Derivatives trading has improved dramatically, becoming safer and more efficient through post-crisis reforms that have shifted power from bank “dealers” to investors, according...
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September 12 - Hedge Funds
If you were to ask many market players, hedge funds are viewed as useless, old financial tools of a period lost to current times.
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September 9 - News
At the age of 79, Post Holdings Inc. (NYSE:POST)'s CEO and former Ralcorp Holding Inc.
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September 6 - Hedge Funds, News
Prominent oil trader Andy Hall told investors in his Astenbeck hedge fund he is working to limit downside risks from the current oil rally as the $4.5 billion fund rose modestly...
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September 6 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAIN), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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September 6 - Hedge Funds
Soros Fund Management, which is managed by billionaire George Soros, now owns 21.98 million shares of ailing retailer J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP).
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September 5 - Hedge Funds
William Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management is largely flat for the year after a bruising August in which the hedge fund lost 3.6 percent, said two investor sources ...
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September 5 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX), J.C.
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September 5 - Hedge Funds
US retail giant Costco has launched an Australia-wide expansion with more than five stores expected to open across the country over the next 18 months.
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September 4 - News
A market-moving update, Larry Robbins' hedge fund Glenview Capital Management just disclosed ownership of about 20.1 million shares of J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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September 4 - News
A market-moving update, Larry Robbins' hedge fund Glenview Capital Management just disclosed ownership of about 20.1 million shares of J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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September 4 - Hedge Funds
To the average investor, there are plenty of methods shareholders can use to watch publicly traded companies.
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September 4 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD), The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
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September 4 - Hedge Funds
KPMG resigned as the auditor of Herbalife Ltd after one of its senior partners engaged in insider trading in Herbalife stock, the nutritional products company said on Tuesday.
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September 3 - News
To the average investor, there are many methods shareholders can use to analyze their holdings. Two of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
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September 3 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are a multitude of indicators market participants can use to monitor their holdings.
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September 3 - News
Tom Steyer, San Francisco hedge-fund billionaire and million-dollar donor to Democratic candidates -- including President Obama -- is something of a one-man Big Green with greater...
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August 30 - Hedge Funds
In today’s day and age, the concept of “the customer comes first” is often times lost in the retail environment.
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August 29 - News
In the financial world, there are tons of indicators market participants can use to analyze publicly traded companies.
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August 29 - News
Michael Karsch is returning client money in his $1.8 billion hedge-fund firm after 13 years, saying he wants to take time to contemplate the next stage of his career, according...
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August 28 - Hedge Funds
Earlier this month, legendary corporate raider Carl Icahn announced via Twitter that he owned a stake in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL).
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August 28 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY), Apple Inc.
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August 28 - News
The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking Bill Ackman seriously.
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August 28 - Hedge Funds
Activist investor Bill Ackman is cutting his losses in J.C. Penney. The hedge fund manager sold his entire stake in the troubled retailer.
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August 27 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), International Business Machines Corp.
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August 27 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Sothebys (NYSE:BID), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Apple Inc.
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August 27 - Hedge Funds
To many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are viewed as useless, old investment vehicles of a period lost to current times.
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August 27 - News
There has been a lot of talk about the value of JC Penney's (JCP) real estate portfolio, including how much value the real estate represents per share, as if such amount is a ...
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August 26 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are dozens of methods shareholders can use to watch publicly traded companies.
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August 26 - News
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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August 23 - News
With activist investor Carl Icahn bearing down, Nuance Communications Inc.
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August 22 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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August 22 - Hedge Funds
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP)’s second quarter of 2013 is one everyone would like to forget.
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August 21 - News
Billionaire George Soros is best known for his profitable macro investments, particularly in currency instruments, but his hedge fund Soros Fund Management engages in equity investments...
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August 21 - Hedge Funds
At the moment, there are plenty of metrics market participants can use to analyze Mr. Market. A couple of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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August 21 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSEARCA:GLD), US Airways Group, Inc.
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August 20 - Hedge Funds
You've seen them on Big Brother, The Real Housewives, and The Bachelorette: the walking disasters and oversimplified personas that make a show both repellent and fascinating at...
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August 20 - News
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP)'s story over the past year has been so dramatic, it should have its own TV show.
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August 20 - News
Is Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) worth buying? Some of the world's smartest investors are buying in, and there might be a reason why you should to.
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August 20 - News
In the stock market world, there are thousands of companies, which can give investors a hard time picking the best opportunities which will bring the best returns and profits...
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August 20 - News
In the wake of an attempted transformation that failed to resonate with the department store’s traditional, price-sensitive shoppers, management is scrambling to cancel orders...
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August 19 - News
If Bill Ackman Were A Stock, I'd Be Buying Right Now (BusinessInsider) The piling on re: Bill Ackman - I would bet - has now reached its pinnacle.
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August 19 - Hedge Funds
A new ad has many parents vowing to steer clear of J.C. Penney for their back-to-school shopping.
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August 16 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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August 16 - Hedge Funds
Carl Icahn isn't the only billionaire investor with an appetite for Apple's stock.
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August 15 - Hedge Funds
Investors in J.C. Penney saw new options begin trading today, for the September 13th expiration.
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August 15 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), US Airways Group, Inc.
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August 15 - Hedge Funds
What I really deal with is venture capital without the returns,” Stewart Paperin tells the audience at INSEAD’s Entrepreneurial Forum in Fontainebleau recently.
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August 14 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), HORSEHEAD HOLDING CORP. (NASDAQ:ZINC), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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August 13 - News
The Securities and Exchange Commission is delaying its civil action against billionaire hedge-fund manager Steven A.
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August 9 - Hedge Funds