Twitter Unlinks From LinkedIn
Social media addicts may be dismayed to learn today that Twitter updates will no longer automatically sync with LinkedIn accounts. In a blog post earlier today, Ryan Roslansky, Head of Content Products...
View ArticleOne In Four Finance Professionals Would Do This To Get An Edge (Hint: It's...
The financial system isn’t exactly renowned for its sparkling ethical record, and a new study released by Labaton Sucharow yesterday certainly isn’t going to help the cause. The study surveyed 500 U.S....
View ArticleGeithner On LIBOR Scandal: U.S. Acted Early, More To Come
Asked this morning about his knowledge of the LIBOR scandal as early as 2008, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended his actions and promised a thorough reform effort. “We acted very early in...
View ArticleBillionaire Investor Leon Cooperman Reveals His Top Ten Stock Picks
Leon Cooperman is no fan of government bonds these days, that much is clear. At the CNBC Institutional Investor Delivering Alpha Conference today, the Omega Advisors CEO likened buying Treasury bonds...
View ArticleFormer Treasury Secretary: QE3 Would Be Pushing A Wet Noodle
Speaking on a panel today at the CNBC Institutional Investor Delivering Alpha Conference today, former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin voiced his skepticism about the effectiveness of a potential third...
View ArticleThomson-Reuters Director Doubles Down On Lending Club
Peter J. Thomson, Chairman of Thomvest and member of Thomson Reuters’ board of directors, announced a cornerstone investment in the broad-based consumer credit fund offered by Lending Club, an online...
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn't Rent A Car With A MasterCard
Hidden deep in the dark recesses of your credit card agreement, there may be perks beyond the much-heralded loyalty points emblazoned on its marketing materials. One such perk? Most credit card...
View ArticleKnight Capital Mess Aside, High Frequency Trading Is Here To Stay
“The apparent trading error by Knight Capital Group…reflects the type of event that can raise concerns for investors about our nation’s equity markets,” said SEC Chairman Mary Shapiro in a statement on...
View ArticleBaseball Hall Of Famer Eddie Murray Settles Insider Trading Charges
Former Major League Baseball player and member of the 500 home run club Eddie Murray has his name in plenty of record books. Unfortunately, he also now has his name in the SEC’s book, after settling...
View ArticleDiscover And PayPal Join Forces In The War Against Paper Money, Banks
PayPal and Discover Financial Services announced a partnership today that will leverage Discover’s network of credit card payment systems to bring PayPal payments to more than 7 million brick and...
View ArticleA Mysterious 100-Year-Old Package Will Be Opened Tomorrow. Will It Reveal...
The tiny town of Otta, Norway, has a truly once-in-a-lifetime event scheduled for tomorrow. The town is opening a package – wrapped in brown paper, tied with a few pieces of string and sealed with red...
View ArticleNorway's 100-Year-Old Mystery Package Opened: Guess What Was Inside
Well, as anticipated, the 100-year-old mystery package opened today in Norway didn’t hold the Blue Star diamond that was lost when the Titanic sunk in 1912. Neither did it contain the big knife or pea...
View ArticleFinding The Right Online Broker
Opening an online brokerage account is a daunting task these days, whether you’re an experienced stock jockey or a first time trader looking to test the waters. The web is full of sites promising that...
View ArticleFrom Wall Street Headhunter To Indie Rap Mogul: Das Racist's Himanshu Suri
“These days I mostly worry ‘bout my bank account/I ain’t backin’ out ‘til I own a bank to brag about.”
View ArticleFranklin Templeton Acquires World's 7th Largest Hedge Fund Of Funds
Franklin Templeton announced today that it will buy a majority stake in K2 Associates, a hedge fund of funds manager with $9.3 billion in assets under management. According to ValueWalk, the stake is...
View ArticleChina Manufacturing Fears Prompt Steel Stock Sell-Off
Steel producers are taking a hit today, after China and the euro-zone reported weak purchasing managers index (PMI) numbers this morning, continuing a trend of contraction in global manufacturing. A...
View ArticleStarbucks' New Verismo Machine Sinks Green Mountain. Will You Buy It?
A price war may be brewing. At the very least, a coffee war has intensified. Starbucks’ Verismo coffeemaker is now for sale on Starbucks.com, intensifying a battle with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters...
View ArticleSchwab Continues ETF Price War, Puts Vanguard In The Crosshairs
Schwab Funds announced today that it has lowered fees for all of its 15 proprietary ETFs, continuing the price war in exchange traded products that has seen companies like Vanguard and BlackRock slash...
View ArticleActivist Investing Maven Roepers Shares Top 5 Stock Picks At Value Investing...
In a presentation at the Value Investing Congress in New York today, Alex Roepers, founder of Atlantic Investment Management, shared his top turnaround picks, outlining his strategy of corporate action...
View ArticleDavid Einhorn Slams Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Gives Investors...
“This price war is just getting started,” David Einhorn told investors at the Value Investing Congress this morning, toward the end of his second annual Green Mountain Coffee Roasters bash-a-thon. As...
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