Last week, I covered a study that had recently been published by analysts at Credit Suisse, which looked at the business model of family-controlled firms and the factors that... Read More

I started investing when I was not even allowed to drive yet, but my investing activities became more serious in 2012, after I had relocated to Hong Kong, started... Read More

Eike Batista is a Brazilian businessman, who has founded variety of businesses from oil and energy to construction and mining. Eike Batista's petroleum exploring company recently had to file... Read More

There are two potential market paths following Sunday’s Italian referendum vote, a Deutsche Bank research report notes. Either path is likely to generate market volatility, either upside or downside... Read More

Martin Whitman was one of the great value investors of the 20th century. Whitman founded the predecessor firm to Third Avenue Funds in 1986 and went on to launch... Read More

Every morning we put out a news report with the latest news in global stock markets, company news, and global economic news. Morning Market Update   Market Levels     US:  Dow Futures:... Read More

Reports that HSBC may spin-off its retail division could be the first of many such changes, says Edge Consulting COO Ryan Mendy Read More

Engaging in a short strategy inside a Long / Short portfolio is not all negative. Raging Capital Management, heading into the close of the year with 27.5% year to... Read More

Introduction As we continue to migrate towards a world of higher short-term interest rates, hedge  funds  and  other  active managers have the potential to capitalize on an environment of increased... Read More

The market is characterized by a narrow breath with only a few stocks driving the majority of the index-level return, and without these stocks, the S&P 500 Index would... Read More