As we already know from media reports and hedge fund investor letters, many hedge funds lost money in the third quarter, blaming macroeconomic conditions and unpredictable events...
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November 25 - Hedge Funds, News
The performance of the industrial goods sector is mainly driven by the demand for building construction, along with the demand for manufactured products.
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September 21 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
What are the best uranium stocks? The basic materials sector has been struggling lately, having only posted average gains of 1.9% in the past 12 months.
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September 14 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News
Gold stocks like AngloGold Ashanti Limited (ADR) (NYSE:AU), Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX), and Gold Fields Limited (ADR) (NYSE:GFI), among others, are getting battered...
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July 20 - Commodities, Gold, Hedge Funds, Market Movers, News
New York hedge-fund manager Daniel Loeb has raised a $2.5 billion war chest to spend on several new activist situations, potentially by the end of the year, according to people...
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September 11 - Hedge Funds
Dividend stocks are typically analyzed by financial bloggers in one of two ways.
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September 30 - Dividend Stocks, News
Considering most analysts anticipated that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would announce Wednesday he was finally easing off the throttle of his bond-buying program, the...
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September 19 - Gold, News
Now, according to many market players, hedge funds are perceived as overrated, outdated investment tools of an era lost to time.
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September 6 - News
South African labor unions have never been easy to deal with. The country is notorious for outbreaks of violence related to negotiations between unions and mining companies.
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September 3 - News
At the moment, there are plenty of indicators market participants can use to watch their holdings. Two of the most under-the-radar are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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August 26 - News
To the average investor, there are a multitude of methods investors can use to track their holdings.
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August 26 - News
In the eyes of many traders, hedge funds are perceived as delayed, outdated financial tools of an era lost to time.
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August 26 - News
With the price of gold down from about $1,600 per ounce at the end of 2012 to hover at around $1,370 per ounce today, miners of the precious metal have been shuttering mines around...
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August 25 - Commodities, News
To the average investor, there are plenty of indicators shareholders can use to monitor Mr. Market.
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August 25 - News
It's pretty evident that with that recent failures in the gold markets, gold miners are struggling too. Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) is no stranger to this, and the smart money...
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August 22 - News
If you were to ask many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are viewed as bloated, old investment tools of an era lost to time.
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August 22 - News
Hedge fund titan John Paulson has received a lot of negative press in recent months over his firm’s gold position.
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July 29 - Hedge Funds
For gold mining companies, things can often be a little unsettling with the swings in the commodity’s price and the challenges of operating in diverse jurisdictions.
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July 25 - News
People have been trading gold for more than 200 years now. Gold is the one commodity that has remained attractive over the years with gradual gains.
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July 22 - News
One of the first lessons beginning investors learn is the value of diversification in preventing big losses.
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July 15 - News
As the price of gold has tumbled, gold mining stocks have been utterly eviscerated.
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July 12 - News
Two years ago, before I became a Fool blogger, I was a blogger for a libertarian movie company called Silver Circle.
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July 5 - News
Gold, as measured by the SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSEMKT:GLD) is down a remarkable 30% from its 52-week high.
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July 3 - News
Amid all the turmoil in the stock and bond markets lately, many investors have forgotten about the big swings in the U.S. dollar recently.
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July 3 - News
Billionaire John Paulson manages some $29 billion and runs the Paulson & Co. hedge fund.
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June 13 - Hedge Funds
The South African rand has declined more than 17% year-to-date. The country has recently released its first-quarter GDP results, which came in worse than expected.
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June 12 - News
To the average investor, there are plenty of gauges market participants can use to monitor publicly traded companies.
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June 7 - News
Volatile precious metal prices, environmental concerns, and project-specific concerns are the biggest risks facing gold and silver miners.
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June 3 - News
The world’s leading gold producer Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) recently released its quarterly results, in which its profits fell on lower prices and lower volumes...
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May 30 - News
AngloGold Ashanti Limited (ADR) (NYSE:AU) was in 22 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. AU has experienced a decrease in hedge fund interest recently.
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May 29 - News
Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:KGC) was in 27 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. KGC has seen a decrease in hedge fund interest recently.
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May 28 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are plenty of indicators market participants can use to analyze Mr. Market.
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May 24 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE:CS), AngloGold Ashanti Limited (NYSE:AU), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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May 8 - News
On Tuesday, Yamana Gold Inc. (USA) (NYSE:AUY) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 28 - News
Considering the work stoppages and violent clashes that have become the norm at South African precious-metals mines, perhaps the miners were wondering exactly what they were getting...
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April 28 - News
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long term.
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April 22 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: AngloGold Ashanti Limited (ADR) (NYSE:AU), Gleacher & Company Inc (NASDAQ:GLCH), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), ViaSat, Inc.
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April 19 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL), The Gap Inc.
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April 15 - Hedge Funds
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn't sustainable.
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March 4 - News
Rising 280% over the last eight years and resoundingly beating the S&P 500, gold has been embroiled in an epic bull market.
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January 28 - Stock Analysis
