Insider trading is a term many stock market laymen associate with illegal conduct, but insider trading activity involves both legal and illegal trades.
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June 10 - Insider Trading, News
While Securities and Exchange Commission rules require executives, directors and other insiders to report purchases or sales in their own company’s stock within two days, an...
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June 9 - Insider Trading, News
In late May, Taiwan inaugurated pro-independence President Tsai Ing-wen, who has a duty to inject new dynamism into the tepid domestic economy, as well as manage its delicate...
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June 9 - Hedge Funds, News
The top-tier executives of all publicly-traded companies have access to information an analyst or investor could only dream of, which partially explains why corporate insiders...
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June 8 - Insider Trading, News
Earlier this month, the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS, revealed that firearm background checks in May fell by nearly 13% relative to the previous...
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June 8 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Oscar Munoz, the man in charge of United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE:UAL), suffered a heart attack in October of 2015 and came back to work in March.
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June 7 - Insider Trading, News
Furniture retail in the United States represents an important aspect of a big chunk of the nation’s economy, as consumer spending accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S economic...
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June 7 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News
Many small retail and larger-scale investors invest in dividend-paying stocks to take advantage of dividend checks, as well as the opportunity to reinvest those dividends to purchase...
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June 6 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
While the boundaries of the environment industry are unknown and not easily defined, Insider Monkey decided to compile a list of five environmental solutions stocks hedge funds...
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June 6 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
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
Insider Monkey readers and other stock market participants are surely on the lookout for good investment ideas at all times.
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June 4 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Most education-related stocks, particularly for-profit education stocks, have been weighted by declining enrollment and increased regulatory scrutiny in recent years.
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June 3 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
The U.S. newspaper publishing industry has been considered a dying industry in recent years amid fast-declining print readership.
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June 3 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Although it’s impossible to estimate how many retail investors examine insider trading activity as part of their stock analysis process, there is good reason to believe numerous...
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June 3 - Insider Trading, News
The insider purchases conducted by famous CEOs such as James Dimon of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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June 2 - Dividend Stocks, Insider Trading, News
Crude oil prices plunged massively in the 20-month period leading up to the end of the March quarter on fears that global crude supplies were surging at a much higher rate than...
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June 2 - Commodities, Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire hedge fund managers such as Jim Simons and David Einhorn have become exceptionally rich thanks to their investing abilities over the long-term, which naturally includes...
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June 1 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News
Insider Monkey has been monitoring insider trading activity for years and has promoted the idea that retail investors could greatly benefit by examining insider trading behavior...
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June 1 - Commodities, Insider Trading, News
Most securities that cost less than a dinner at a fast-food restaurant are considered to be too risky, with most intra-day traders or other investors usually avoiding these low...
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May 31 - Hedge Funds, News
Crude oil prices have been enjoying a great run since reaching a 12-year low in February, thanks to mounting signs that the global crude oil supply glut has started to slowly ...
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May 31 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
The dollar volume of both insider buying and selling increased last week relative to the volume recorded for the previous trading week.
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May 31 - Insider Trading, News
Stock market watchers have surely noticed that the start of 2016 has been unkind to the technology sector.
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May 28 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
SunEdison, once the fastest-growing U.S.
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May 28 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
A high number of companies and governments across the globe have been channeling vast amounts of capital into their corporate technology budgets in an attempt to keep their names...
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May 28 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Retail investors may find it quite hard to find securities that are trading at reasonable prices or valuations that allow for the possibility of generating strong returns.
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May 27 - Insider Trading, News
According to the Entertainment Software Association, the U.S. gaming industry generated revenues of $23.5 billion in 2015, an increase of 5% over 2014.
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May 27 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Corporate insiders are constantly buying and selling shares of their own companies and outside investors are wise to keep track of such trades, as directors and executives tend...
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May 26 - Insider Trading, News, Tech
There was not a single initial public offering in January and the U.S. IPO market has almost evaporated in 2016.
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May 26 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
The investment community is well aware that there are two kinds of insider trading: legal and illegal.
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May 25 - Insider Trading, News
Billionaire Prem Watsa, one of Canada’s most prominent investors, is the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings. Mr.
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May 25 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions, News, Tech
When choosing securities based on insider trading metrics, retail investors would be wise to pay close attention to several key features that can differentiate informative insider...
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May 24 - Insider Trading, News
Biotech stocks pop and drop on the smallest whims and whispers, which makes the biotechnology sector one of the most rewarding and volatile sectors out there.
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May 24 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire Wilbur L. Ross Jr., known as a connoisseur of failed companies, has built his net worth betting on distressed assets.
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May 24 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
President Barack Obama announced Monday that the United States is lifting a long-lasting ban on the sale of military equipment to Vietnam. The U.S.
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May 23 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions, News
Billionaire Leon G. Cooperman, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of multi-billion-dollar hedge fund Omega Advisors, has been an exceptional stock picker for decades.
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May 23 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
With nearly all companies included in the S&P 500 Index having released their earnings reports for the first quarter of 2016, the insider trading activity has been gaining steam...
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May 23 - Insider Trading, News
Billionaire Stephen Mandel, one of the many "Tiger Cubs" who worked under Julian Robertson at Tiger Management for a time, founded Lone Pine Capital in 1997.
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May 20 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Billionaire investor Howard Marks, famous for his investor memos, co-founded Oaktree Capital Management in 1995.
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May 20 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Sandell Asset Management Corporation is a New York-based alternative asset management firm that predominantly focuses on equity special events and credit opportunities.
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May 19 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is believed to be the largest philanthropic organization in the world, was formally launched in 2000 by merging two other foundations...
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May 19 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire David Abrams currently manages Abrams Capital Management LP, a Boston-based hedge fund he founded in 1999. Mr.
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May 19 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
India, whose economy has been boosted by lower energy prices in recent years, has overtaken China as the fastest-growing large economy in the world.
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May 19 - Macroeconomic Predictions, Market Movers, News, Tech
Billionaire Dan Loeb founded New York-based Third Point LLC, an asset management firm with $17 billion assets under management, in 1995.
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May 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Citadel Advisors, was the highest-paid hedge fund manager in 2015, earning a stunning $1.7 billion ...
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May 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
India has surpassed China as the fastest growing major economy across the entire world, after seeing its economy expand 7.3% in 2015.
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May 18 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions, News
Although many investors and analysts have voiced their discontent with the herd-like behavior and weak performance of the hedge fund industry of late, there are some hedge fund...
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May 18 - Gold, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire Robert Citrone, a so-called Tiger Cub due to his previous position at the Julian Robertson's Tiger Management, founded Discovery Capital Management LLC in 1999.
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May 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Feared activist Carl Icahn of Icahn Capital LP reduced his fund’s exposure to U.S.
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May 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
