It is no secret that gold is one of the most talked about assets of the last few years, as this metal’s historic run has put it in the limelight.
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December 11 - Macroeconomic Predictions
As 2012 nears its close, investors are beginning to look toward a new year, one that will hopefully be less volatile for the commodity world.
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December 10 - News
It doesn’t seem likely that Superstorm Sandy, which wreaked havoc across the Northeastern U.S.
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December 6 - Hedge Funds
Considering this year’s rather volatile performance, one thing can be agreed upon by almost all investors – commodity investing is essentially a crap shoot.
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November 29 - News
Billionaire Warren Buffett urged Congress in a New York Times op-ed on Monday to lose no time in enacting a minimum tax on high-income Americans.
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November 26 - Hedge Funds
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., the reinsurer that counts hedge-fund manager David Einhorn as its chairman, rose the most since August as UBS AG raised its rating on the firm to buy...
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November 22 - Hedge Funds
Navistar International Corp (NYSE:NAV) bond yields are rising while those of other U.S.
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November 12 - Hedge Funds
Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ:PANL) – A surprise third-quarter loss reported yesterday by the provider of technology and components in flat panel displays, lighting...
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November 8 - News
With election day just hours away hedge fund titan Whitney Tilson is putting his money where his mouth is and betting $25,000 that President Obama is re-elected tomorrow.
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November 6 - Hedge Funds
Back in July, I noted that Pandit was re-orienting this banking giant to higher-growth markets.
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October 19 - Stock Analysis
Last June, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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October 18 - Hedge Funds
America’s central bank, the Federal Reserve, will eventually destroy the world economy, says respected Swiss investor Marc Faber.
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October 17 - Hedge Funds
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) – Shares in Citigroup are on the rise Tuesday despite the unexpected departure of CEO, Vikram Pandit, and President and COO, John P.
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October 16 - News
Next week American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) will be announcing its Q3 earnings.
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October 15 - Stock Analysis
We continue our week’s 360° look at American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) today with an assessment of its Dividend Quality. CapitalCube scores American Express Company (NYSE...
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October 11 - Stock Analysis
As American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) stock continues to rise in the wake of the Amex agreement with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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October 10 - Stock Analysis
This week CapitalCube examines American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) which has teamed up with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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October 9 - Stock Analysis
Health insurance provider UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) will become its sector's first representative in the prestigious Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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September 19 - Stock Analysis
Activist hedge fund Starboard Value is expected to disclose on Monday that it has taken a 13.3 percent stake in Office Depot Inc, making it the biggest shareholder of the office...
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September 17 - Hedge Funds
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) probably should have known way back on the day of its IPO that its stock was not going to be received well.
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September 10 - News
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has not made investors very much money since its IPO in May. The stock has basically fallen virtually every week, and Friday it reached a new low.
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August 31 - News
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) apparently may not be completely outside the tangled web of the Libor scandal that ensnared several of its international competitors.
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August 28 - News
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), still stinging from its losses on underwriting the chaotic IPO of Facebook Inc.
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August 23 - News
"Break up the big banks!" That is starting to be the plaintive cry around the financial industry, with now several executives across the industry expressing some openness to breaking...
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August 16 - News
The concept isn't new in the banking industry, but Citigroup Inc.
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August 9 - News
BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry redeemed $4.9 billion (0.3% of assets) in June, compared with inflows of $1.1 billion...
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August 9 - Hedge Funds
With Friday's news on the markets playing an overall positive tone - all the indices were pointing toward a close of more than 1 percent, LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE:LNKD) and ...
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August 3 - News
New York City, embracing an experimental mechanism for financing social services that has excited and worried government reformers around the world, will allow Goldman Sachs to...
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August 2 - Hedge Funds
When a top hedge fund manager donated money to start a student-run portfolio at the University of Virginia in 1994, Richard Gerson was one of the few undergraduates to earn a ...
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July 31 - Hedge Funds
Stark Investments will close three of its hedge funds, including its flagship, as its assets under management dwindle.
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June 30 - Hedge Funds
If you are convinced, really convinced, the price of crude oil will rise today and U.S. stocks will fall, Factor Advisors LLC has an exchange-traded fund for you.
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May 31 - Hedge Funds
Gold traders are getting more bullish after billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson told investors it’s time to buy the metal as protection against inflation caused by government...
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February 17 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone is ruling out a bankruptcy filing for his telecom startup LightSquared Inc, one day after U.S.
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February 16 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Billionaire John Paulson, who controls an 8.4 percent stake in Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.
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February 15 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the railroad controlled by Warren Buffett, plans $3.9 billion in capital spending this year, an increase of 11 percent from 2011, as the company ...
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February 6 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Troy Gayeski, senior portfolio manager at SkyBridge Capital LLC, discusses liquidity conditions for hedge funds and high-yield bonds, and efforts by the U.S.
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January 30 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Texas’s Permanent School Fund may hire in-house money managers to oversee its $25 billion in assets because returns are being “eaten alive” by hedge-fund fees, according...
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January 27 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
The following day, a corporate broker from Firm X and Punch management had a 45-minute conference call with Einhorn, during which inside information was disclosed to him, the ...
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January 26 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Several high-profile hedge fund managers are preparing to strike out on their own this year, supported by strong followings and unfazed by a year of poor industry performance ...
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January 25 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Billionaire Carl Icahn has purchased debt from Philip Falcone’s LightSquared Inc.’s bondholders as the satellite-broadband-service provider struggles to start service, two...
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January 20 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Citigroup Inc. (C) slumps more than 7% today after the company reported its fourth quarter and full-year 2011 results.
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January 17 - Market Movers
High-frequency traders are continuing to build their presence on European stock markets with new data from Nasdaq OMX, revealing that the firms doubled their trading activity ...
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January 5 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
It's been a banner year for Renaissance Technologies, which can boast a pair of funds up in excess of 30%. That's par for the course for the East Setauket, N.Y.-based firm's ...
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November 7 - News
Boykin Curry is extremely bullish on Goldman Sachs (GS) and AON Corp (AON).
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October 18 - News