Column Archive
Fortune Magazine The Deal by Allan Sloan
Jun 16: Last year, the long-term U.S. securities were a brilliant investment. This year is a completely different story. More
Jun 8: The feds refused to buy troubled assets with TARP cash. It's one of the smarter moves they've made. More
Jun 1: Thanks to a change in the rules, the company and its shareholders will save big on the AOL spinoff. More
May 19: The automaker's onetime arch-foe tells Fortune he's worried that the government is driving GM's future without listening to the public. More
Mar 11: Some businesses on the dole are getting bashed for enjoying lavish events. Is that bad for taxpayers? More
Mar 10: Given how horrendous the markets have been lately, there's no need to dwell on the underperformers. More
Feb 27: If politicians were serious about reform, they'd posture less and would attack these four economic evils. More
Feb 13: Here's why the caps on Wall Street compensation announced by President Obama and Treasury secretary Tim Geithner don't amount to much. More
Jan 13: During the Bush administration, proposals to privatize Social Security were in vogue. Here's why today's retirees can be very happy it didn't happen. More
Jan 6: Oil prices fluctuate, buoyed by early reports that OPEC members will implement production cuts but also pulled lower by dismal reports on the U.S. economy. More
Jan 5: You shouldn't expect regulators to catch bigtime financiopaths like Bernie Madoff - that's not how the world works. More
Nov 18: To avoid another big spike in gas prices, raise the gas tax and let market forces go to work. More
Nov 7: GM said Detroit would go under unless it could buy Chrysler. Then it had second thoughts. More
Oct 13: Sometimes having the right manager is more important than picking the right investment category. More
Oct 6: Borrow the money now, don't trade cash for trash, and other sensible ideas the government is unlikely to follow. More
Sep 26: Don't be surprised if the cure conjured up by Washington fails to solve the market's woes. More
Sep 2: Why, after years of measured silence, has Greenspan morphed into the great communicator? More
Jul 30: When it comes to tax loopholes, there are few better than Sam Zell. Will he strike again with the Cubs deal? More
May 12: How two big, long-term investors, Bill Miller and Gordon Crawford, played a short-term game with the Yahoo/Microsoft deal and stumbled. More
Apr 14: High-income folks like me don't qualify for rebate checks. But we're getting so much more. More
Mar 19: Because the trust fund is invested in Treasuries, the real problem starts not in 2040, but a decade or so from now. More
Mar 10: It shouldn't work this way, but it's true: Tax-exempt mutual funds are today yielding more than Treasury funds. Is it time to swap your portfolio? More
Feb 18: Steve Miller's autobiography is a must-read if you want to understand business - and businesspeople. More
Feb 4: Wall Street heavy hitter Joe Rosenberg says the Yahoo bid doesn't make any sense for Microsoft shareholders. More
Jan 11: Brace yourselves, taxpayers of America. You're going to help Bank of America finance its $4 billion buyout of Countrywide. More
Dec 31: Two things stand out from 2007 -- the peak of the private equity craze, and panic about debt markets. More
Dec 27: You don't know whether we're in a recession until months after it starts. But investing successfully requires looking forward, not backward. More
Oct 19: Even a skeptic like Fortune's Allan Sloan admits that sometimes - as with banking stocks and rating agencies - it's hard to see financial holes until it's too late. More
Oct 16: A close-up of one deal shows how subprime mortgages went bad, says Fortune's Allan Sloan. More
Oct 3: Longtime Forbes editor James W. Michaels was the best of the best, recalls Fortune's Allan Sloan, who worked with him for decades. More
Sep 28: The reckless are getting relief from Bernanke while the prudent are paying the price, argues Fortune's Allan Sloan. More
Sep 24: A little-noticed provision of Rupert Murdoch's Dow Jones takeover allows the Bancroft family to defer taxes. Fortune's Allan Sloan opens up the books. More
Sep 7: In all the anxiety over turbulent markets, it's easy to lose sight of what has and hasn't changed. Fortune's Allan Sloan spotlights two eternal financial verities. More
Sep 4: You're about to hear that the budget deficit is falling. Don't believe it, warns Fortune's Allan Sloan. The deficit is much, much bigger than you think. More
Aug 22: When Wall Street fails, it inevitably asks for a handout. Fortune's Allan Sloan says there must be a better way. More
Aug 1: Because of the share structure, the family had less control than owners of the New York Times and Washington Post. And guess what: The same thing could happen to Murdoch. More
Jul 30: A triple-digit change in the Dow means... almost nothing. Fortune's Allan Sloan explains the math, and why you shouldn't panic in tough times. More
Jul 23: Blackstone's IPO was even sweeter for its founders than you thought, says Fortune's Allan Sloan. More
| Company | Price | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| YRC Worldwide Inc | 1.42 | 59.55% |
| American Intl Group Inc | 9.50 | -27.48% |
| Beazer Homes USA Inc | 1.64 | 13.10% |
| KB Home | 12.46 | 9.47% |
Jul 9 3:56pm ET †
| Index | Last | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | 8,183.17 | 0.06% |
| Nasdaq | 1,752.55 | 0.31% |
| S&P 500 | 882.68 | 0.35% |
| 10yr | 97 20/32 | Yield: 3.40% |
Jul 09 5:16pm ET †
| Company | Price | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sanmina-SCI Corp | 0.39 | 7.29% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 5.05 | 6.99% |
| SanDisk Corp | 14.07 | 5.55% |
| KLA-Tencor Corp | 26.42 | 5.13% |
Jul 9 3:58pm ET †


