Hedge Fund Bear Crispin Odey Made $18 Million Betting Against Wirecard (Bloomberg) Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey’s winning run with his short-selling......
(read more)February 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
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
Sprott Inc. is a Toronto-based alternative asset manager founded by billionaire Eric Sprott back in 1981. The firm manages approximately $7.4 billion......
(read more)November 4 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
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. As......
(read more)September 16 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The U.S market is showing signs of positivity on Wednesday, following strong earnings results from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Morgan......
(read more)July 20 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News - Comments
Even though Eric Sprott bets most of Sprott Asset Management‘s capital on precious metals such as gold and silver, he still invests a portion in......
(read more)November 4 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
Extensive research has provided evidence that insider purchases and sales serve as accurate predictors of future stock performance. It is true that insider......
(read more)October 28 - Insider Trading, 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
Levin Capital is a hedge fund that was founded in 200 and is managed by John A. Levin, a former manager of Levin Management and President of BKF Capital......
(read more)August 14 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Noam Gottesman‘s GLG Partners has reported a new stake in Shanda Games Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:GAME). The fund revealed a passive stake in the......
(read more)April 21 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
In its latest 13F, Noam Gottesman‘s Glg Partners, has disclosed its holdings as held at the end of the fourth quarter of 2013. The total value of......
(read more)February 18 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Source: Apple. Press wires were abuzz this week as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced its latest iteration of the iPhone, and while the mainstream media......
(read more)September 14 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA), Visa Inc (NYSE:V), American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), Discover Financial Services (......
(read more)September 4 - News - Comments
Many investors and market watchers claim that quarterly 13Fs from hedge funds are of limited use to mom-and-pop traders. However, we have done extensive......
(read more)September 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Student loans are a hotly debated and contested product across the financial services industry, a key gripe of the Occupy Wall Street protestors, and......
(read more)September 3 - News - Comments
Plastic will continue replacing cash as a payment method all over the world for years to come, and this is a strong secular tailwind benefiting the major......
(read more)September 3 - 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
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
Is SLM Corp (NASDAQ:SLM) worth buying now? Now, according to many investors, hedge funds are assumed to be overrated, old investment tools of a period......
(read more)August 23 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
Why are hedgies dumping The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU)? In the financial world, there are many metrics shareholders can use to watch stocks. A duo......
(read more)August 23 - News - Comments
Is CIT Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT) a sell? Hedge funds sure think so, At the moment, there are tons of metrics shareholders can use to monitor publicly traded......
(read more)August 22 - 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
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(read more)August 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments
We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds, including billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group, as part of our work developing......
(read more)August 14 - Hedge Funds - 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
In an effort to achieve the “American Dream,” college students are amassing student loan debt at an alarming rate. So, the student loan business is......
(read more)August 6 - News - Comments
I hate it when $1 billion goes missing don’t you? Much to my surprise, in Visa Inc (NYSE:V)’s most recent earnings, the company reported stellar......
(read more)August 5 - News - Comments
eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)’s second quarter results were overshadowed by the company’s subdued outlook for earnings for the second half of the......
(read more)August 1 - News - Comments
The payments industry has seen significant secular changes, from cash-based payments to check-based. Now, card-based payments are witnessing another secular......
(read more)July 31 - News - Comments
When I see a stock trading for nearly $600 a share, I have the same reaction many investors probably have. It’s frustrating that the company chooses......
(read more)July 30 - News - Comments
Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) is one of the leaders in payment solutions, providing services related to credit, debit, and other payment methods for about......
(read more)July 30 - 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
The economic recovery in the United States and consistent growth in emerging economies like China have resulted in higher consumer spending across the......
(read more)July 29 - News - Comments
Are you one of the many shoppers finding yourself using plastic more often? In some of my recent articles, I’ve highlighted the financial sector......
(read more)July 26 - News - Comments
eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) fell by more than 6% after the company missed earnings estimates by a cent last week. The market usually overreacts to short-term......
(read more)July 24 - 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
In May, billionaire Louis Bacon’s Moore Global filed its 13F with the SEC for the first quarter of 2013. We don’t recommend blindly following hedge......
(read more)July 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In a world regulatory framework designed to maximize competition among firms, it is a wonder that any company earns outsized profits. However, some industries......
(read more)June 26 - News - Comments
eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) is one of the internet’s most popular e-commerce destinations, whose business has evolved well beyond the early years as an auction......
(read more)June 25 - News - Comments
SLM Corp (NASDAQ:SLM), the nation’s largest non-government student loan lender, is considering splitting itself into two entities via an IPO later......
(read more)June 21 - 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
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) saw a 6.5% pullback last week, which was driven by a downgrade at Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) due to valuation......
(read more)June 18 - News - Comments
Four weeks ago, I outlined my plans to create a portfolio of 10 companies that all have one thing in common: They provide a basic need or deliver life......
(read more)June 18 - News - Comments
“Other guys read Playboy. I read annual reports.” — Warren Buffett I’m not quite as fanatical as Warren, but I do enjoy digging......
(read more)June 18 - News - Comments
We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds, including billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group (see Griffin’s stock......
(read more)June 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
I’ve recently moved from my home way out in the country to one that’s a bit closer to town. While country living was great most of the time......
(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
During the recent Investor Day conference hosted by Visa Inc (NYSE:V) , the company’s management shed some light on its emerging and developed market......
(read more)June 11 - News - Comments
