Articles by Renee Ann Butler

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) seems to be losing steam.

Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) is rolling out a new design for its popular search engine.

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Jda Software Group Inc (NASDAQ:JDAS) is up over 17.4% today, hitting a new 52-week high of $44.81, after news that the maker of supply management software is to be acquired by...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) today launched its newest development – the ability to give donations via the popular social networking platform.

Sirius XM Radio Inc (NASDAQ:SIRI) is up over 2.3% this morning, trading at $2.87 on a 52-week range of $1.61 to $2.97.

Several floors of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)'s headquarters in Manhattan are flooded after Hurricane Sandy.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) dipped to a low of $587.70 yesterday, its lowest level since July 27, 2012. The decrease comes after Apple Inc.

Pearson Plc (NYSE:PSO) and Bertelsmann A.G.

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The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) has returned over 13% since the end of the second quarter, giving funds like Bill Ackman's Pershing Square, which opened a $1.34 million...

Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) reported its third quarter results today.

Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) reported an earnings loss of 26 cents per share for last quarter.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is poised to take a plunge into developing its role in mobile devices as it prepares to launch its newest version of Windows Friday, but the...

Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) has held a 50% stake in Grupo Modelo for some time (it was inherited from InBev's $52 billion takeover of Anheuser-Busch in 2008), but the company decided...

On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld Obama Administration's national health care strategy, saying that it was within its rights to require most Americans to carry health insurance...

The markets moved sharply upwards on Friday, with the Dow gaining more than 200 points by midday, on positive news from the European Union’s two-day summit.

In both the US and abroad, the markets were as the two-day European Summit begins and attentions were directed to domestic economic data and the Supreme Court’s review of the...

Markets were up across the board today. Gains were realized in both domestic and foreign markets alike.

Browsing data has long been used in predictive analytics.

Facebook, Inc. (FB) has had a rough time of things.

For years, companies have been buying land, building towers (or allowing a lessee to do so), then leasing the land to wireless carriers like AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ).

Whitney Tilson founded his firm T2 Partners with Glenn Tongue in 1999.

Is Starbucks a good investment right now? Starbucks fell off sharply Friday April 27, going from $60.66 a share at close on April 26 to just $57 a share.

PepsiCo (PEP) trumped analyst estimates on Thursday, April 26 when the company announced that during the first quarter 2012 it had earned 69 cents a share, over analyst estimates...

"Pershing Square Capital, the $11bn hedge fund run by high-profile US activist investor Bill Ackman, is planning a $4bn public flotation for a new fund in January 2013," reports...

John Paulson's Paulson & Co losses last year have gotten a lot of press attention – after all, one of his top funds lost almost 53% – but his other funds loss considerably...

In a bid to reverse losses stemming from poorly timed bets and overcorrection last year, hedge fund manager John Paulson is shorting European sovereign bonds, reports Bloomberg...

Last year, Wells Fargo (WFC) had its highest mortgage fees since 2009.

Bermuda Welcomes Significant New Reinsurer (Tax-News.com) The Bermuda government has welcomed the news that a new reinsurance entity will set up shop in Bermuda from June 1, 2012...

Patents are big money right now.

Investment opportunities can come from anywhere. Often the most profitable are the ones that come from seemingly nowhere.

Facebook, Burger King, Outback Steakhouse – what do these three iconic companies have in common? All three are planning IPOs and, in the case of Outback and Burger King, some...

Hedge Funds Cut Wagers as Fed Signals Less Stimulus: Commodities (Bloomberg) Hedge funds reduced bullish bets on commodities for a second consecutive week as the Federal Reserve...

Oil Hedge Fund BlueGold to Liquidate (CNBC) BlueGold Capital, an oil-focused fund that made headlines in 2008 by calling the peak of the market, is liquidating after four years...

John Paulson and his fund Paulson & Co became famous for bets against subprime mortgages.

Dan Loeb's fund Third Point has a stake in Yahoo (YHOO) worth roughly 5.8% of the company.

Phil Falcone's Harbinger Capital Partners owns the lion's share of LightSquared, the wireless venture that has been struggling to receive federal approval to implement a mobile...

"Just 18 months after being taken private in a leveraged buyout, Burger King Worldwide Holdings, one of the world’s largest fast-food chains, plans to list its shares on the...

Activist investor Carl Icahn has finally claimed victory in his fight to buy 55% of the outstanding share of CVR Energy (CVI) after the board approved his offer of $2.26 billion...

"After years of complaining about poor treatment as minority investors in India's publicly traded companies, some Western hedge funds are turning to activist tactics that have...

McDonald’s (MCD) has stayed at the forefront of fast food innovation for years – it introduced salad, healthy sides and specialty coffees right as consumer preferences started...

"Inmarsat Plc (ISAT), the biggest provider of satellite services to the maritime industry, said payments from LightSquared Inc.

John Paulson, whose hedge fund Paulson & Co.

In a presentation dated February 6, 2012, Pershing Square's Bill Ackman defended his suggestion of Hunter Harrison as a candidate for CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), and...

"London-based hedge fund, The Children's Investment Fund (TCI), on Saturday said it has instructed its Indian lawyers to begin the process of taking legal action against the state...

Last year, Simon Ruddick of Albourne Partners told attendees at the National Association of Pension Funds Investment Conference, "More pension funds are taking direct stakes in...

When ex-Goldman Sachs (GS) Group traders Pierre-Henri Flamand and Morgan Sze left the company, they were able raise "more than $4.5 billion for their own hedge funds, helped by...

This week, "New York State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Kapnick dismissed the complaint filed last year by Walnut Place LLC and related entities, saying the lawsuit was premature...

"AOL (AOL) is exploring the options amid slow advertising growth and a decline in its dial-up Internet subscribers," reports Bloomberg.