Post Market Update Every afternoon (and morning) we provide an update on global market levels, company news, economic news, and hedge fund news. Highlights for August 20th 2012 below: Market Levels   US:  Dow: 13271.60... read more

A twenty-one-year-old Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) intern collapsed from exhaustion and died after working for nearly three straight days. Moritz Erhardt had worked through normal business hours into the... read more

Exponentially increasing publication rates mean that scientists can’t pay attention to everything, even in their own fields read more

After the market value of European short interest rose significantly in February, the region experienced a much quieter March. However, the period was rewarding for stock-pickers, says Novus, as... read more

When Apple iPhone users go to sleep at night they dream about the iPhone 7.  For 23 year-old dreamer / designer Miroslav Majdak, this means imaging the beauty of... read more

Panera’s Raises Debt To Fund A Buyback Feat. Stan Druck by Activist Stocks This is a little about Panera and a little about the current state of debt and buybacks.... read more

After months of underperformance, momentum stocks steadied and some baskets started to outperform global markets through May 30, though they have yet to make up for recent losses according... read more

The Department of Labor released its initial and revised estimates of initial and continuing unemployment insurance claims for the previous two weeks. The figures for initial claims came in... read more

Although the majority of the world’s billionaires have made their wealth in the past 20 years, this period of such extraordinary wealth generation may soon decelerate, notes UBS/PwC. In their... read more

Hedge funds have significantly increased exposure to the technology and health care sectors, highlighting an industry-wide shift is taking place, according the data in the recently released Novus Hedge... read more