With US equity valuations on the rise and sentiment turning against emerging markets, many value investors are turning their attention to Europe. While the UK equity markets are approaching... Read More

After the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, due to a massive oil spill, BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) is in the news for another contamination – this time the... Read More

Housing took center stage this past week. Housing starts, new and existing home sales, and Case-Shiller home prices gave us an idea of what the American housing market looks... Read More

Richard Koo of Nomura  trying to answer the question of why structural reforms are needed now in China, a good starting point is the fact that China has recently passed... Read More

Financial technology and media company Bloomberg is extending its terminal chat capabilities amid what is being characterized as a fight with Silicon Valley rival Symphony. But the new chat... Read More

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) will release its earnings report for the quarter ended September 30 on Tuesday morning. The company's earnings are expected to be relatively flat, though analysts are... Read More

Recent rallies in the prices of copper and iron ore have led Barclays, for example, to predict a decline because the spurt was based “partially on speculation and hype.”... Read More

Marshall Wace had a strong second quarter, as the long short hedge fund delivered 3.15 percent returns with a 6.16 percent level of volatility, as measured by standard deviation,... Read More

McGraw Hill Financial Inc (NYSE:MHFI), that owns Standard & Poor’s rating agency plans to hike its stake in CRISIL Ltd. (NSE:CRISIL) to 75 percent through an open offer. McGraw Hill... Read More

Fannie Mae / Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCBB:FNMA) and Freddie Mac / Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTCBB:FMCC)’s common shares would be worth about 10 to 15 times their current... Read More