Alcatel Lucent SA (NYSE:ALU) narrowed its losses in the first quarter, mostly because of the aggressive cost cutting Shift Plan being implemented by CEO Michel Combes that aimed to... read more

After making a detailed assessment of lessons from recent market episodes and historic crises, analysts at Oxford Economics observe that Brazil, Russia and Turkey head the list of potential... read more

by Joao Alves Intro Part 2 focused on applying the framework laid out in Part 1 to an example, FPA’s International Value Fund, and showed how the process of screening through... read more

Hedge funds which have been cashing in on Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's preferred shares have been virtually chomping at the bit in anticipation of both GSEs exiting conservatorship.... read more

After doctoring a photo of the Indian prime minister looking down on a natural disaster in the nation, the government is learning that falsifying media reports has a significant... read more

The Canyon Value Realization Fund was up nearly 2% in February as doubts about the Comcast-Time Warner merger subsided read more

One of the main concepts I teach about financial crimes is that fraudsters seek to create false images of stature and integrity in an effort to gain the trust of their... read more

With the history books potentially being re-written in the Trump investigation with obstruction of justice and a Trump impeachment a possibility, a report from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods says... read more

Elm Ridge Capital Management presentation on energy investments, hit hard by oil prices but they think the opportunity is compelling. H/T a reader What We Think Oil is unlike other commodities... read more

The markets are engaging in unusual patterns of behavior, a research note from RBC notes, pointing to the “quantitative nature” of some unusual unwinding behavior. In the end, though,... read more