James Johnson

Third Point’s Dan Loeb is known largely for his shareholder activism. On Tuesday, his fund began a campaign to get Japanese giant Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) to consider making some changes to...... (read more)

The Ira Sohn conference invites a number of well-known investment managers to give public presentations of their favorite investing ideas. This year, billionaire Bill Ackman of Pershing Square- except...... (read more)

Editor's Note: Related Tickers: First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (...... (read more)

Editor's Note: Related tickers: Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE:CS), The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), JPMorgan Chase & Co...... (read more)

Editor's Note: Related tickers: Theravance Inc (NASDAQ:THRX), GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE:GSK), Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ:TZOO), Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI), Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK), AdCare Health Systems...... (read more)

Stupidity is contagious. It gets us all from time to time. Even respectable companies can catch it. As I do every week, let's take a look at five dumb financial events this week that may make your head...... (read more)

Not long ago Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) touted its stake in hydraulic-fracturing company FTS International as a $2 billion plum. Chesapeake planned to sell the stake to help shore up its...... (read more)

Stocks opened nicely higher this morning, with the S&P 500 and the narrower, price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.8% each as of 10:05 a.m. EST. That has pushed the Dow to a new all-time...... (read more)

As we all know by now, stocks have had a great rally in the last few months, leaving the main benchmark indices trading at fairly high multiples. High quality blue-chip stocks are looking a little expensive...... (read more)