"The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite struggled to remain in record territory Tuesday as investors sifted through mostly upbeat earnings reports amid a drop in oil prices and paid...
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May 9 - Commodities, Futures/Forex, Gold, Market Movers, News, Tech
Investing in small cap stocks has historically been a way to outperform the market, as small cap companies typically grow faster on average than the blue chips.
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December 1 - Hedge Funds, News
After a sharp fall yesterday, the US stock market is recovering today and three major indexes are well in the green.
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September 30 - Market Movers, News
Oaktree Capital Management, the fund ran by billionaire investor Howard Marks, recently filed its 13F for the second quarter, disclosing its long equity stakes as of June 30.
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September 26 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Crude futures are up by over 1.5% now as investors cheer yesterday's solid EIA inventory report and many look forward to the OPEC/Russia meeting in Algeria.
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September 22 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News
All three main indexes are in the green this morning as investors await the Federal Reserve's decision on whether to raise the interest rates or not. Among the stocks capturing...
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September 21 - Market Movers, News
The economic and political turmoil that Brazil has witnessed in the last few quarters has been extremely frightening.
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September 16 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News
Among the stocks showing more volatility than the main indexes right now are Cynapsus Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CYNA), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Greif, Inc.
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September 1 - Market Movers, News
Contrarian Capital was founded in 1995 by Jon Bauer, Janice Stanton and Gil Tenzer after enjoying great success investing in distressed companies while working at Oppenheimer...
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August 30 - Hedge Funds, News
It's a profit-taking day for crude investors, as WTI futures are down by almost 3% in afternoon trading, though the major U.S.
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August 22 - Market Movers, News
Investors are keenly watching some stocks today, including Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU), Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE), Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG), Himax Technologies, Inc.
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July 1 - Market Movers, News
Crude futures are well in the green this morning as the worry over a potential 'Brexit' diminishes.
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June 17 - Market Movers, News
It's another green day in the energy markets as crude futures are standing at around $51 per barrel.
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June 8 - Market Movers, News
Stocks fell sharply on Friday after a dismal May jobs report, marking the second consecutive month of weak jobs growth. This puts the much expected rate hike into question.
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June 3 - Market Movers, News
U.S stocks are enjoying a strong day today as the U.S. dollar declines to its lowest levels in eight months and commodity prices rise.
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April 11 - Market Movers, News
The US stocks rallied on Wednesday after the dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen on Tuesday. Among the prominent stocks that registered substantial gains...
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March 30 - Market Movers, News
At a time when the three big indexes, the S&P, NASDAQ, and Dow Jones, are roughly flat, investors are selling Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE), Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC (NASDAQ...
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December 21 - Commodities, Market Movers, News
Given the weak Chinese economy, many commodities are stuck in a prolonged bear market that has driven down their prices and bearish sentiment absolutely permeates throughout the...
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December 13 - Hedge Funds, News
It's December 4, and commodity markets are on edge as OPEC meets in Vienna to discuss their production policy in the face of the crude glut.
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December 4 - Market Movers, News
Concerns over a shift in Fed's easy monetary policy have hit several hedge funds hard during the third quarter. A number of sectors are in correction territory.
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December 2 - Hedge Funds, News
Shareholders of Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE), Oclaro, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCLR), Weatherford International Plc (NYSE:WFT), and Citrix Systems, Inc.
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October 22 - Market Movers, News
Following Our Lady of Aparecida Day celebration in Brazil yesterday, both the Brazilian real and stocks of companies headquartered in the country are losing ground today.
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October 13 - Market Movers, News
It is commonly known that the international monetary system collapsed three times in the twentieth century, in 1914, 1939, and 1971.
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September 22 - Gold, Hedge Funds, News
Most basic industries stocks have fallen severely over the past few months due to the slump in commodity prices and the strength of the U.S dollar versus other currencies.
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September 4 - Hedge Funds, News
With the rate hike from the Fed still far from a reality, there aren't a lot of satisfactory fixed-income opportunities for retail investors out there.
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August 28 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News
Bill Ackman wants to clear up a few things.
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October 24 - Hedge Funds
ABB Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:ABB) has announced it will buy back $4 billion of its shares in a sign of confidence in its operations and as a reward to shareholders. New ABB Ltd.
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September 9 - News
RIT Capital Partners PLC is one of the UK’s largest investment trusts, with net assets in excess of £2 billion.
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August 7 - Hedge Funds
Researchers in Boston inadvertently made the discovery in the aftermath of a study that looked at sleep patterns.
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November 6 - Gold, News
Best Dividend Paying Stock Lists By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment.
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October 8 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds
Perhaps Anglo American saw the writing on the wall.
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September 23 - Gold, News
In today’s marketplace, there are plenty of gauges market participants can use to track their holdings. Two of the best are hedge fund and insider trading movement.
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September 17 - News
While shares of copper miner Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) have shown some resilience in recent weeks as they bounced 30% higher from their lows, reports of a second landslide...
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September 16 - Gold, News
Latin American economies have been hit hard by the uncertainty surrounding the global GDP growth.
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September 12 - News
There's something of a schizophrenic nature to how the mining industry is handling its overloaded condition.
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September 6 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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September 5 - News
The bulls have lost their grip over the past trading week as Fed tapering fears have stolen the headlines, opening the doors to volatile trading.
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September 3 - Commodities, News
During the past several years, base metal miners have been heavily correlated with emerging markets, and specifically to China's economic growth.
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September 3 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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August 29 - Hedge Funds
During the past several years, base metal miners have been heavily correlated with emerging markets, and specifically to China's economic growth.
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August 28 - Commodities, News
When the Federal Reserve launched its plans to stimulate the economy through quantitative easing in 2009, virtually all asset classes were expected to benefit as the massive increase...
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August 28 - Commodities, News
When the Federal Reserve launched its plans to stimulate the economy through quantitative easing in 2009, virtually all asset classes were expected to benefit as the massive increase...
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August 27 - Commodities, News
In the eyes of many traders, hedge funds are perceived as overrated, old financial tools of a forgotten age.
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August 25 - News
If you were to ask many traders, hedge funds are perceived as bloated, old financial tools of an era lost to time.
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August 22 - News
As the largest country in South America, Brazil offers numerous opportunities for investors looking to invest in the continent's emerging markets.
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August 20 - News
BHP Billiton Limited (ADR) (NYSE:BHP), Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) and Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) being the leading mining companies, cater to most of the world’s demand ...
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August 5 - News
Although the Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT) industry was pulverized yesterday after the world's biggest producer said it would no longer abide by limits on its output...
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August 1 - News
While copper concentrate shipments to China began earlier this month from Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO)'s huge Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia, as the miner and the region's ...
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July 31 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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July 29 - News
Softening demand for commodities, on the back of China's slowing economy, has hurt the profitability of all the major mining companies, creating a sentiment-fueled selloff of ...
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July 17 - News