Articles by Varun Arora

The industrial sector has been hit by a slowdown in capital spending from oil and gas companies.

Lower oil prices over the last two years was expected to benefit the trucking industry.

European markets have had a disappointing year so far, with the Euro Stoxx 50 Index down by some 5% year-to-date.

Third Point is a New York-based hedge fund founded and managed by billionaire Dan Loeb, who is known for taking an activist investing approach, which often involves him taking...

HBK Investments was founded by David Costen Haley back in 1991 and is currently a multi-strategy hedge fund, pursuing arbitrage and absolute return strategies.

Diamond Hill Capital was founded by Ric Dillon back in 2000 and is currently co-managed by Ric Dillon and Chuck Bath.

Andreas Halvorsen co-founded Viking Global together his Tiger Management colleagues David Ott and Brian Olson back in 1999.

Marc Lasry is the co-founder of Avenue Capital, which was launched with $7 million in funding from friends and family in 1995, and currently holds the CEO position.

Billionaire Larry Robbins founded Glenview Capital in 2001 after having been previously employed as a trader at Leon Cooperman's Omega Advisors.

Bruce Kovner is one of the most prominent hedge managers in the U.S.

Prem Watsa, popularly known as the Warren Buffett of Canada, is the founder of Fairfax Financial Holdings.

Consumer spending accounts for around two-thirds of U.S. GDP. Consumer spending though had taken a hit in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008.

The US stock market is trading higher today as investors remain on the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting next week.

It has been a roller-coaster ride for equity investors so far this year.

Equities have rebounded in trading today following the sell-off on Tuesday.

Although speculation continues over when the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates, investors seem to have brushed aside concerns over a rate hike for the immediate future.

Food chain store segment offers some solid stocks for investors. The stocks are robust as they deal with daily needs of the consumers.