New and naïve investors usually fall under the illusion that investing in penny stocks represents a quick way to earn extremely high trading profits.
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September 10 - Hedge Funds, News
All three major indexes are moderately lower today as traders digest the latest earnings releases by leading American corporations. Among the companies that just released their...
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July 28 - Market Movers, News
Some stocks have been rallying particularly well today amid a general rally for the U.S market and we’ll take a look at what stands behind these surges as well as what hedge...
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August 25 - Hedge Funds, News
Richard Blum’s Blum Capital Partners is reducing its activist stake in its second largest holding, ITT Educational Services, Inc. (NYSE:ESI).
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October 22 - Hedge Funds, News
Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors has reported adding Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:MNTA) to its equity portfolio.
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March 13 - Hedge Funds, News
According to a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Steven Cohen and his fund, SAC Capital Advisors, have upped their position in Walter Investment Management...
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March 10 - Hedge Funds, News
Blum Capital Partners/ITT Educational Services: A major shareholder of ITT Educational Services, Inc.
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October 8 - Hedge Funds, News
In the financial world, there are a multitude of metrics shareholders can use to analyze stocks. A duo of the most under-the-radar are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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September 13 - News
We've all heard the adage that if we want a good job, we have to go to college first.
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September 10 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are a multitude of gauges shareholders can use to watch the equity markets.
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September 3 - News
In the financial world, there are a multitude of gauges investors can use to analyze stocks. A couple of the most underrated are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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August 29 - News
I have been following the for-profit education sector for a number of years now.
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August 12 - News
It's difficult to identify turning points for an industry and say: "That's when everything started to change." But if forced to, I would have to say that August 2010 was when ...
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August 12 - News
I'm taking time this week to dive deeper into the for-profit education industry.
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August 8 - News
As a former teacher and son of a current university professor, I've always been interested in following for-profit education companies.
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August 7 - News
Being a former middle school teacher and son of a university professor, I became very interested in researching for-profit education when I became a full-time Fool in the spring...
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August 6 - News
As the costs of higher education rise, the stocks of for-profit education companies find themselves in trouble.
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July 11 - News
To say that higher education in America is hurting would be an understatement.
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July 10 - News
To say that higher education in America is hurting would be an understatement.
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July 9 - News
Yesterday, interest rates on new federally subsidized Stafford student loans doubled from 3.4% to 6.8%.
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July 2 - News
Recently, Steven Cohen has filed a 13G filing to disclose his passive stake in ITT Educational Services, Inc. (NYSE:ESI).
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June 12 - Hedge Funds
Apollo Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL), the for-profit education company that is the parent of University of Phoenix, looks like a great deal on the surface.
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June 12 - News
Editor's Note: The initial article stated Apollo Group was in the process of laying off 47% of their University of Phoenix employees.
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June 10 - News
In the financial world, there are dozens of metrics market participants can use to monitor their holdings.
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June 7 - News
The for-profit education sector represents a tremendous value due to a confluence of regulatory issues and economic distress, which has caused these stocks to trade down to attractive...
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June 5 - News
Finding small cap stocks that have strong earnings and that have grown significantly over the past five years can potentially uncover winners for the long-term.
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June 3 - News
To most traders, hedge funds are seen as worthless, outdated financial vehicles of yesteryear.
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May 31 - News
ITT Educational Services, Inc. (NYSE:ESI)’s stock was battered in 2012. After starting the year trading at $59.82, ITT Educational Services, Inc.
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May 17 - News
Removed because of missing resources.
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May 9 - Stock Analysis
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Angie's List Inc (NASDAQ:ANGI), Federal-Mogul Corporation (NASDAQ:FDML), ITT Educational Services, Inc.
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April 25 - News
The old investing maxim "sell in May and go away" means we're quickly approaching the time when the incredible run of the Dow Jones Industrial Average over the past three months...
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April 3 - News
Earnings season is winding down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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March 11 - News
The higher education landscape is changing, and for-profit education providers could wind up with a failing grade.
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March 4 - News
After years of more and more aid, more loans, and fewer jobs, the student loan bubble looks ready to pop.
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March 4 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 3 - News
Back in October, I asked whether the third-quarter earnings coming out of the for-profit education sector were a sign that the industry -- as we know it -- was nearing its end...
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March 2 - News
On Wednesday I published an article showing the best performing stocks of this earnings season, and then provided an outlook.
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February 1 - News
But whether those moves are up or down is hard to tell. The reason these stocks are liable to make such moves is because they are heavily shorted.
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January 22 - News