The American labor market created 142K jobs in September.  Weaker than the 200K the market expected, although an improvement from the downwardly-revised 136K in August. No one generally remembers more... Read More

Some trader just bought shares in Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) for $45.09 a pop, the highest price ever paid for the security, and one that finally beat the highest point reached... Read More

Today regulators published final Basel III rules for U.S. banks. Citi's best assessment is that the final rules were relatively in line with investor expectations for the “advanced” banks... Read More

There is a revolution taking place in quantitative finance. The average person, those without advanced degrees from University of Chicago, Harvard, MIT or London School of Economics, but those... Read More

Below are our informal notes from the presentation at Invest 4 Kids of Jonathan Gray of Blackstone Real Estate. We have a lot more coverage so stay tuned Also... Read More

History is littered with mergers and acquisitions that have not lived up to the lofty expectations of managers, shareholders, and the business' customers. Q1 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc Some... Read More

Market liquidity is obviously important to the smooth functioning of an economic system, particularly as a potential September rate rise is under consideration. The big concern is that liquidity... Read More

Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) has just unveiled its earnings report for the first three months of 2013. The company showed earnings of $0.03 per share in the first quarter of... Read More

In the old days, investors used to demand a higher return for taking on more risk, and would never lend money to a war-torn country such as purchasing ivory... Read More

Paul Hudson, chief investment officer at the $1.2 billion Glade Brook Capital Partners, and Colin Kronewitter, head of research, had a strong third quarter, up 4.6%, beating the S&P... Read More