When I think of comparing the tech sector to the financial sector it is laughable. It’s like the east versus the west.
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May 7 - News
Followers of the markets over the past few years know the name American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) all too well.
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May 7 - News
Editor's Note: Related Ticker: Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR) (NYSE:CS), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Herbalife Ltd.
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May 7 - Hedge Funds
As the date draws near for the May 30 Article 77 hearing on whether or not Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)'s $8.5 billion settlement with 22 institutional investors will go forward...
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May 6 - News
It's unlikely that you will ever hear this spoken: "I bought shares of this stock just so I could go to the annual meeting." Unlikely, that is, unless you're talking about Berkshire...
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May 6 - News
With the S&P 500 having hit new all-time record highs on Friday, it's a good time to take a look back and see where the index's most recent gains have come from.
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May 5 - News
Yesterday, the S&P 500 (S&P Indices:.INX) climbed above the 1,600 mark for the first time, setting the latest in a series of recent all-time record highs.
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May 4 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), International Business Machines Corp.
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May 3 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), MGIC Investment Corp.
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May 3 - News
It's been a long time coming, but American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) is finally showing that it's back on track to once again becoming the insurance king it was before...
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May 3 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), SandRidge Energy Inc.
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May 3 - Hedge Funds
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) plunged nearly 3% on May 2, 1930, the day after President Herbert Hoover stridently assured the public that the worst...
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May 2 - News
After the last economic crisis, investors have found it hard to trust insurance companies. Some said they were too big to fail, while others, too big to ignore.
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May 2 - News
First, there's Peter Eastwood, a 22-year American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) veteran who most recently headed up the company's domestic property-casualty operations.
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May 2 - Hedge Funds
First quarter earnings season is well underway, and a clear trend has yet to emerge among the various reports so far.
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May 1 - News
Analysts have various methods of picking and recommending stocks.
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May 1 - News
On Thursday, American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 30 - News
Earnings season is heating up, with the highly controversial Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) reporting better-than-expected earnings after the close.
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April 30 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Apple Inc.
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April 29 - Hedge Funds
Next Tuesday, MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 28 - News
Executives move from from one company to another all the time -- that's a normal proceeding of the business world.
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April 28 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Apple Inc.
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April 26 - Hedge Funds
Orbis Investment Management has a $10 billion equity fund managed by William Gray, and its overall management structure headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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April 26 - Hedge Funds
iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT) – Shares in the maker of home robots such as the Roomba vacuum cleaner and defense and security robots for military uses are soaring on Wednesday...
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April 24 - News
With this in mind, I am focusing in my current articles on the significant and various psychological traps investors and traders fall victim to.
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April 24 - News
Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) recently announced its first quarter results.
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April 23 - News
Since reporting earnings Wednesday morning, Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) lost 6.5% through trading yesterday. The initial response to B of A's earnings was largely negative...
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April 19 - News
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG) is a leading insurance and financial services company.
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April 18 - News
Three years ago, Harvard economists Ken Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart published a paper based on solid history and rigorous statistics showing that when a country's debt-to-GDP ratio...
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April 18 - News
Akanthos Capital is a mid-sized $500+ million hedge fund run by former Goldman derivatives trader, Michael Kao. Kao holds a degree in computer science and engineering from Berkeley...
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April 18 - Hedge Funds
Remember when a look at the five year stock chart for almost any investment was a sickening reminder of what your investments used to be? For the years since the market collapse...
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April 17 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), American International Group, Inc.
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April 15 - Hedge Funds
Hot on the heels of a $15 million Consumer Financial Protection Bureau settlement with mortgage insurers Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW), MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG), ...
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April 15 - News
I often find myself pondering what is the best business in the world.
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April 15 - News
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a legal settlement with four mortgage insurance companies last week that will resolve allegations of "kickbacks" to lenders...
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April 15 - News
When megainsurance company Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) finally closed the sale of its retail banking operations to General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)'s GE Capital this past January...
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April 11 - News
First-quarter earnings reports are finally here, but before the first release of the official earnings season came this afternoon, the Dow Jones Industrials managed to start ...
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April 9 - News
Is the prestige really worth a place on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI)? Let's ask Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Verizon Communications Inc.
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April 8 - News
If you have a savings account, you know how low interest rates have gotten lately.
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April 8 - News
The S&P 500 includes 500 of the largest U.S. corporations in the stock market, many of which are leaders in their respective industries.
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April 7 - News
A settlement was announced Thursday between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and four of the nation's top mortgage insurers over the improper tactics used to win new business...
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April 5 - News
Bruce Berkowitz is undoubtedly one of the most respected value investors in the game; when he makes a move, people pay attention.
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April 5 - News
When we look at stocks, we primarily do so from a value perspective.
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April 3 - News
Of particular concern is Chinese banks' exposure to wealth management products, or WMPs -- short-term investments that account for a significant portion of banks' balance sheets...
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April 2 - News
The markets still value American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) through the lens of 2008.
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April 1 - News
Having property insurance coverage can mean the difference between protecting your assets, and losing everything.
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March 31 - News
Ever since the celebrations at the beginning of the new millennium, investors have had to deal with turbulent markets.
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March 25 - News
Warren Buffett is hands-down the most followed investor in the world. As the Oracle of Omaha, he has lead his firm, Berkshire-Hathaway Inc.
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March 23 - News
Seth Klarman manages one of the largest hedge funds in the world, The Baupost Group, founded in 1983 and managing some $7 billion.
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March 22 - Hedge Funds
Millions of Americans never look beyond the Dow Jones Industrial Average in thinking about the stock market.
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March 18 - News