Weekend Blog Watch

 

America's summer pastime: all stocks related to baseball.


Forget the world is flat: The world is fat, according to the Talented Blonde.


I always like to check out the 52-week-low list. We keep track of the stocks and explain why they are on the list. Always interesting to bottom-fish there.


But also, here are the stocks breaking out higher on unusual volume.


Harvard professor Greg Mankiw analyzes Warren Buffett's tax bill.


Interesting anecdote about Carl Icahn wanting to short Blackstone(BX Quote).


In today's "stock I never heard of," Hilary Kramer presents "food rendering" company, Darling International(DAR Quote). I put "food rendering" in quotes because I have never even seen those two words used together before.


Sramana Mitra thinks that the Expedia buyback shows hidden value there.


Top 10 stocks with the highest vector vest ratings. I was surprised to see Foster Wheeler(FWLT Quote) on the list.


Paul Kedrosky provides some snippets of an interview with News Corp.'s(NWS Quote) Rupert Murdoch and what he plans to do with Dow Jones(DJ Quote).


Valueplays has the most notable dividend increases last week.


How did this happen? Dell(DELL Quote) makes the 52-week high list? Weren't they just falling apart?


Great post on who benefits the most as oil stays above $70.


Cowen wants you to swap your Apple(AAPL Quote) shares for Google(GOOG Quote).


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