The markets are in the green today amid stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings being issued from several finance and banking sector stocks, as well as healthy retail sales...
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October 14 - Market Movers, News
Traders are keeping a close eye on crude after the API reported a 2.7 million-barrel increase in U.S. inventories last week.
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October 13 - Market Movers, News
The US stock market is trading significantly lower today, amid Alcoa reporting worse-than-expected results for the third quarter and long-term bond yields advancing on fears that...
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October 11 - Market Movers, News
If you are a long-term income-focused investor, Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) continues to pay a big attractive dividend (3.4%).
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October 5 - News, Options
Traders are eagerly watching crude today after yesterday's API inventory report showed another surprise draw, this time by 7.6 million barrels for last week.
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October 5 - Market Movers, News
The three major indexes are flat this morning as many traders look for a sense of market direction before jumping in.
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October 4 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News
New York-based famed quant fund Two Sigma Advisors recently disclosed its US equity portfolio worth $19.68 billion at the end of second quarter, via a 13F filing submitted with...
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October 3 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Although the sell-side can be unabashedly and mistakenly optimistic at times, many investors regard analysts as very knowledgeable market participants that can decide short term...
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October 1 - News, Stock Analysis, Tech
It was a busy week to wrap up the third quarter. Not only did OPEC's agreement inject confidence in the oil market, but also the U.S.
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October 1 - News
Among the stocks in the spotlight on the last day of the third quarter are Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST), CalAmp Corp.
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September 30 - Market Movers, News
In this article, we'll analyze three energy stocks that will be affected by the agreement, ENSCO PLC (NYSE:ESV), Oasis Petroleum Inc.
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September 29 - Market Movers, News
In this article, we'll find out why investors are buzzing about two big Warren Buffett favorites, along with three other companies.
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September 28 - Market Movers, News
All three indexes are in the green today after U.S. consumer confidence jumped to its highest figure in nine years during September.
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September 27 - Market Movers, News
With the U.S.
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September 26 - Market Movers, News
Abrams Capital Management, the Boston-based hedge fund headed by reclusive billionaire David Abrams, recently submitted its 13F filing with the SEC for the reporting period ending...
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September 25 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
As expected, it was a meaningful week in terms of major events that occurred in the financial sector.
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September 24 - News
The markets are quiet today as all three index futures are just moderately lower.
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September 23 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News, Tech
Among the stocks that traders are also watching are Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), Jabil Circuit, Inc.
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September 22 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News
Among the stocks that are also attracting investors' eyeballs today are Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH), Apollo Global Management LLC (NYSE:APO...
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September 20 - Market Movers, News
Crude futures are up more than 1% today as investors look forward to this month's informal OPEC/Russia meeting in Algeria.
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September 19 - Market Movers, News
Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway is arguably the most successful investor in history, having started with nothing and achieving a net worth of $65 billion dollars (and...
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September 18 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News
In this article, we take a closer look at why investors were buzzing about Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE:DB), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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September 17 - News
After falling sharply over the past few trading sessions, crude futures are now in the green as traders position themselves for the upcoming informal OPEC/Russia meeting later...
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September 15 - Market Movers, News
Among the stocks commanding the spotlight today are Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), CLARCOR Inc. (NYSE:CLC), Pfizer Inc.
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September 15 - Market Movers, News
After a huge decline on Friday, a big rebound on Monday, and another sharp drop on Tuesday, it is safe to say that volatility is officially back just in time for September, which...
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September 14 - Market Movers, News
After falling sharply on Friday, volatility is lower this week as some Fed officials have given somewhat contradictory signals on the timeline of an eventual interest rate hike...
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September 13 - Market Movers, News
In this article, we'll take a closer look at why Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE:DB), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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September 10 - News
Investors are watching WTI and Brent today after Thursday's heartening EIA report that showed crude inventory in the U.S.
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September 9 - Market Movers, News
Investors in financial stocks are on the edge of their seats, as Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, has recently hinted that there's a greater probability of an interest...
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September 6 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News
In this low interest rate environment, dependable, wide-moat dividend stocks are in high demand.
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September 6 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News
With the U.S.
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August 31 - Hedge Funds, News
Jonathan Bloomberg's value-investment-oriented firm BloombergSen recently filed its Form 13F for the reporting period of June 30 with the SEC.
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August 2 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
The UK's electorate decision to leave the European Union in late-June came as a shock for many market participants and led to an immediate bloodbath in the financial markets.
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July 23 - Hedge Funds, News
It's been a busy week for banking stocks as many have reported earnings results for their latest fiscal quarters.
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July 16 - Earnings Report, Economy, News
Crude futures are well in the green this morning as traders look forward to the upcoming Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) rig count release.
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July 15 - Market Movers, News
Although the VIX might be below 14, many stocks will likely show more volatility than usual as earnings season kicks into high gear.
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July 14 - Market Movers, News
U.S. markets continue to lose ground on Thursday, marking the sixth consecutive day of losses.
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June 16 - Market Movers, News, Tech
How are banking stocks usually reacting to an interest-rate hike? While one rule of thumb says most bank stocks tend to outperform following an interest rate increase, there are...
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June 6 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Oil baron and America's first billionaire John D.
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May 28 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire Warren Buffett is considered one of the greatest value investors of our time, which is why Berkshire Hathaway's equity portfolio contains in majority positions in ...
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May 21 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway outperformed the S&P 500 by 11.1% per year from 1965-2015, generating an overall gain of 1,598,284% compared to the market’s total return...
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May 18 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis
There aren’t so many things that can spur more anxiety among investors than witnessing their high-conviction stock picks register massive insider selling.
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April 29 - Dividend Stocks, Insider Trading, News
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway outperformed the S&P 500 by 11.1% per year from 1965-2015, generating an overall gain of 1,598,284% compared to the market’s total return...
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April 26 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis
If one starts stacking up all that has ever been written on the 'Oracle of Omaha', it would probably fill up a whole library.
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April 2 - Hedge Funds, News
Hedge fund closures reached the highest rate in 2015 since the financial crisis, according to fresh statistics.
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March 29 - Hedge Funds, News
Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) is Warren Buffett’s largest holding, and he first bought into the company in 1989.
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March 21 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis
While outperforming the market with mega caps is not easy, these stocks tend to offer a certain degree of stability and predictability, which are not negligible features in a ...
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March 8 - Hedge Funds, News
The financial sector has exhibited lackluster performance of late, being down by about 6.23% over the last 52 weeks.
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March 3 - Hedge Funds, News
It is commonly known that investors pour capital into stocks for two principal reasons: annual income and long-term capital appreciation.
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February 25 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
The recent market sell-off left many large investors concerned and led them to move to less risky investments or forced them to keep more cash.
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February 20 - Hedge Funds, News