Jim Trippon: On the face of it, stock buybacks look like good things. After all, the company is investing its cash in the company itself. If that isn’t a vote of confidence, what is? The company usually repurchases outstanding shares and retires them. Read more…

Colombian regulators have decided that the American Movil (NYSE:AMX) unit in the country, Claro, will not be allowed to participate in an upcoming 4G auction. Minister of Information Technology and Communications, Diego Molano, announced that the decision Read more…

Mac Slavo: A recent study noted that the majority of people have enough food in their pantries to feed their household for about three days and that seemingly stable societies are really just nine meals from anarchy. With most of us dependent on just-in-time transportation systems  Read more…

Jeff Uscher: Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) shares rallied 11.4% in late trading on Wednesday to close at $79.24 following news that activist investor Carl Icahn made a big move on the stock.  Read more…

William Patalon III:  As longtime readers know, I have a real affinity for old investing adages – in large part because of the very real lessons the best ones convey. Read more…

Mac Slavo: While many people are still trying to make up their minds about the potential severity of the storm threatening the U.S. northeast, it’s not stopping millions of concerned residents from racing to to grocery stores, gas stations and hardware depots in droves. Read more…

If you are just starting to prepare for Hurricane Sandy, the truth is that you are already too late.  Most of the essential supplies have already been stripped from store shelves.  Read more…

Meteorologists are warning that Hurricane Sandy could potentially be the worst storm to hit the east coast of the United States in 100 years.  Do you remember “the perfect storm” back in 1991?  Read more…

Daniela Pylypczak: Although natural gas is everyone’s favorite commodity to hate, its recent tear during this sweltering summer has investors taking yet another look at this  Read more…

Joseph Hogue: Chinese search engine giant Baidu.com Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) is scheduled to report earnings on October 29^th, with expectations for a net of $1.29 per share on $1.0 billion in revenue. Read more…

Ben Gersten: Legendary investor Warren Buffett appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box Wednesday morning to answer the biggest questions regarding the global economy, stocks, Election 2012, and more.  Read more…

Andy Crowder: If you’re like most investors, you probably missed the recent growth in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). Today, a lot of people are buying shares of Apple, hoping that the company will continue to see huge growth. Read more…

Jeff Uscher: When Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) reported earnings Tuesday, it beat estimates for both revenue and earnings per share – but the stock still slumped 12% yesterday.  Read more…

Jim Trippon: Nestled in among the earnings reports, sometimes along with them, are announcements of dividend increases. As we’ve written about consistently, this has been a year where dividend increases have consistently appeared, as many companies continue Read more…

Can you get an edge over the analysts on Wall Street? Peter Lynch thinks so. In his book One Up On Wall Street, he devotes the introduction and the second chapter to highlighting the advantages an individual investor has over professional investors. Two Read more…