ast week, the S&P 500 had its best week since July 2013.
Markets rebounded from a sharp tech sell-off with support from strong earnings in banking, retail, and Internet stocks.
ast week, the S&P 500 had its best week since July 2013.
Markets rebounded from a sharp tech sell-off with support from strong earnings in banking, retail, and Internet stocks.
This year activist investors have been busier than ever, but they’re just getting started.
That’s because conditions in the market right now couldn’t be any more ideal for activist investing, and the hedge fund managers who do this sort of thing are not known for letting opportunities go to waste.
Some key earnings reports that came in stronger than expected pushed markets higher Friday, to end the week with a gain.
This is a syndicated repost courtesy of Money Morning. To view original, click here. Reposted with permission. If you looked at holdings of hedge fund barons William Ackman and David Einhorn at the start of 2013, it looked like 2013 was a year for short selling. In December 2012, Ackman placed a $1 billion bet…
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This is a syndicated repost courtesy of Money Morning. To view original, click here. Reposted with permission. Coming off the worst week of the year, U.S. equities were mixed in the stock market today (Monday) at we kick off a big week for earnings. In mid-afternoon trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 14.19,…
This is a syndicated repost courtesy of Money Morning. To view original, click here. Reposted with permission. The U.S. stock market logged an impressive first quarter. Shrugging off budget cuts, tax hikes, and more Eurozone misery, U.S. stocks climbed to record territory on several occasions. On March 5, the Dow broke through its record close…
This is a syndicated repost courtesy of Money Morning. To view original, click here. Reposted with permission. Social media stock scams – the use of tools like Twitter to spread misinformation to manipulate equities – is one more thing for retail investors to worry about. A series of incidents over the past several months have…
This is a syndicated repost courtesy of Money Morning. To view original, click here. Reposted with permission. As consumers do less shopping in physical stores and more shopping on the Internet, retail stocks will need to evolve or face extinction. And if tech entrepreneur Marc Andreessen is right, they don’t have much time. In an…
A mad scramble to avoid insolvency as Greek default becomes likely may be driving the rally in equities.
Deleveraging typically means selling assets to raise cash to meet margin calls or pay debts coming due. But there may be another twist to …