Q1 was the worst quarter for stock-picking alpha in at least seven years. According to Morgan Stanley analyst John Schlegel, most hedge funds lagged their respective equity market indices last quarter.
It may still be too early to consider buying battered steel and iron ore stocks. According to Axiom analyst Gordon Johnson, the global steel market is about to take another downward turn.
Deutsche Bank’s clients see plenty of reasons why the U.S. could be on the brink of an economic recession. Analyst Torsten Slok recently listed the 10 biggest U.S. economic concerns among clients:
China, the world’s largest producer and consumer of gold, may be expanding its presence in the international gold market. According to a new story by the Wall Street Journal, low gold prices in recent years have driven a new wave of international gold asset acquisitions by Chinese companies.
According to the latest spreads by Sin Letter, there are currently some huge M&A arbitrage opportunities in the market. However, the bigger the spread, the bigger the risk – and a large spread is often an indication of market skepticism that the deal will ultimately go through.
The first shots of the mainstream electric car war are still ringing in investors’ ears after the widely publicized and highly-anticipated unveiling of the Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model 3. The ultimate victor(s) will likely take years to determine, but the first battle of this war looks to be between the Model 3 and General…
The LendIt USA 2016 event is being held this week in San Francisco, and all of the biggest names in online lending will be there to discuss the latest trends in the rapidly-growing business. Here’s a look at some of the companies that will be presenting at the event.
Oil prices are up sharply in Friday’s session as investors are displaying optimism about the reported 5-million-barrel drawdown in U.S. crude stockpiles last week. The EIA’s reported 5-million-barrel drawdown was much better than the 3.2 million barrel build that analysts had forecast.
Twitter Inc TWTR 0.36% and Pandora Media Inc P 5.63% are the latest companies hoping that a blast from the past can kick-start their businesses. Both companies are struggling with generating profits, and both have recently named founders of the company to the CEO position in an effort to turn things around.
Yahoo! Inc. YHOO 0.49% has reportedly extended the deadline for outside bids for its core businesses to April 18. After abandoning a plan to spin-off its large stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA 0.19%, Yahoo is now auctioning off its core search, mail and news businesses.