Viking’s Global Equities Hedge Fund Gains: Hedge Fund Update (Bloomberg) Andreas Halvorsen’s Viking Global Investors made money in its main hedge...
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March 3 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Billionaire and philanthropist Georoge Soros was born in Hungury in 1930, lived through Nazi occupation, and made his fortune on Wall Street through...
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April 15 - News - Comments
Twenty years ago, Paul J. Glazer launched his own merger arbitrage hedge fund, which he called Glazer Capital. The fund, which has $1.3 billion in AUM...
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March 27 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
CQS Cayman LP is a multi-strategy credit-oriented hedge fund, founded back in 1999 by its current Senior Portfolio Manager, Chief Executive and Senior...
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November 9 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
With the ten-year treasury yield having risen at a brisk pace in the last year, dividend stocks have lost some momentum as investors diversify their...
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August 24 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Over the past couple of decades, the internet has evolved exponentially, turning into the world’s go-to place for social gatherings, so we wanted...
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November 20 - News, Tech - Comments
The 10 most ruthless companies in business today have used various tactics and moves over the years that may be questionable at best and even seem totally...
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November 16 - Lists, News - Comments
What sets the 10 best internet of things stocks to buy right now apart from the competition is that they are stocks of large, well-established companies...
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October 5 - News, Tech - Comments
What are the 5 most successful joint ventures in America? With the advancement of technology, which facilitates communication, interconnection and globalization...
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August 13 - News - Comments
Is the era of the most successful LBOs and private equity buyouts in history long gone, or is there any indication that in the future, we’ll see...
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June 29 - Activism, Hedge Funds, Lists, Mergers & Acquisitions, News - Comments
Tackling 10 real world problems that can be solved with technology would surely be just the tip of the iceberg of what we can accomplish as a species...
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April 24 - Lists, News - Comments
What are the 11 Most Profitable Companies In The Fortune 500? Membership in the Fortune 500 is one of the most prestigious honors a company can have....
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April 23 - Lists, News - Comments
1. US Stock Market: “U.S. stocks recovered from lows of the day Friday afternoon, but were struggling to trade in positive territory, as President...
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April 21 - Commodities, Gold, Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
The world’s 10 largest telecom companies by subscribers cover half the world and connect them to the rest of the planet via mobile, internet, and fixed...
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April 18 - Lists, News, Tech - Comments
A significant amount of wealth is being generated by the 10 largest holding companies in the world. But what exactly are holding companies and how are...
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April 5 - Lists, News - Comments
1. US Stock Market: “U.S. stocks opened slightly lower on Tuesday as investors fretted over the ability of President Donald Trump to deliver on his...
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April 4 - Commodities, Gold, Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
1. US Stock Market: “U.S. stocks were slightly lower on Friday, dragged down by technology stocks as investors locked in gains of what is likely to...
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March 31 - Commodities, Gold, Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) is in the spotlight today courtesy of a Bloomberg article. According to the column, the telecommunications giant...
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March 31 - News - Comments
It’s no surprise that Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) is still willing to acquire Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) (albeit at a $300 million lower price...
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February 20 - News, Stock Analysis - Comments
Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) have been punished in the last few weeks on the back of an earnings miss. The company was expected to...
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February 2 - News, Options, Stock Analysis - Comments
Which are the most stable companies in the US? Given all that can happen around the world such as interest rate hikes, economic recessions, and natural...
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January 28 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, Lists, News - Comments
Logos don’t often tell us much about a company. They tend to be broad and rather generic looking in design, and you’d often have no idea what...
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January 27 - Hedge Funds, Lists, News - Comments
Curious to find out which are 10 largest telecom companies in the world in terms of revenue? The telecommunication industry has been a witness to a...
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January 23 - Lists, News - Comments
One of the most consistent, easiest to understand and easiest to implement option strategies is covered calls. Investor sell or write a call options over...
