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Blackstone Group LP (BX), already the largest investor in hedge funds, is signing on a team of three traders for the first such fund that it will manage directly, according to two people with knowledge of the plans...
Following the bull market pattern of the past five years, the U.S. stock market continues to climb to new highs while shaking off all reasons for pessimism as well as the warnings of skeptics...
The fate of Argentina’s economy now rests on its ability to resolve a dispute with a group of bondholders led by a multibillion-dollar hedge fund...
The table below shows you the best buys in exchange-traded funds holding tax-exempt bonds. But “best buy” means only “better than other muni ETFs”; it does not necessarily mean “good buy...
About the title Many people were misled by it, and this wasn't my intention. I was merely alluding to the book by Hardy, A Mathematician's Apology, which spent time explaining and justifying his life as a mathematician. (Hardy, in turn, was alluding to the Apology of Socrates...
JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon revealed he has been diagnosed with throat cancer in an internal memo to employees Tuesday evening...
Australia posted a merchandise trade deficit of A$1.911 billion in May, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday - marking an increase of A$1.131 billion or 145 percent on the April deficit...
Following the release of Michael Lewis’ book Flash Boys, the role of “middlemen” in the marketplace has come under scrutiny. The fact is, our financial markets have always had “middlemen” coordinating trades between market participants...
Last week, SEC Chair Mary Jo White, announced the exploration of proposed changes to US Equities market structure...
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Cabot Oil & Gas (COG) is now the #59 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot...
Jason Carroll of Hudson River Trading, a member of the Modern Markets Initiative (MMI), has framed out some thoughts explaining how professional high frequency trading firms do in fact take on and manage risk in today’s modern markets...
Construction spending in the U.S. increased by much less than expected in the month of May, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday. The report said construction spending inched up 0.1 percent to an annual rate of $956...
Activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector unexpectedly grew at a slightly slower rate in the month of June, according to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management on Tuesday. The ISM said its purchasing managers index edged down to 55.3 in June from 55...
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on Tuesday said that China's currency remains undervalued. U.S. and Chinese officials will discuss economic issues at an annual Strategic and Economic dialogue meeting in Beijing next week. In a preview of the talks at the U.S...
The technological singularity requires the creation of an artificial superintelligence (ASI). But does that ASI need to be modelled on the human brain, or is it even necessary to be able to fully replicate the human brain and consciousness digitally in order to design an ASI...
The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) released a draft of its 2014 Strategic Plan for public comment. The plan is technical, but the motivation is straightforward: increase investor confidence in our markets...
Think about it… If you had the worlds unfilled buy and sell orders in front of you at each price level in the markets you were trading, how simple would trading be...
