Benzinga had the chance to speak to Oppenheimer Funds’ Chief Economist Jerry Webman this week, ahead of the ENGAGE 2015 International Investment Education Symposium to be held at Wayne State University on March 26. One of the topics Dr. Webman talked about was the current turmoil in the Eurozone.
Benzinga had the chance to speak to Oppenheimer Funds’ Chief Economist Jerry Webman this week ahead of the ENGAGE 2015 International Investment Education Symposium being held at Wayne State University starting on March 26. Dr. Webman provided his insight on a wide range of topics in the financial world.
Three days after hedge fund Land and Buildings released a detailed report on MGM Resorts International MGM 1.01% advising the company to consider spinning off its casino properties into a real estate investment trust (REIT), the fund issued a follow-up statement to MGM shareholders. Since MGM seems to be unwilling to engage with Land and…
The U.S. markets finished off a great week with a strong day of Friday trading. The S&P 500 jumped nearly 19 points on Friday and closed the week up nearly 2.7 percent. Several big stocks made new all-time highs on Friday, including these four names:
The U.S. markets finished off a great week with a strong day of Friday trading. The S&P 500 jumped nearly 19 points on Friday and finished off the week up nearly 2.7 percent. However, some stocks did not join in on the rest of the market’s fun this week. In fact, these four stocks finished…
The Obama administration unveiled the nation’s first federal regulations on hydraulic fracturing Friday. The process of hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as “fracking,” is a powerful and controversial technique responsible for much of the recent oil and natural gas boom in the U.S.
In a recent report, JMP Securities discussed five biotech names that are on its radar. Here’s a breakdown of what they had to say. BIND Therapeutics Inc BIND 0.17% BIND will be presenting three posters on its Accurin technology at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in Philadelphia in April. Although the Accurin data…
Wells Fargo & Co WFC 0.9% recently hosted its annual U.S. Banks Investor Forum in Chicago. Investors discussed a range of topics, including capital levels, regulations, leverage, fees and M&A. Here’s a breakdown of Wells Fargo’s takeaways from the event.
According to the website Want China Times, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA 0.63% may soon be entering the mobile gaming market. The site reports that Alibaba is in the process of integrating Aliplay.com, Alibaba’s game unit, with UCWeb. Want China Times claims that Alibaba has turned over control of its developed games and users to…
The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) launched its new LBMA Gold Price this Friday, replacing the London Gold Fix, the standard global pricing medium that has been used for over a century. The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Benchmark Administration will be operating the auction process, and the new price fix could potentially provide a better reflection…