Jr Edward C Ward

The leveraged-buyout industry (also known as private equity) gained a particular notoriety during the 2012 presidential campaign. However, the history of that industry is not particularly lengthy. In...... (read more)

Not really, but it's true that General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is planning huge new investments in China. Those plans have provided fodder for partisan attacks – including a big one that landed last...... (read more)

Cardiovascular Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSII), a medical-device maker that a news report said is part of a probe of corporate insider investment vehicles, said it got requests for information from the U.S....... (read more)

At the moment, there are a multitude of metrics market participants can use to monitor publicly traded companies. Two of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading movement. At Insider Monkey,...... (read more)

Of particular concern is Chinese banks' exposure to wealth management products, or WMPs -- short-term investments that account for a significant portion of banks' balance sheets and may carry hidden risks...... (read more)

Edward Lampert, the billionaire hedge-fund manager who controls Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD), entered into a new agreement to continue to serve as the retailer’s chief executive officer. Lampert, 50,...... (read more)

Long known for pushing companies to take actions to increase or unlock value, Carl Icahn is delivering a bit more to his own shareholders. Icahn Enterprises, the billionaire’s publicly-listed investment...... (read more)

Edward Lampert's ESL Investments was the a top performing hedge fund during the third quarter. Overall, Lampert's picks gained 8% during 3Q, putting the fund's overall return up to 43% for 2012. We track...... (read more)

Bowing to intense investor pressure, the chairwoman and chief executive of health insurance giant WellPoint Inc. abruptly resigned and the company named an interim CEO. The nation's second-largest health...... (read more)