Betaworks CEO John Borthwick announced that he is taking part in the $1.5 million seed round for Yo, the app that does nothing but send the message Yo to... read more

The longer the current bull market lasts, the more often we hear concerns about similarities between the current market environment and past periods of turbulence. In a letter sent... read more

Hedge funds, like most other financial institutions, are facing increased regulations in the wake of the financial crisis, but (more…) read more

Failure Of The War On Cash by Jeff Thomas, Sprott Money Some years ago, when I suspected there would be a War on Cash at some point, everything in the... read more

After a relatively slow start to the year, last month Crispin Odey returned to form. During July Odey's OEI Mac strategy, which consists of the OEI, OEI Mac, and... read more

Hiromichi Mizuno, now in his third year as chief investment officer of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, the world’s biggest manager of retirement savings, thinks dramatic changes are ahead for... read more

World population is projected to balloon to over 9 billion by 2050, and that will place major challenges before the global food supply chain, says an article in the... read more

While up on the year, closely watched activist Ackman found trouble with Herbalife and rid himself of a short term relationship read more

As markets continue to behave in odd and historically significant fashions, Goldman Sachs sees a relative value opportunity. In a “Portfolio Manager Action Alert,” the investment banks sees a... read more

In 2000, as the dot-com bubble was in full swing, Pets.com, an online retailer of pet supplies went public. The company was less than two years old at the... read more