Mario Gabelli

U.S. Earnings Expected: Thursday, March 19

Ok …” seven cents “dot plot” released qtrly …March,June ,September,December

FOMC ….meeting release today at 2 pm …plus “dot plots”

Merger Monday…NationalStorage (NSA) a REIT (real estate investment trust)that operates storage facilities being bght by Public Storage(PSA)..also a REIT .. for 0.14 share of its stock per share of NSA

Deals deals and ..one long expected….Unifirst(UNF) and Cintas((CTAS) UNF holders getting combo of $155 cash per shr+0.7720 shr of CTAS

Deutsche Bank …attended in PB ..Media ,Internet & Telecom Conference…good meetings ,..STOCK market dynamics Monday /today ..reminded many of Conference hosted by Bear Stearns in March 2008

U.S. Earnings Expected: Tuesday, March 10

Oil traders ….crude day..

U.S. Earnings Expected: Monday, March 9

Oil spikes to over $100 +

M&A….Reservoir Media ( RSVR) .. received “bids” from several firms with $10.50 cash from largest holders

U.S. Earnings Expected: Tuesday, March 3

Merger Monday…..AES Corp (AES) in deal for$15 per share …take under as it closed over $17 per share

Berkshire Hathaway…annual report…good review of each operating segment…and continuation of culture…

it was the best of times to start an investment business

@ACCC00007 Yes ,,,I was there all the time

@MarioGabelli “They won. We lost. Next.” Barry Diller (after losing out on his Paramount bid to Sumner Redstone’s Viacom)

Warner Brothers Discover,,,board checked the boxes and declared paramount the high bidder …what will Netflix have to do.. need all cash And bid more ..or in the words of a great ceo say “they won.we lost.Next! ‘’

Next ….jhg …czr …and ..and ..and