Green Century Capital Management tried to use shareholder muscle to persuade at least a trio of insurance companies to drop fossil-fuel clients.
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February 17 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Property and casualty insurance helps protect people from the unexpected.
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May 1 - Lists, News - Comments
Billionaire Warren Buffett is known as one of the greatest investors in the world.
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April 16 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
What happened: In response to the company posting expectation-topping results in its fiscal second quarter, shares of ResMed (NYSE:RMD), a medical device maker focused on sleep...
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January 23 - Market Movers, News - Comments
If you are an investor in one of the 76 best insurance dividend stocks to invest in, you're regularly collecting dividend payments from your investment, which can help spur the...
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July 12 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
A while back I wrote about investing in the ‘boring’ HVAC industry.
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March 8 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis - Comments
Mixed earnings reports and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s press conference have cast a pall over investor sentiment in the markets today, with the major U.S...
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April 21 - Market Movers, News - Comments
David Harding’s Winton Capital Management recently filed its latest Form 13F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the reporting period of September 30.
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November 11 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The handful of hedge fund billionaires have not become billionaires out of thin air; their talent, expertise and experience at picking stocks are the main features that have assisted...
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October 27 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The stock market opened in the red on Tuesday amid positive housing starts data, which indicated a 6.5% annual growth to 1.21 million, which is a sign of the strengthening of...
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October 20 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News - Comments
As of the close of trading on March 4, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had gained 1.54% year-to-date.
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March 5 - 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 they're material to our investing...
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September 13 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
Insurance companies enjoy a two-sided business model, which explains their popularity with investors.
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September 13 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
At the moment, there are tons of indicators investors can use to monitor their holdings. A pair of the best are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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August 26 - News - Comments
Now, according to many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are perceived as overrated, outdated financial tools of an era lost to time.
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August 26 - News - Comments
To the average investor, there are plenty of gauges shareholders can use to watch the equity markets.
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August 25 - News - Comments
In today’s marketplace, there are plenty of indicators investors can use to track the equity markets. A pair of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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August 25 - 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 they're material to our investing...
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August 13 - News - Comments
The Consumer Federation of America recently released a report condemning some insurance companies, such as The Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR), for using education level and...
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August 7 - News - Comments
The Detroit bankruptcy filing has raised concerns not just about workers and retirees within the city's pension system but about public pensions across the nation.
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August 5 - News - Comments
This week is a big one for financial information releases.
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August 1 - News - Comments
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG) will release its quarterly report on Monday, and the insurance company's prospects have been looking increasingly favorable lately...
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July 25 - News - Comments
Call me an optimist, but it seems like the market isn’t giving enough credit to AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL)'s management.
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July 25 - News - Comments
Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) is scheduled to release its quarterly earnings report on Tuesday, and in the absence of some of the massive disasters that the company has ...
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July 22 - News - Comments
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) at a new record high, cautious investors are starting to pay attention to valuation more closely than ever on ...
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July 16 - News - Comments
Despite a weaker-than-expected rise in retail sales numbers and a report indicating that GDP growth in China is continuing to slow, the markets are modestly higher this afternoon...
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July 15 - News - Comments
The Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR) will release its June earnings report on Thursday, but shareholders haven't waited to start the celebration.
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July 15 - News - Comments
Strong economic data reports were released today, and for the most part investors seem to like what they see. As of 12:45 p.m.
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July 2 - News - Comments
After a strong performance during the first half of the year, the Dow Jones Industrials added to its 2013 gains with a 65-point gain.
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July 2 - News - Comments
Recently, corporate America has been faced with a problem.
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July 1 - News - Comments
American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) was the poster child of the financial crisis, but the company has come a long way since them.
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June 25 - News - Comments
Investors' reaction this week to Ben Bernanke's comments about the future of the Federal Reserve's stimulus programs were nothing less than insane.
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June 24 - News - Comments
Over the past few months, as shown by the chart below, the insurance sector has been hot. The primary reason for the move higher is the increase in interest rates.
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June 17 - News - Comments
After closing last week on a high note, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) started this morning off even higher.
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June 10 - News - Comments
What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average without any consumer-facing industrial company? The venerable index found itself in a bind in mid-2009, as General Motors Company (NYSE...
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June 10 - News - Comments
Blue-chip stocks are broadly higher this afternoon after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released better-than-expected jobs figures for the month of May.
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June 7 - News - Comments
It's been a topsy-turvy week for the markets, but stocks are back on the rise today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 137 points, or 0.91%, as of 2:20 p.m.
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June 7 - News - Comments
The Dow Jones Industrial Average consists of 30 of the finest businesses in America. But within this elite group, you'll find some Dow stocks outperforming the others.
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June 6 - News - Comments
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) has a lot of exposure to residential mortgage backed securities.
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June 6 - News - Comments
Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was in 29 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
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May 29 - News - Comments
Insured losses for the rash of tornadoes that tore through 10 states earlier this month have been estimated at $2 billion to $5 billion, according to modeling firm Eqecat, and...
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May 28 - News - Comments
Investors took a quiet ride this week, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose or fell nearly 100 points during intra-day trading before reversing course the past three days ...
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May 28 - News - Comments
The Dow Jones Industrials closed at another record high today, climbing 52 points in a broad-based advance that saw new all-time highs from the S&P 500 as well.
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May 22 - News - Comments
Property and casualty insurance companies are some of the most profitable and necessary companies around.
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May 21 - News - Comments
Federal Reserve officials seem to be having a running internal debate about the efficacy and future of quantitative easing.
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May 21 - News - Comments
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is making up for yesterday's drop in a big way today, and The Home Depot, Inc.
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May 21 - News - Comments
A second day of no economic news to speak of is taking its toll again on the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (INDEXDJX:.DJI).
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May 21 - News - Comments
The Dow Jones Industrial Average isn't quite sure which direction it wants to go today.
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May 10 - News - Comments
When turnaround trends take place in industries that have been considered boring or unappealing for extended periods of time, such events can be rather explosive.
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May 9 - News - Comments
American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) rose by nearly 5% on Friday after the company announced better than expected earnings figures on Thursday after the close.
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May 8 - News - Comments
