News Corp. (NWS:NYSE) Shares are up the pre-market after being beaten up in prior days due to the hacked voice mail scandal. Some of the talking heads are starting to talk about NWS being a value play near these levels, but there is just too much headline risk to play from the long side.

The Forbes Top 150 Companies list ranked by Magic Formula Statistics. Which large global companies are both cheap and highly efficient with capital?

There are winners and there are champions in every walk of life. The difference is subtle, but very real. A champion is driven for success and will not let anything stand in its way. Some dividend stocks can be classified as champions.

We've just recently elected a Democrat as President. CNN's ratings are at the bottom of the pile. Fox News ratings are soaring, despite, or perhaps thanks to, snubbing of the network by the Obama Administration. John Tantillo points out branding lessons to be learned in all of this.