Debra Borchardt reviews the most-searched stocks on TheSteet.com. Among the names are automakers GM and Ford and machinery companies like Caterpillar and John Deere.
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Hedge funds have had a lousy year, losing an average of 10.8%. But two hedge funds -- big winners in 2007 -- kept making money this year as well. Meanwhile, those two winners mask an awful lot of losers who will probably find their way into oblivion. The winners for 2008 (at least through September) are run by James Simons (a math genius whose money-making techniques elude explanation) and John...
This is the Third Quarter 2008 edition of our ongoing hedge fund tracking series. Before reading this update, make sure you check out the preface to the series we're doing on Hedge Fund 13F's here. Next up, we have John Paulson's Paulson & Co. Paulson & Co. is famous for making a fortune by betting against sub-prime when this whole mess began to unfold. And, it appears as if Paulson is ...
"Declare victory and leave." --Advice given to Presidents Johnson and Nixon on the Vietnam War by Senator George Aiken, R – VT.
"Declare victory and leave." --Advice given to Presidents Johnson and Nixon on the Vietnam War by Senator George Aiken, R – VT.
“There’s more to come.” That is the not-so-cheery prediction from John Paulson, the star hedge-fund manager, about the meltdown that is ravaging the markets. Bloomberg News interviewed Mr. Paulson, who has proved remarkably good at anticipating — and profiting hugely from — the financial debacle, for an article on the best-performing hedge fund managers s...
The ongoing saga of the people who refuse to live within their means. Federal Bailout on the way? Yahoo: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency Monday and called lawmakers into a special session to address California’s $11.2 billion deficit. The state’s revenue gap is expected to hit $28 billion over the next 19 months without bold action. The emergency declaration a...
By John Tamny RealClearMarkets In the days leading up to last week's Black Friday, the post-Thanksgiving shopping day when many retailers become profitable for the year, Americans were inundated with lots of media commentary about their Christmas-shopping plans. Various accounts suggested that with the economy needing a boost, prodigious spending on Black Friday would stimulate an economy that'...
Global Investing Roundups: U.S. In Recession, Pilgrim’s Pride, Johnson & Johnson
Tue, Dec 2, 6:39 AM ET
NBER: U.S. in Recession Since Dec. 2007; Fed Reserve Could Buy T-Bills; JP Morgan Sees 0% Interest Rates; Pilgrim’s Pride Files for Bankruptcy Protection; Consumer Credit Crunch in the Making; Crude Slides on Recession Outlook; J&J to Buy Mentor It’s official: The United States has been in a recession since December 2007, the National Bureau of Economic Research said yesterday (...
Tax-Managing Your Investment Portfolio: There’s Still Time To Cut Your 2008 Taxes
Tue, Dec 2, 2:00 AM ET
Investment legend John Templeton insisted that everyone’s long-term investment goal should be the same: maximum total return after taxes. In my experience, investors spend plenty of time thinking about risk and return, but not enough about taxes. That’s unfortunate. Especially since - unlike the stock market, interest rates or inflation - taxes are controllable. Yet too many investo...