Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has been a hard-charging shareholder activist for decades.
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May 26 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
A historic economic comeback is sending some of the world’s biggest investors bargain hunting in the unloved energy sector.
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February 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Investing in beaten-down stocks can be tricky.
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January 26 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Billionaire Paul Singer of Elliott Management has been described by Bloomberg as "the world's most feared investor".
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December 18 - ETF Trading, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Options - Comments
What happened: Shares of First Energy (NYSE:FE) spiked on Monday and were up 15% at 10:45 a.m.
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January 22 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Famed investor Clifford S. Asness runs AQR Capital Management LLC, a global investment firm with over $55 billion in equity holdings at the end of June.
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August 28 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Luminus Management is a long/short hedge fund that focuses mainly on power and utility stocks.
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June 2 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Although crude futures have hit a monthly high and investors are calm, with the VIX fear index below 14, shares of several major companies such as Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ...
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April 28 - Market Movers, News - Comments
In the second part of our series of articles covering JPMorgan's favorite dividend stocks for 2016 (see the first part here), we cover Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW), Energy...
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December 21 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
All power plants are not created equal. It takes energy to make energy, and some corporations are nothing more than carbon clunkers.
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September 16 - News - Comments
Hundreds of the stocks in the S&P 500 pay a dividend, making the index a treasure trove for dividend investors searching for smart investing ideas.
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September 9 - News - Comments
If you were to ask many investors, hedge funds are viewed as bloated, outdated financial tools of a period lost to current times.
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September 9 - 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't sustainable.
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September 9 - Dividend Stocks, News, Retirement - Comments
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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September 6 - News - Comments
To many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are assumed to be overrated, outdated investment vehicles of an era lost to time.
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September 6 - News - Comments
To many market players, hedge funds are viewed as delayed, old investment tools of an era lost to time.
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September 3 - News - Comments
At the moment, there are plenty of metrics shareholders can use to watch their holdings. A duo of the best are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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September 3 - News - Comments
In February this year, Exelon Corporation (EXC) cut its dividend by 41%. In July, Walter Energy Inc. (WLT) stock tumbled after a 92% dividend cut.
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September 3 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
In today’s marketplace, there are many indicators shareholders can use to analyze their holdings. A couple of the best are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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August 30 - News - Comments
Now, according to many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are assumed to be delayed, old financial tools of a forgotten age.
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August 29 - News - Comments
If you were to ask many of your peers, hedge funds are viewed as useless, outdated investment tools of a period lost to current times.
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August 29 - News - Comments
To many market players, hedge funds are viewed as bloated, outdated financial tools of a forgotten age.
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August 29 - News - Comments
Natural gas isn't just the newest trend in energy markets – it's the only trend.
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August 28 - News - Comments
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:TEG) announced this week that it's selling off one of its hydro dams, marking yet another utility's unease with hydroelectric power.
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August 25 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
American Electric Power Company Inc (NYSE:AEP) reported earnings last week, the first of the big utilities (read "dividend stocks") to run its Q2 numbers.
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July 29 - News - Comments
Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) will release its quarterly report on Wednesday, and investors are bracing themselves for what could be another disappointing report for the utility...
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July 29 - News - Comments
The rising population has led to an increase in demand for utility supplies. The utilities business is monopolistic in nature and thus requires regulation.
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July 17 - News - Comments
The old saying used to be: "If you can't beat them, join them." It turns out that it doesn't quite work out that way all the time.
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July 15 - News - Comments
Utilities have been busy this week, making moves to maximize profit potential.
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July 15 - News - Comments
Investors might invest in a good company with solid returns -- but is it the place where their hard-earned profits are best spent? Let's compare big dividend-dealing utilities...
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July 5 - News - Comments
The POTUS has spoken: Climate change is real, it's dangerous, and we're going to do stuff to stop it.
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July 1 - News - Comments
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) announced yesterday that it's upping its quarterly dividend for the sixth consecutive year.
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June 28 - News - Comments
Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) stock has been on a roller-coaster ride over the last year, and investors have been left wondering whether this dividend stock will ever put stable...
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June 25 - News - Comments
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) is switching up its corporate leadership for the first time in nearly a decade.
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June 19 - News - Comments
The recent slowdown in the stock market may raise the demand for “safe haven” and stable stocks including Utilities that tend to offer high dividend yields and are generally...
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June 18 - News - Comments
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) stoked its energy fires last week with the grand opening of a new "clean coal" power plant.
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June 17 - News - Comments
In the financial world, there are a multitude of gauges investors can use to analyze stocks. A couple of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading movement.
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June 11 - News - Comments
Korea Electric Power Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:KEP) was in 9 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
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June 10 - News - Comments
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) was in 16 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. FE has experienced an increase in hedge fund sentiment lately.
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June 4 - News - Comments
Hydro is headed into stormy waters, according to a new report that links deforestation to reduced power output for a proposed dam in Brazil.
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May 28 - News - Comments
Several weeks after the end of each quarter, hedge funds and other major investors are required to file 13Fs with the SEC, disclosing many of their long equity holdings as of ...
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May 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Regular readers of my work will be well aware of my affinity for dividends.
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May 20 - News - Comments
Uranium prices are in for 2012, and costs continue to head higher.
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May 19 - News - Comments
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) reported earnings last Tuesday, beating on both top and bottom lines.
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May 13 - News - Comments
The last of the first-quarter earnings have hit investors' inboxes, turning shareholders' portfolios topsy-turvy.
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May 13 - News - Comments
Atlantic Power Corp (NYSE:AT) shares are down 60% this year, and investors are wondering whether there's any upside left to this dividend downer.
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May 8 - News - Comments
Ameren Corp (NYSE:AEE) reported earnings last Thursday, missing on top- and bottom-line numbers.
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May 7 - News - Comments
It's been a year since Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) merged with Constellation Energy to become the nation's largest competitive integrated energy provider.
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May 6 - News - Comments
TECO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:TE) reported earnings this week, making up at the bottom what it missed on its top line.
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May 4 - News - Comments
It's no news that natural gas prices are on the rise. Rates are heading higher, and this summer cost-conscious utilities will be cutting back on their natural gas guzzling.
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May 1 - News - Comments
