Even though a large portion of private equity execs attended elite business schools, commonly taught valuation methods aren’t widely used Read More

After taking on Sony Pictures, using a stealth attack and essentially reputational blackmail to block widespread viewing of “The Interview,” a movie that depicts North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in... Read More

Ocwen Financial Corp (NYSE:OCN), the fourth largest servicer of mortgage loans in the US, is under investigation by Benjamin Lawsky, New York State’s superintendent of financial services for its... Read More

After rising to power in the Tea Party dominated Republican Party, it could have been a violation of a core Tea Party construct that ended the career of Rep.... Read More

Bronte Capital's Amalthea Fund commentary for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The fund was down by 4.84% in June whereas the... Read More

After meeting with a lot of their institutional clients, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) found a strong, narrow consensus that US economic growth would spring back after a disappointing first... Read More

About 43% of U.S. households owned mutual funds in mid-2014, compared to roughly 4% holding ETFs, notes Credit Suisse. Dana Saporta and Axel Lang of Credit Suisse’s Economics Research team... Read More

After gobbling up NBCUniversal, Comcast gets thwarted by government anti-trust regulators and Time Warner appears happy Read More

Whitney Tilson sent a copy of his last email regarding Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B)'s sharebuy back to Warren Buffett and he sent Tilson the email below (and attachment). Buffett gave... Read More

  Japan is once again closing the gap between it and China as the world's largest holder of US debt. Japan has increased its holdings up to $1.096 trillion this... Read More