Platform Specialty Products Corp (NYSE:PAH), a Miami-based chemical company, has agreed to acquire Arysta LifeScience, an Ireland-based agriculture chemical maker at $3.5 billion, including debt. Permira, Arysta’s private equity owner,... Read More

Successfully running a hedge fund is about much more than making investments, veteran hedge fund managers lament.  This is a lesson that “Tiger Cub” Nehal Chopra, 34, is now... Read More

French elite sensibilities have been offended, leading to the formation of a new government in Paris, while the Pakistani government has been given a “high noon” warning from a... Read More

This is part three of a short series outlining the 22 cognitive biases Charlie Munger talked about in his now famous speech, The Psychology of Human Judgement. Q3 hedge fund letters,... Read More

Lansdowne Partners usually does well in its short portfolio, at least better than most long/short equity hedge funds. However if the fund's short book based in financials is seen... Read More

When one discusses ethics in investing usually tobacco companies, for profit prisons and other "VICE" industries come to mind - but how about beta is Beta unethical to teach?... Read More

A New York Fed study shows that cumulative default rates for students who graduated or left school in 2009 are much worse than those who finished school before the... Read More

Thank god for collapsing oil, is what French hedge fund manager Pierre Andurand is likely saying right now. Andurand Capital, the $400 million energy fund run by its namesake, was... Read More

Every morning ValueWalk puts out a news report with the latest news in global stock markets, company news, and global economic news. Market Levels US:  Dow Futures: 12766.00 (0.68%), S&P 500 Futures: 1367.30... Read More

When activist hedge fund manager Bill Ackman spoke negatively about Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) in the past, it generated yawns associated with snickers such as “where is the beef?” Adding... Read More