Latest hedge fund results from Barclay Hedge are in
It's pretty amazing how much some long- short equity funds have returned during the last 18 months. Our hats off to Privet Fund, LP up 97.3% over the last 18 months with a CAR 3yr. return of 23.33.…
America’s state will expand whoever wins - FT.com
What I got out of this piece from former Treasury Secretary is the shocking amount of money that will be spent on health care by the aging boomers. By Lawrence Summers With the selection of Paul…
Rare opportunity for speakers at GOP convention - CNN.com
I expect unusual stock price movement during and immediately after the Republican convention By Kevin Liptak Convention speakers a chance for party to showcase its best in prime timeNew Jersey…
Global Hunter Securities Sees Oil Falling to $70 Then Rising to $80 - Barrons.com
Global Hunter Securities We believe West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices could oversell potentially into the lower $70 range before rebounding to the $80 area, where we expect prices to…
Japan Is Never Going To Default, And The Kyle Bass Trade Will Be A Disaster - Business Insider
Kyle Bass's Most Famous Trade Is A Disaster, And It Is Never Going To Work Out Joe Weisenthal | May 20, 2012, 6:42 AM | 23,775 | Kyle Bass was one of the handful of hedge funders who made a…
Spain’s Banking Rescue Should Become Example for Europe - Bloomberg
Spain’s Banking Rescue Should Become Example for Europe Europe’s leaders can’t save their currency union without figuring out a way to salvage the region’s banks. Spain is a perfect place to…
This Is Who Owns Apple
These Apple charts from Business Insider are getting more and more interesting.. With all the headlines touting AAPL as hedge fund's number one holding, it's a bit startling to see how small a slice…
So Just How Much Is That Tweet Worth?
Rob May, who is a co-founder of Backupify (online data storage) just posted some interesting information on his blog. In case you ever wondered just how much your Yelp review or Tweet, was worth in…
RBC Accused By CFTC Of Largest Trading Scheme To Date
Just earlier today, the Royal Bank of Canada (ticker RY) found out they have a serious situation on their hands involving some of their trading practices. It appears the Commodity Futures Trading…
Time To Check Your Wallet: 1.5 Million Visa And Mastercard Numbers Stolen
Global Payments, the US based third party payment processor, just confirmed that hackers managed to escape with up to 1.5 million of their customers credit card numbers. This is positive news…