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Hennessee Says Hedge Funds Post Best Month in 9 Years
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – “Hennessee Group research and discussions with hedge fund managers has lead us to believe that the 20 year secular bull market in bonds is over.” Charles Gradante, Co-Founder of hedge fund investor consultant, Hennessee Group […]
Fund at Covenant Capital rebounds as market sags
Charlotte Business Journal – In early 2008, Jim Morgan and his partners at Covenant Capital sent a gloomy letter to their investors. After a couple of disappointing years, the letter said, the hedge-fund firm was preparing to close. It told […]
Hedge Funds Advance 1.10% in January
New York (HedgeCo.Net ) – After a disappointing 2008, hedge funds seem to be on the up and up, advancing 1.10% in January according to the latest research by the New York-based Hennessee Group. According to the research, convertible arbitrage […]
Hedge Funds on the Rise, Advance 1.10% in January
New York (HedgeCo.Net ) – After a disappointing 2008, hedge funds seem to be on the up and up, advancing 1.10% in January according to the latest research by the New York-based Hennessee Group. According to the research, convertible arbitrage […]
Wall Street slips on earnings risks
The Australian – US stocks fell as another drop in oil prices and a warning from Toyota Motor underscored the unsparing nature of the slowdown. Toyota forecast an operating loss for the current year, the first in the car maker’s […]
Hedge Fund Trian Partners to Hold Over 50 Million Fast Food Shares
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund Trian Partners said that they will buy about 49.4 million shares of fast-food operator Wendy’s/Arby’s Group for $4.15 per share, or about $205 million. The hedge fund and their affiliates now own about […]
Bear market swipes at more than just stocks
USA Today – Technically, a bear market is when stocks fall 20% or more from their highs. But there’s a saying that a bear’s true signature is making a fool out of everyone. Based on that, we’re all laughingstocks, because […]
Ignore the Stock Market Until February
Wall Street Journal – Down in the morning, up in the afternoon. Or is it the other way around? The topsy-turvy stock market is tough to read. In the last year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has briefly been over […]
Nov. 15 Redemptions Could Overwhelm Unprepared Hedge Funds
Financial-Planning.com – The fate of many a hedge fund relies on what investors decide to do with their money on Nov. 15, when it is possible an overwhelming majority could ask for their money back by the end of the […]
Stock futures point to weaker Wall Street open
MSN MoneyCentral – Stock futures fell on Thursday, pointing to a weaker open on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones industrial average, the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 share indexes down 1.4-2.8 percent. Highlights: * Walt Disney reports results […]
Last-hour US market madness seen abating for now
Reuters – In the past month, traders could have shown up on Wall Street at 3 p.m. and not have missed much. The last hour, even the last min utes, of trading seemed to be the only ones that mattered […]
World markets rocket upward
Hamilton Spectator – North American stock markets chalked up huge rallies late in the afternoon yesterday, resulting in one of the biggest one-day gains ever for the Dow Jones industrial average and a big bounce in Toronto. Toronto’s S&P/TSX composite […]
