Value Investing News

Barel Karsan writes about the below market bid to take Jones Soda (JSDA) under. The buyer is offering less for the whole business than the market cap of the stock! Is Jones selling itself for less than liquidation value?

In the role of young protagonist is Nicholas Bolton, a 27-year old investor who made A$4.5M ($4M) almost bringing down BrisConnections, the developer of a A$4.8B ($4.3B) Australian toll road. What’s most amazing is that he achieved this with an initial stake worth just A$47,000 ($42,000).

In a letter to the lender's 'incompetent and unconscionable' board, Carl Icahn says its reorganization plan is an attempt to buy votes.

Value Investors For Change, a group dedicated to restoring stockholder value to damaged companies, filed a definitive proxy statement today nominating eight candidates to the board of MRV Communications, Inc. (OTC:MRVC).

Nightingale Informatix Corporation (http://www.nightingale.md) (“Nightingale” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: NGH), an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services announces its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. All results are reported in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

A fantastic analysis of a very interesting situation. CombiMatrix Corporation appears undervalued on an asset basis and has a near term catalyst that could unlock a tremendous amount of hidden value.

Bristol Street Motors ensures that you find the right car and pay the right price thanks to accurate valuations, in-depth car reviews and huge range of new and used cars for sale from trusted dealers. Their stock is updated daily, so you are always kept up to date with the latest deals and offers. With so much to choose from, buying used or new cars couldn’t be any easier.

If President Obama owned the New World Order Health Insurance Company, he would not be willing to insure an applicant with brain cancer nor would he be willing to pay an unlimited lifetime benefit to all insureds--- not without a premium that reflects the risks to his personal bank account.

As Predicted by George Cole at Anderson Munro shares of Apple broke the $200 barrier for the first time.

As Predicted by Anderson Munro It’s been a great year for the Cupertino-based company; Apple Inc. (AAPL) introduced a new version of its operating system this year, refreshed its hot-selling iPod line and launched the iPhone G3S.

With proxy season in full throttle this past week, many of the most heated shareholder activist battles experienced major developments. The biggest activist hedge fund winners of the week were Steel Partners, Carl Icahn and Eastbourne Capital Management, while the biggest losers were Bill Ackman of Pershing Square and Millbrook Capital.

A summary list of 58 companies targeted by 61 shareholder activists during April 2009.

Ackman effects change at Target. Target is now considering expanding its grocery offerings.

 A summary list of 70 investments made by shareholder activists during March.

What do you get when you give poor management a long time to operate? The short answer is Kingsway Financial.

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