Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) lagged the larger S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by more than 10 percentage points since the end of the third quarter of 2018 as investors...
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October 20 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Ray Dalio Says He wouldn’t Rule Out China Weaponizing its Massive US Treasury Holdings (CNBC) Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio said he wouldn’t rule out...
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August 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
The Insider Monkey team has completed processing the quarterly 13F filings for the March quarter submitted by the hedge funds and other money managers...
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June 10 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Bill Ackman’s Comeback is on Fire with the Hedge Fund Manager Up Nearly 40% this Year (CNBC) Things are looking pretty good for activist investor Bill...
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May 17 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
While the market driven by short-term sentiment influenced by uncertainty regarding the future of the interest rate environment in the US, declining oil...
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April 5 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jeffrey Smith‘s Starboard Value is one of the most followed and well respected activist hedge funds out there, consistently spurring positive operational...
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December 20 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Hedge funds and other investment firms run by legendary investors like Israel Englander and Ray Dalio are entrusted to manage billions of dollars of accredited...
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December 11 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Seeing as how several stocks are on the move due to earnings today, let’s take a look at some of the more notable ones, including that of Exelixis...
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November 2 - News - Comments
Last month activist hedge fund Starboard Value disclosed a 5.8% stake in Symantec Corp (NASDAQ:SYMC). It paid around $20 per share for 36 million shares...
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September 18 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
1. U.S. Stock Market: “U.S. and European stocks fell on Thursday, along with the U.S. dollar, while U.S. Treasury yields reversed earlier declines...
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May 11 - Commodities, Futures/Forex, Gold, Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
Although the masses and most of the financial media blame hedge funds for their exorbitant fee structure and disappointing performance, these investors...
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December 7 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
It’s another green day on Wall Street as traders look forward to the tax cuts, infrastructure spending, and deregulation that President-elect Donald...
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November 21 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Alta Park Capital is a San Francisco-based investment advisory firm launched by a trio of West Coast industry veterans, Bijan Modanlou, Joseph Bou-Saba...
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November 9 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
At Insider Monkey, we monitor the activity of some of the top-performing hedge funds and other investment firms like Tiger Global Management and Point72...
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November 6 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
Ahead of an important Fed meeting, the markets are in positive territory. On the other hand, US housing sector activity dipped more than expected in the...
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September 20 - News - Comments
U.S. futures are up this morning following the release of the Labor Department’s jobs report, which did not disappoint in the slightest, as the...
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August 5 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News - Comments
Short interest represents an important indicator that helps investors and analysts measure investor sentiment about a particular stock. “Short” shares...
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July 25 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
With the markets on edge over a potential Brexit and the FOMC meeting scheduled for this week, the coming days may be more volatile than expected. Among...
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June 13 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Crude futures are a bit lower today after Russia predicted that the current supply glut will last until the first half of 2017. The global economy might...
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May 13 - Market Movers, 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...
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April 28 - Market Movers, News - Comments
After closing up marginally on Thursday, the markets are now surging today, with all major U.S stock indexes registering gains of 0.4%-to-0.5%. However...
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March 4 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Investors are nervous today after the jobs report brought forward mixed employment data. Non-farm payrolls were below expectations, raising concerns over...
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February 5 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
With the pivotal Federal Reserve FOMC meeting beginning and investors still on edge over weak crude prices, shares of Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc...
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December 15 - Market Movers, News - Comments
The Insider Monkey team has completed processing the quarterly 13F filings for the September quarter submitted by the hedge funds and other money managers...
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December 1 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Ray Dalio‘s Bridgewater Associates is the largest hedge fund in the world, with assets under management of around $120 billion. Performance has...
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November 13 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, Tech - Comments
Fired up Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO, Tim Cook, in a cyber-security summit in Palo Alto California ramped up support for Apple Pay saying that the government...
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February 15 - News, Tech - Comments
Data breaches as a result of cyber-attacks have become a common feature in the world where consumer’s data has become extremely valuable in instigating...
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January 22 - News, Tech - Comments
Last week, Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, with $161.9 billion in Assets Under Management, disclosed its...
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May 20 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Although we don’t believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes — just in case...
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September 5 - News - Comments
Now, according to many investors, hedge funds are assumed to be bloated, old investment tools of an era lost to time. Although there are In excess of...
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August 25 - News - Comments
Is Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) a buy? To many market players, hedge funds are perceived as bloated, outdated financial vehicles of a period lost...
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August 25 - News - Comments
The global storage market is expected to increase from $14.5 billion last year to $15.3 billion this year. Moreover, the antivirus software market is...
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August 5 - News - Comments
Bernanke smash… your market performance! The S&P 500 put on a rather yo-yo performance this afternoon following the Federal Reserve’s...
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August 1 - News - Comments
The cost of global cybercrime worldwide is unknown, with estimates ranging from a couple of million dollars to over $250 billion a year, or $388 billion...
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July 16 - News - Comments
Websense Inc. (NASDAQ:WBSN) is currently in the process of tendering all of its shares to Vista Equity Partners. This move follows a string of previous...
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June 18 - News - Comments
As society becomes increasingly tied to the cyber world, threats of cyber attacks and the importance of cyber security becomes all the more important....
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June 6 - News - Comments
News reports have been filled with stories about the return of China’s military backed hackers. That’s clearly bad news, but it could be good...
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June 3 - News - Comments
If you look at enough companies, you will find good ones, make money, and cruise towards financial freedom. But every so often, you’ll stumble across...
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May 30 - News - Comments
Socially responsible investing was a big issue a decade ago. Today, the social niche that’s making news is environmentally responsible investing...
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May 30 - News - Comments
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) shareholders have witnessed a decrease in hedge fund sentiment recently. In the eyes of most market participants, hedge...
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May 28 - News - Comments
Prospector Opportunity Fund (POPFX) earns Morningstar’s top 5-Star rating. While the fund has done OK in good markets, it is the down markets in...
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May 17 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (NYSE:DVA), Tripadvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP), Whole Foods...
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May 7 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC), Morgan Stanley...
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May 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Cyber security is being discussed by many, including politicians in Washington. An executive order was issued in February by President Obama, that directs...
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March 23 - News - Comments
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on. Today, our headlines...
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March 21 - News - Comments
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has been facing a lot of scrutiny for its transparency due to safety, security and privacy concerns involving the data that...
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March 20 - News - Comments
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long...
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March 4 - News - Comments
EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) is usually thought of as an information storage provider. While information storage still represents two-thirds of the company...
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March 4 - News - Comments
Data, data, and more data— mountains of data in ever-increasing amounts must be protected, preserved, and investigated. Guidance Software, Inc. (NASDAQ...
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February 20 - News - Comments
Ah, the internet… how I hate it. Still, we can’t do without, and when desires become demands and wants become needs, there’s a dollar...
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February 12 - News - Comments