The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its data on U.S. trade in goods by selected countries and world region for 2015. We built three maps to provide a proportional visualization of... read more

In theory, buybacks are a signal that a corporate insiders, the people in the best position to job a company’s true worth, think that the stock price is currently... read more

2018 was a year many long-short equity hedge fund managers would rather forget. Volatility returned with a vengeance and caught many managers off guard, particularly in the fourth quarter.... read more

In a somewhat mystifying development, renowned distressed debt investor Oaktree Capital Group LLC (NYSE:OAK) has proposed a revised confidentiality and standstill merger agreement to toy-maker JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK). It may be noted... read more

Oaktree Capital Management chairman Howard Marks recently had an interview with Christoph Gisiger of Finanz und Wirtschaft, (h/t Zero Hedge), telling Gisiger that the market is on the high... read more

Not All Activist Investors Are Made the Same by New Constructs Activist investors are supposed to play a critical role in the economy. They identify underperforming managers or conflicts of... read more

Wall Street’s “buy-side” was not overly positive leading up to last week’s monthly employment number, which exceeded street expectations, a Bank of America Merrill Lynch report observes. These players... read more

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Global Return Asset Management commentary for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. Also see Q3 2016 hedge fund letters Q2 2016 hedge fund letters .   Dear Friends, [drizzle]Year-to-date we’ve generated a net return of 2.35%.1 Our... read more

The Dodge & Cox Stock Fund had a total return of 2.4% for the first quarter of 2014, compared to 1.8% for the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) Index. At quarter end,... read more