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Gartman Starts First Hedge Fund Betting on Stocks, Commodities

August 21, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – Dennis Gartman, an economist and the editor of the Gartman Letter, said he is creating his first hedge fund to speculate on assets including global equities and commodities. The River Crescent Fund, created Aug. 17, seeks to raise […]

Harper wins anti-protectionism commitment

April 2, 2009 : Permalink

Vancouver Sun – Prime Minister Stephen Harper won a key commitment for Canada at the G20 summit, getting world leaders to agree to extend for 12 months a pledge not to raise new trade barriers. “The biggest single thing that […]

CI will co-operate in Fairfax suit

February 19, 2009 : Permalink

Globe and Mail – A long-running legal dispute between Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. and a group of hedge funds has produced a sideshow involving the chief executive officer of one of Canada’s biggest mutual fund companies. Fairfax, a Toronto-based insurance […]