Kai Petainen

The miserable second-quarter release put out by struggling retailer J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) this morning wasn't exactly a surprise, but the sheer size of the miss has bears licking their chops. J.C. Penney reported a loss of $2.16 per share, missing earnings estimates by over 103, while also...

Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares have sold off of intraday highs heading into the close Thursday, but still traded sharply higher on the session. Shares rose over 14 percent to $153.30 per share after making a new all-time high of $158.88 following its second consecutive quarterly profit. However...

Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) announced that it would acquire McMoRan Exploration (NYSE: MMR) and Plains Exploration (NYSE: PXP) approximately one week ago. There are a number of interesting relationships among related parties involved with the deal. Further research done...

Last week, Benzinga covered the Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) acquisitions of McMoRan Exploration (NYSE: MMR) and Plains Exploration (NYSE: PXP). After some more digging alongside Kai Petainen (SISU investor, contributor to Forbes and teacher of quant valuation at the Ross School...

No one would have guessed that Jack Weyland was destined to be an investor. As a college dropout, Weyland was forced to settle for a job as a truck driver. But as luck would have it, Weyland had a knack for picking biotech and health care stocks. Using a laptop and a wireless Internet card, he used...