How does a company worth $60 billion manage to completely shock investors and deliver a 25% one-day gain? That’s the question being asked at traders...
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July 26 - Stock Analysis - Comments
The world’s wealthiest people are returning to the private banks of some of the world’s largest banking institutions, a welcome turnaround...
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July 10 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE:DB), Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), UBS AG (ADR) (NYSE:UBS) Simons Strategy to Shield...
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July 1 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Banco Santander, S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:SAN) was in 17 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. SAN investors should be aware of...
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June 24 - News - Comments
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (ADR) (NYSE:LYG) was in 9 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of March. LYG investors should pay attention to a decrease...
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June 19 - News - Comments
Is Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR) (NYSE:CS) worth your attention right now? Prominent investors are turning less bullish. The number of long hedge fund...
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June 12 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:RBS), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), UBS AG (ADR) (NYSE:UBS),...
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June 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Stocks of Europe’s biggest banks have outpaced Europe’s most important market indices in the past year. This out-performance happened while the banks...
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June 11 - News - Comments
When it comes to big, publicly owned investment management companies, there’s little doubt which one investors love best: BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE...
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June 10 - News - Comments
Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) was in 13 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of March. BCS investors should pay attention to a decrease in enthusiasm...
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June 10 - News - Comments
Is UBS AG (USA) (NYSE:UBS) undervalued? The smart money is taking a bearish view. The number of bullish hedge fund positions stayed the same which is...
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June 10 - News - Comments
Is HSBC Holdings plc (ADR) (NYSE:HBC) a great investment right now? The smart money is taking a bearish view. The number of bullish hedge fund bets stayed...
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June 6 - News - Comments
Is Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:RBS) undervalued? Money managers are in an optimistic mood. The number of bullish hedge fund positions...
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June 6 - News - Comments
It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. — Upton Sinclair When Apple Inc. (NASDAQ...
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June 6 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: UBS AG (NYSE:UBS), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Canadian Pacific Railway Limited...
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June 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Itau Unibanco Holding SA (ADR) (NYSE:ITUB) was in 19 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of March. ITUB investors should be aware of a decrease in...
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May 30 - News - Comments
The recession has been a tough time for workers everywhere. Unemployment has skyrocketed in numerous advanced economies, and many more workers have faced...
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May 29 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), UBS AG (NYSE...
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May 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE:DB...
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May 23 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related Tickers: UBS AG (USA) (NYSE:UBS), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Agrium Inc. (USA) (NYSE:AGU) SAC Said to Give Investors Until...
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May 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK),an investment management firm, has been doing exceptionally well for some time. Its stock has been outperforming the market...
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May 8 - News - Comments
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is pushing for new regulations that would affect the way American based banks are allowed to operate overseas...
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May 2 - News - Comments
Like the host of financial stocks pressured in the wake of the bursting of the real estate bubble, Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has been right there along...
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April 29 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related Tickers: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:AACC), General Electric Company (NYSE...
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April 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (ADR) (NYSE:LYG) investors should be aware of an increase in activity from the world’s largest hedge funds in recent months...
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April 17 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: UBS AG (USA) (NYSE:UBS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN...
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April 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Theravance Inc (NASDAQ:THRX), VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS), Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN), Acorda Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ...
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April 15 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL), The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Royal Bank of Scotland...
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April 15 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In the case of broker and customer satisfaction, which comes first, the chicken or the egg? Do satisfied customers lead to satisfied brokers? Or are customers...
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April 11 - News - Comments
Last week at this time, I was writing about how Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) and the rest of the big-four banks were tanking for no apparent reason. This week...
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April 10 - News - Comments
If we’ve learned nothing over the past decade, we’ve learned that on Capitol Hill, Democrats and Republicans hate each other. So I suppose...
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April 9 - News - Comments
Related tickers: Agrium Inc. (USA) (NYSE:AGU), Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE:ED), Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) AT&T Inc. (T), Verizon...
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April 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge fund manager Ackman says mistakes made in JCPenney turnaround (Reuters) The “criticism is deserved,” Ackman said on Friday of Ron Johnson...
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April 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
A day after one of the worst losses for the broad-based S&P 500 (S&P Indices:.INX) all year, we’re seeing a small rebound, albeit on the...
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April 4 - News - Comments
UBS AG (USA) (NYSE:UBS) shareholders have witnessed a decrease in hedge fund interest recently. In the eyes of most shareholders, hedge funds are assumed...
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April 4 - News - Comments
Last week, Judge Naomi Buchwald ruled against a series of class action suits that had been brought against banks, alleging that the banks were guilty...
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April 4 - News - Comments
SEC settlement with Steven Cohen’s hedge fund questioned by judge (MarketWatch) S.A.C. Capital Advisors $602 million landmark insider-trading settlement...
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March 29 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The worst drought in New Zealand in 30 years has pushed the latest international milk prices up more than 60% since the beginning of the year. Meanwhile...
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March 26 - News - Comments
At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and “initiating coverage at neutral...
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March 12 - News - Comments
The Federal Reserve just released stress test results for the nation’s largest financial institutions. It paints an altogether flattering impression...
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March 10 - News - Comments
Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ:BBRY) – er, BlackBerry, Ltd., which is a stock pick for about 30 of the equity hedge funds we track – is continuing...
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February 26 - News - Comments
On this day in economic and financial history … On Feb. 18, 2009, Swiss banking giant UBS AG (USA) (NYSE:UBS) reached a deal with the U.S. Justice...
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February 19 - News - Comments
The investigation into the LIBOR rate-rigging scandal continues, with regulators and investigators tackling each of the banks involved one by one. Barclays...
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February 15 - News - Comments