Explaining REITs and the FFO Measure
REITs resemble stocks but use funds from operations FFO rather than net income to gauge health. FFO ignores depreciation and non cash charges to reflect true performance, helpful for evaluating profitability and asset appreciation in real estate investment trusts.
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Wal-Mart balance sheet shows strong cash and rising inventory
The article analyzes Wal-Mart 2003 to 2004 balance sheet noting cash near term debt coverage with $21.4 to $20.4 billion debt drop and ample cash to pay short term obligations. It cites inventory growth 9 percent to $26.6 billion and a 7.8 inventory turnover, down from about 8.1, with receivables down 20 percent to $1.3 billion signaling improved collections.
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My Dumbest Investment Lesson From a Bad Tip
I bought Mariner Post Acute Network on a hot tip from my father after military severance. The stock plunged, I doubled down hoping for a rebound, and the unrealized loss grew. I refused to sell, then bankruptcy hit the firm. The mistake was not selling when wrong. move on after recognizing a poor choice.
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Mariner Post Acute Network
Espetas
Igen
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What Is This Thing Called The Motley Fool
A quirky notice-like piece blends Shakespearean reference with an odd origin tale claiming a Motley Fool as a truth teller about investing. It mentions an Armenian founder, Massachusetts move, instrument making, a secret moon, and a fictional mailing address with a request for trivia entries.
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Name That Company Roots and Global Scale
Born in Seattle in 1907 the firm moved its headquarters to Atlanta. It reports over 33 billion dollars in annual revenue with about 357 thousand employees worldwide. It handles 13.6 million daily packages and documents, including 2 million by air and 1.3 million international, serving nearly 8 million customers in more than 200 nations. Its website receives 115 million hits per day. The company operates 88 thousand delivery vehicles and 266 aircraft, including chartered planes.
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Atlanta
Industrial stock shifts reflect US market impact
The analysis compares AT T, International Paper, and Eastman Kodak with others, noting higher combined revenues and earnings for the incoming group. It highlights overseas revenue shares for Pfizer and Verizon and discusses perceived shifts in industrial focus. Dow remains a barometer of the US market.
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International Paper
Eastman Kodak
ieaToy
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Satellite radio growth seen in cars and homes
By end of 2003 satellite radio aims to reach 1 million subscribers with 2005 break even hoped by GM offering XM receivers in over 40 models and expanding to all 2005 cars. Industry forecasts 16 to 25 million subscribers in five years as plug and play units move across car home stereo and boombox.
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Beer myths vs South Beach Diet spark marketing clash
Anheuser-Busch launched a $1 million nationwide ad campaign challenging author Arthur Agatston’s claim that beer boosts belly fat. The brewer denies beer’s high carbohydrate content, citing light beers with under 7 grams per serving and arguing the diet book misleads readers about beer’s role in weight.
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Busch
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New York Times Tower and Hearst Tower Rise in Midtown
In midtown Manhattan Renzo Piano pursues a 52 story glass tower for the Times near Eighth Avenue and 42nd Street, designed to be light, transparent, and symbolically open. Norman Foster reimagines the Hearst site at Eighth Avenue and 56th Street with a crystal rocket rising from a 1928 six story base once planned by William Randolph Hearst.
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People on the Move Adds Physicians at Cleveland Clinic Lorain Center
Four new physicians join the Cleveland Clinic Lorain Family Health and Surgery Center in orthopaedic surgery internal medicine pediatrics and dermatology. Dr Daniel Single Dr Rebecca Ware Dr Scott Francy and Dr John Secrist bring board certifications and specialties to Elyria Lorain Avon Lake and surrounding communities.
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Ohio State University College of Medicine
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