http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Geoff-Gannon-868 The latest quality free reprint articles from Geoff Gannon at SubmitYOURArticle.com Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:09:25 +0000 An article discussing the price difference between Mueller Water Products (MWA) "A" shares and "B" shares. The shares are identical except that each A share has 1 vote and each B share has 8 votes. Right now, the B shares are selling for $0.34 a share less than the A shares despite having eight times the voting power (A shares: $13.98; B shares: $13.64) http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Geoff-Gannon-868/Mueller-14022.php Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) has disclosed a greater than 10% stake in Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI). Berkshire was still buying as late as Thursday, April 5th, 2007. This is Berkshire's largest recent investment - it has a market value of $3.2 billion. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Geoff-Gannon-868/Warren-14021.php Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Topps, the maker of trading cards and Bazooka Gum, has agreed to be acquired by Michael Eisner and others for $9.25 a share in cash in a transaction valued at $385.4 million. Eisner, the former CEO of Disney, founded the privately held Tornante Company in 2005 to make transactions such as this one. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Geoff-Gannon-868/Topps-13115.php Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 A silly story about how a 440% jump in traffic at uTube.com paralyzed that company's site. Apparently, millions of people confused uTube.com, a site operated by Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment Corporation, with YouTube.com, a site recently acquired by Google (GOOG) for $1.65 billion in stock. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Geoff-Gannon-868/Google-9651.php Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0000 As the Dow flirts with a new high (and the financial media tests everyone's patience), it's worth remembering how far the average investor has fallen and why. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Geoff-Gannon-868/dow-9231.php Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000 On Thursday, Friendly Ice Cream (FRN) announced its CEO, John Cutter, had resigned. It was not immediately clear whether he had been forced out or left voluntarily. Friendly's largest shareholders, Sardar Biglari, has requested two board seats. Biglari, a value investor in the vein of Buffett, runs a hedge fund called "The Lion Fund" and serves as Chairman of Western Sizzlin (WSZL). http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Geoff-Gannon-868/friendly-9230.php Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000 A short article discussing the arbitrary and "human" nature of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Looks at the last Dow reshuffle (2004) and the six companies involved: Verizon (VZ), AIG (AIG), Pfizer (PFE), Eastman Kodak (EK), International Paper (IP), and AT&T (T). http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Geoff-Gannon-868/dow-9169.php Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000 A value investor analyzes Nintendo (NTDOY) from both a qualitative and quantitative perspective to determine if the current stock price is attractive. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Geoff-Gannon-868/Nintendo-8839.php Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000 "As a result of problems related to the mass production of a key component of its Blu-ray DVD player, Sony (SNE) will delay the European launch of its next generation video game console, the PlayStation 3 (PS3). Sony will also reduce the number of PS3 units immediately available in both the U.S. and Japan." This article examines what that new might mean for the PS3's future. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Geoff-Gannon-868/Sony-8705.php Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000 On Monday, Sumner Redstone fired Viacom's CEO, Tom Freston. This article looks at the firing and what it means for Viacom. Is Redstone reasserting his control over the cable properties once buried within the larger corporate behemoth that was Viacom (which then included CBS)? Where will the two new men at the top, Dauman and Dooley, take the company? http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Geoff-Gannon-868/CBS-8650.php Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000