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January 17 - News, Options, Stock Analysis - Comments
When Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) conducts its quarterly conference call in about a week, we will perhaps learn more about its plans for acquiring...
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January 16 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis - Comments
Introduction Recently, I have been engaged in rather intense discussions regarding the validity of P/E ratios versus PEG ratios as proper or appropriate...
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October 28 - News, Stock Analysis - Comments
Longleaf Partners Funds, the suite of funds managed by billionaire Mason Hawkins‘ Southeastern Asset Management, recently released its shareholder...
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October 26 - Hedge Fund Investor Letters, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The three major indexes are moderately in the red after today’s initial jobless claims failed to meet expectations. Among the stocks that are showing...
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October 20 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
Traders are watching crude today after yesterday’s API report showed a surprise draw of 3.8 million barrels versus expectations of a build of 2...
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October 19 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News - Comments
With earnings season revving up, traders are glued to the price action and news flow coming out of the broader market, which has opened in the green...
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October 14 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Investors are in ‘risk-off’ mode as expectations of a Fed interest rate hike after the election rises. Due to that sentiment, the Dow Jones...
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October 13 - News - Comments
Traders are focused on the API report today as the market awaits new catalysts to send prices moving again. Among the securities that traders are also...
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October 11 - Market Movers, News - Comments
All three major indexes are slightly lower after the nonfarm payroll for September came in at 156,000 versus the expected 176,000. The U.S. unemployment...
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October 7 - News, Tech - Comments
Despite Hurricane Matthew barreling its way towards the Southeast, the markets have been relatively quiet overnight, as all three major indexes have...
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October 6 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Despite the Fed’s recent announcement, artificially low interest rates aren’t going away any time soon, and this continues to create very real challenges...
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October 5 - ETF Trading, News, Options - Comments
Analyzing the moves of the world’s biggest hedge funds during the second quarter, we have identified and reported a number of significant changes...
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October 1 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
After a sharp fall yesterday, the US stock market is recovering today and three major indexes are well in the green. Crude futures, meanwhile, have rallied...
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September 30 - Market Movers, News - Comments
With the two big catalysts this month, the FOMC decision on the 21 and the OPEC decision on the 27, in the rear-view mirror, volatility has died down...
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September 28 - Earnings Report, News, Tech - Comments
As is the case on many Mondays, today is another busy day in terms of M&A events. In today’s case, two M&A deals have occurred or have potentially...
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September 26 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Although the NASDAQ index rose by just 1.16% this week, a number of meaningful events have occurred to some of the market’s major tech names in...
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September 24 - News, Tech - Comments
Traders are focused on the oil rig number today to see if American E&Ps are actively increasing their capex/drilling programs or not. Although a lower...
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September 23 - Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
After a solid EIA report on Wednesday and positive price action over the past few trading sessions, all eyes are on the informal OPEC meeting in Algeria...
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September 22 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
Billionaire Tiger Cub Robert Citrone of Discovery Capital Management made some waves recently after he predicted a rather sharp market crash. In a letter...
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September 22 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
With the bull market alive and well for the seventh-consecutive year, short interest in some stocks has recently fallen sharply due to heavy covering...
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August 28 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Markets inched up higher on Monday and the S&P 500 reached a new lifetime high, although oil continues to lose ground. Meanwhile, investors are closely...
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August 1 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
Crude futures are lower today as sentiment around the commodity remains negative due to consecutive weeks of disappointing inventory and rig count numbers...
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July 26 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
The week started with big news as Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) agreed to acquire Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), confirming the rumors that have...
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July 25 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
Markets are at a standstill on Friday as investors weighed mixed earnings reports. However, several stocks are making headlines today, including Yahoo...
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July 22 - Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
The rumors are out this morning that Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) is close to an agreement to buy Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO). One intriguing way...
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July 22 - News, Stock Analysis - Comments
Quarterly 13Fs for the June quarter are flowing in gradually, enabling investors to examine all major moves completed by the smart money industry during...
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July 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
