Jeffrey Vinik, the money manager who shut his hedge fund earlier this year after returns slumped, is providing $20 million in startup capital for an investment firm run by his...
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October 10 - Hedge Funds, News
Winton Capital Management Ltd., the $24.5 billion hedge-fund firm founded by David Harding, said profit plunged 64 percent last year after its main fund posted just its second...
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October 3 - Hedge Funds
StreetAuthority's sister site InvestingAnswers.com defines free cash flow as "a measure of how much cash a business generates after accounting for capital expenditures such as...
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September 27 - News
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner shouldn't be ruled out as a candidate for the next Federal Reserve chairman, according to delegates at a big U.S.
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September 26 - Hedge Funds
Prominent hedge fund managers criticized President Obama's decision not nominate Larry Summers to be chairman of the Federal Reserve.
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September 25 - Hedge Funds
Finance career site OneWire scored another great interview with one of the hedge fund world's Tiger cubs-this time with Lee Ainslie, the rarely-interviewed head of Maverick Capital...
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September 24 - Hedge Funds
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) announced their intent to become bank holding companies on Sept.
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September 23 - News
It's now been five years since the U.S.
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September 20 - Dividend Stocks, News
In a statement released today, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) said its $920 million settlement with financial regulators over the so-called London Whale trades was "a major step...
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September 19 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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September 19 - News
At the end of last week, I wrote an article about "the most important thing" in banking.
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September 19 - News
Banks recorded a record $42.2 billion in profits in the second quarter. As a group, they have led the broader market higher this year.
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September 18 - News, Options
An event several years in the making could be just days away.
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September 18 - Commodities, News
This is truly a golden era for dividend-hungry investors.
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September 17 - Dividend Stocks, News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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September 17 - News
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is gaining fast today, up by 0.96% by late morning on the news that it will be boosting its quarterly dividend by 22%, as well as buying back...
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September 17 - News
A slew of big banks just passed another stress test, mandated under the Dodd-Frank reform law.
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September 17 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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September 17 - News
According to stock index futures as of 7:40 a.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average will start the session slightly higher, rising by 12 points at the opening bell.
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September 17 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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September 17 - Hedge Funds
Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) and Merrill Lynch hammered out one of the biggest deals in Wall Street history in less than 36 hours during the weekend of September 13th and...
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September 16 - News
Durant entered the auto industry with a solid record of transportation entrepreneurialism -- but of the wrong type: He had headed the world's largest horse-drawn-wagon manufacturer...
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September 16 - News
"I hesitated to write about this trend. It's disturbing. Many of its facets are also politically charged. But as an investor, I have to avoid politics.
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September 16 - News
Make no mistake about it: Next week is all about the Federal Reserve.
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September 16 - News
Jerome Powell thinks there are three major reasons to be optimistic about the U.S. economic recovery.
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September 16 - News
Recent news regarding the resurgence in automobile sales often cites how automakers such as Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM), and General...
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September 16 - News
After eight full months of debate, it appears that regulatory framework introduced earlier this year will come into effect by January 10, 2014, according to a new manual from ...
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September 15 - News
A long-standing love affair between Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCBB:FNMA), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTCBB:FMCC), and the American banking system may be ...
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September 15 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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September 14 - News
Editor's Note: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG), Goldman Sachs Group...
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September 13 - News
The fall of Lehman Brothers five years ago triggered a financial calamity that will never be forgotten by investors.
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September 13 - News
A bank by the simplest definition is a holder and lender of deposits. When a buildup of deposits occurs unaccompanied by a similar growth in loans, banks put their spare cash...
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September 13 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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September 13 - Dividend Stocks, News
Credit unions got a big reputational boost during the financial crisis, as banking customers protested what in their eyes were reckless lending practices that led to massive bailouts...
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September 13 - News
The bad news has continued rolling in on the mortgage front. Mortgage applications are falling...
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September 13 - News
Twitter is finally making plans to join the public stock market. And perhaps the only ones more excited that Twitter founders, employees, or private investors are...
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September 13 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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September 12 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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September 12 - News
The foundations of the modern computing industry were laid on Sept.
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September 12 - News
It's safe to say that mortgage bankers have seen better days. On Wednesday, Citigroup Inc.
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September 12 - News
Motley Fool analyst Matt Koppenheffer sits down with Rick Engdahl for a side-of-desk interview about banks.
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September 12 - News
When America was on the doorstep of the Roaring '20s and the birth of modern American consumerism, the predecessor to SunTrust Banks, Inc.
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September 12 - News
There's big money being made from the massive Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) buyout of Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD)'s stake in Verizon Wireless.
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September 12 - News
"In the second quarter, we told you that if rates remained at these levels, we would expect volumes to be reduced by 30% to 40% in the second half of this year versus the first...
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September 11 - News
It has been five years since the banking industry experienced a gigantic crisis stemming from the housing market, derivatives, and an overall lack of risk control.
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September 11 - News
An eight-decade stretch of American finance without central-banking oversight began on Sept.
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September 11 - News
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
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September 10 - News
The wealth-building power of compound interest will never cease to amaze me.
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September 10 - News
If you own shares of Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), then it's likely you've wondered why it always seems to be so far behind its nearest competitors -- JPMorgan Chase & Co...
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September 10 - News
Since the financial crisis, its earnings have been ravaged by the bank's decision to double down on the subprime mortgage market on the eve of the financial crisis.
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September 9 - News
