BoA: Commodity Futures Are China's Next Casino “In the Game of Thrones, before someone declares interest of entering the game, he or she needs to think carefully because the consequences... Read More

Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) CEO and largest shareholder Eddie Lampert mentioned in his most recent shareholders letter that the company would be reaching out to investors and the public... Read More

Investment management firms need to maximize their technology initiatives as they balance the demands of growing businesses with stagnant budgets, notes a recent SEI study. The asset management industry is... Read More

  John Paulson, the President and Founder of Paulson & Co. was made famous in the early days of the financial crisis when his courageous bet against the sub prime mortgage... Read More

Every afternoon we provide an update on global market levels, company news, economic data, and hedge fund news.  Post Market Update  Market Levels  * US: Dow: 12767.20 (0.91%), S&P 500: 1342.84 (1.03%),... Read More

As Wall Street plans two closely watched initial public offerings, one is being viewed as bell weather for financial venture capital investing, and the other being viewed as another... Read More

Bruce Berkowitz’s Fairholme Funds has been at the front of Fannie Mae / Federal National Mortgage Assctn Fnni Me (OTCBB:FNMA) and Freddie Mac / Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTCBB:FMCC)... Read More

Falling fee income, tough regulations, and shareholder pressure could make diversified banks spin-off their retail banking units, argues Edge Consulting COO Ryan Mendy Regulators worried about the size and complexity... Read More

Instability in global credit markets is the subject of Goldman Sachs’ March 2 Top of Mind, global macro research report. And one of the markets Goldman looks at in... Read More

How Tough Are Investors Getting On Hedge Fund Fees by Convergence The debate around lowering hedge fund fees is nothing new and costs are often mentioned among the reasons for... Read More