It is just over a year since F Wall Street began on June 25, 2007. I first posted about the Blackstone (BX) IPO – a cautionary post warning visitors that excitement + lack of information = thanks, but no thanks. As many visitors know, my style is hardly predicated on…
I’ll have to finish Workouts Work Out on Friday. Let me get some housekeeping done regarding the book and the markets. I’m not going to give you the standard “stay the course” or “now is the time to buy” garbage – there are plenty of other places to go for…
If you’ve read Mohnish Pabrai’s The Dhandho Investor, you”ll likely recall a chapter entitled “Use Arbitrage!” If you”ve been following F Wall Street for a while, you”ll remember (and possibly have made money on) Use Arbitrage! The Tribune Company Example. Why do we say you should use arbitrage? In fact,…
Welcome to 2008 all. I am going to spend the next day responding to all of the comments from the past two weeks. Let’s get to the heart of the matter: What is going to happen in 2008? It is a question I have been hearing for the past three…
As you can imagine, I am doing very little this week-hence the lack of posts. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! (I did) We ended the year on a strong note with the Tribune play. Some visitors have asked for more clarification as to how I analyzed the deal…
At $33.67, there is almost no upside and big potential downside if the deal falls apart last second. Just wanted to let you know that I sold TRB. Remember Buffett’s rule: Don’t lose money. There is very little risk left, but the few pennies on the upside do not justify…
Late last week, the FCC approved Tribune Company to own print and broadcast media in the same market. Why was this important? Tribune Company (TRB) is going private and the FCC approval was critical to this transaction. Without FCC approval, the deal might not have gone through. With that hurdle…