 at an average price of $13.24 a share. Read more » »

By insider. Chairman, President and CEO of U.S. Bancorp (USB) Richard K Davis sells 352,380 shares of USB on 07/29/2010 at an average price of $23.96 a share. Read more » »

By 10qk. Performance Technologies Inc. (PTIX) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-06-30. Read more » »

By 10qk. Cavium Networks Inc. (CAVM) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-06-30. Read more » »