Starboard to Nominate Nine Candidates to Mellanox Board (Reuters) (Reuters) – Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP has started a proxy fight on......
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Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) doesn’t get no respect. That’s the message from Burr Capital LLC’s Rahul Ray, who discussed the......
(read more)July 12 - Hedge Fund Investor Letters, Hedge Funds, News, Stock Analysis - Comments
Those who want to get the best hotel-related perks and privileges ought to try applying for at least one of the 10 best hotel rewards credit cards of......
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In this article we’ll share a list of 7 banks that offer free checking accounts with no minimum balance, which is not nearly as common a practice......
(read more)March 31 - Lists, News - Comments
Logos don’t often tell us much about a company. They tend to be broad and rather generic looking in design, and you’d often have no idea what......
(read more)January 27 - Hedge Funds, Lists, News - Comments
The best finance companies to work for are not always the well known names in the industry. Instead, many of these great workplaces are smaller companies......
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Pzena Investment Management is a New York-based investment manager with over $25 billion in assets under management. The firm was founded in 1996 and......
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Ken Fisher is an American billionaire, author and investment analyst, who runs the hedge fund Fisher Asset Management. Mr. Fisher’s total worth stands......
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Diamond Hill Capital was founded by Ric Dillon back in 2000 and is currently co-managed by Ric Dillon and Chuck Bath. The fund follows a bottom-up investing......
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Thomas E. Claugus-led GMT Capital recently revealed its U.S equity portfolio as of the end of March via a 13F filing submitted with the SEC. Founded in......
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After a poor start of the year, U.S. stocks are having a break today, trading in a close range. Energy stocks were the biggest losers from the S&P500......
(read more)January 5 - Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
After a consistent upswing for over six years, the equity markets finally went through a notable correction in the third quarter of this year. Though......
(read more)December 12 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
John Horseman founded Horseman Capital, a London-based long/short equity hedge fund, about a decade-and-a-half ago. The fund has grown by leaps-and-bounds......
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The broader market sell-off that occurred during the third quarter lowered the valuations of most U.S-listed companies, which became a more attractive......
(read more)October 22 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The credit services industry has posted gains of more than 20% over the last 12 months, while year-to-date returns stand at nearly 4%. In order to uncover......
(read more)September 9 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Michael Messner’s Seminole Capital Management Co. has filed its 13F with the SEC for the end of second quarter reporting period. The investment firm......
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General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)’s stock lost ground in pre-market and extended the decline in morning trading amid news regarding the sale of......
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John Horseman’s Horseman Capital Management is the latest hedge fund tracked by Insider Monkey which has submitted its 13F with the U.S. Securities......
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John Horseman founded Horseman Capital, a London-based long/short equity hedge fund, in 2001. According to the fund’s website, it had assets under......
(read more)July 27 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The shares of Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) are down by 12.05% after dismal second quarter 2015 financial results were posted by the company......
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Moore Global Investments, led by billionaire Louis Bacon, has revealed its equity portfolio as of the end of the first quarter of 2015 in a 13F filing......
(read more)May 19 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Incorporated in 2001, Horseman Capital Management, a London-based fund managed by John Horseman has recently issued its 13F filing for the end of the......
(read more)April 29 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Source: Tax Credits. Many investors shy away from investing in banks because they seem too complex or too difficult to understand, as they often have......
(read more)September 21 - News - Comments
Source: Alden Jewell. Recent news regarding the resurgence in automobile sales often cites how automakers such as Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Toyota......
(read more)September 16 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST), Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), Sears Holdings......
(read more)September 11 - News - Comments
Source: Capital One annual report. The average CEO tenure for all companies is a little over eight years, and for the 12 biggest U.S. banks, the figure......
(read more)September 5 - News - Comments
Source: Nazareth College. It’s back-to-college season, and parents are weeping (or celebrating) as their college freshmen head off to school. One......
(read more)September 2 - News - Comments
Over the past several years, Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) has transformed from a credit card juggernaut to a more traditional bank. If you&#......
(read more)August 28 - News - Comments
The term “credit score” is tossed around like it’s going out of style. Even with the plethora of knowledge available on improving this......
(read more)August 28 - News - Comments
Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) investors have a plethora of indicators at their collective disposal. We’ll give you one you might not have......
(read more)August 22 - News - Comments
On Aug. 16, Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) announced it would acquire Beech Street Capital, a private originator and servicer of multifamily......
(read more)August 22 - News - Comments
A quick check of Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF)‘s top-line revenue reveals a dramatic change from the second quarter of 2012 to the second......
(read more)August 21 - News - Comments
While September brings the end of summer, the turn of the calendar also means that football is back. With that in mind, let’s look at five popular......
(read more)August 19 - News - Comments
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn’......
(read more)August 19 - News - Comments
Ask any investor to name key ratios and metrics for evaluating a bank, and you’ll probably find net interest margin on his or her list. Net interest......
(read more)August 17 - News - Comments
If you’re like most people, you probably have at least one checking account, a savings account or two, and a couple of credit cards — possibly......
(read more)August 12 - News - Comments
There’s a catch-22 in the business model of most banks. Like retail stores on Black Friday, banks attract new customers by offering loss-leading......
(read more)August 1 - News - Comments
Consumer spending took a hit when the recession took hold in 2007-2008. Since then, however, consumer spending in the United States has been making a......
(read more)July 29 - News - Comments
It’s a story that hasn’t gotten a whole lot of press recently, but U.S. banks are doing well. Very well. Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) shares......
(read more)July 29 - News - Comments
Earnings season is in full flow now, and it’s the turn of banking heavyweights such as Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (......
(read more)July 16 - News - Comments
Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF)’s famous slogan is “what’s in your wallet?”, but I’m less concerned with what’......
(read more)July 15 - News - Comments
PNC Financial Services (NYSE:PNC), the second largest U.S regional bank not only faces stiff competition due to industry consolidation but tough economic......
(read more)June 27 - News - Comments
Call it the lottery winner’s dilemma: When you have money, everyone else has an opinion about how you should spend it. This should be especially......
(read more)June 24 - News - Comments
Just in case you didn’t like the more traditional credit cards that I recommended in the first part of this article, here are some other, less well-......
(read more)June 20 - News - Comments
With the strong gains in financials so far this year, it may seem like the sector may be running out of gas. While this may be true for some companies......
(read more)June 19 - News - Comments
If investors could take every earnings report at face value, picking stocks would be a lot easier. However, there are unending ways for companies to define......
(read more)June 12 - News - Comments
I know what you are thinking, and believe me, I find it hard to believe as well. However, I’ve been following many banks for a while, and I believe......
(read more)June 11 - News - Comments
