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Saturday, November 24, 2012 - 1:22pm
Barron's Recap (11/24/12): Trouble in Tea Land
This weekend in Barron's online: the prospects for Hain Celestial, Atlantic City, PPH and European stocks, as well as a look at jazz from HBO's Treme. Cover Story "Unnaturally Good" by Bill Alpert. Organic food company Hain Celestial (NASDAQ: HAIN) has built a small empire through two decades of...
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What Volkswagen's Porsche Takeover Means for Investors
Friday, July 6, 2012 - 1:44pmBy: Chad Fraser, Investing Daily “I’m keeping my eye on Volkswagen … and will jump to buy when I’m confident that the [European] debt crisis is over.” — Investing Daily editor Jim Fink in Detroit Auto Show: Best Automobile Stocks for 2012...
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The Rich & Famous Version Of Ping Pong
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 2:54pmPing pong is generally played with two paddles and a ball. One player hits the ball back to each other over a net and the first to 21 points wins. Well that's not apparently how the rich play ping pong. A woman in Monte Carlo caused a five car pile up worth an estimated £700,000, as she smashed...
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Audi to Utilize Unique (& Expensive) Marketing Tactic at Frankfurt Auto Show
Monday, June 20, 2011 - 6:53amGerman automaker Audi will spend more than $14 million on an indoor track at this year's Frankfurt Auto Show, Bloomberg is reporting Monday. Audi's interactive exhibit will be over 300 feet long, 200 feet wide and nearly 40 feet high. A 1000-foot+ track will also allow for test driving. About 30...
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Porsche's October Sales Up Over 60%
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 12:44pmPorsche Cars North America, Inc. today announced October sales in the U.S. of 2,647 units compared to the same month last year when it sold 1,642 new cars, an increase of 61 percent. This represents Porsche's second-best sales month this year. October's strong showing pushed Porsche's year-to-date...
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Porsche/VW Merger Delayed On Lawsuits
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 7:06am
According to Bloomberg, Volkswagen AG (ETR: VOW) may be delaying the merger with Porsche (ETR: PAH3) due to risks from U.S. lawsuits and German tax issues. VW CEO Martin Winterkorn was quoted “It can't be ruled out that the legal proceedings may drag on for some time to come until a final decision...
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