Month: October 2019

China makes headlines almost every day. But I never really talk about it. That changes today.
First, you have to understand that China and I go way back. I’ve spent a lot of time there. I’ve done several business deals in China. And, before that, while working for then-Maryland Gov. William Schaefer, I helped open the state’s first Chinese office in Shanghai.
Some of the best moments in my career happened in China, like when the governor of Shanghai threw a state dinner in my honor. And some of the worst… like when my company had a prospective partner withdraw its support …read more […]

Beyond Meat shares tumbled to its lowest point since early June. Yahoo Finance’s Akiko Fujita and Heidi Chung discuss on The Ticker. …read more […]

We know that hedge funds generate strong, risk-adjusted returns over the long run, therefore imitating the picks that they are collectively bullish on can be a profitable strategy for retail investors. With billions of dollars in assets, smart money investors have to conduct complex analyses, spend many resources and use tools that are not always […] …read more […]

The investment arm of the Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets is a major name in the investment banking world. It is North America’s fifth largest bank, and holds the number 1 spot on TipRanks. RBC has 70 branches in 15 countries across North America, Europe, and East Asia – all important regions for Canadian trade and finance.RBC’s size and reputation were built on performance, and performance attracts the personnel that maintain the reputation. The bank’s financial market analysts hold prominent positions in TipRanks’ database of over 5,500 analysts, with three of them appearing in the Top 25.In recent …read more […]

Some of the world’s best investors stick to dividend portfolios. They know that a steady stream of income is a top wealth building strategy. And finding the best deals is vital. So today, we’re going to take a look at Verizon’s dividend history and safety ahead of its third quarter earnings conference call this Friday, October 25, 2019…
Business Overview and Highlights
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a $253 billion business based out of New York. It employs 144,500 people and last year Verizon pulled in $131 billion in sales which breaks down to $906,000 per employee.
The company operates within the communications …read more […]

Thousands of homes and businesses in California could find themselves in the dark as Pacific Gas & Electric said it will shut off power in parts of 17 counties for up to two days, as a preventive measure against wildfires. The shutoff is expected across 17 counties in Northern California, impacting 179,000 customers, PG&E said in a statement. PG&E said it is also possible that customers may be affected by a power shutoff even though they are not experiencing extreme weather conditions in their specific location. …read more […]

Unionized workers at Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, said they will start a general strike on Saturday to press for higher wages as they negotiate a new contract. A group representing 12 oil worker unions said in a statement on Wednesday they were fighting for their rights and that Petrobras was proposing a yearly raise that was below the expected annual inflation. Another group representing another five oil worker unions said their members would also strike. …read more […]

Hedge funds are known to underperform the bull markets but that’s not because they are terrible at stock picking. Hedge funds underperform because their net exposure in only 40-70% and they charge exorbitant fees. No one knows what the future holds and how market participants will react to the bountiful news that floods in each […] …read more […]

The 700+ hedge funds and famous money managers tracked by Insider Monkey have already compiled and submitted their 13F filings for the second quarter, which unveil their equity positions as of June 28. We went through these filings, fixed typos and other more significant errors and identified the changes in hedge fund portfolios. Our extensive […] …read more […]

Before we spend days researching a stock idea we like to take a look at how hedge funds and billionaire investors recently traded that stock. Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) lagged the larger S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by more than 10 percentage points since the end of the third quarter of 2018. This means hedge funds […] …read more […]

The latest 13F reporting period has come and gone, and Insider Monkey is again at the forefront when it comes to making use of this gold mine of data. We at Insider Monkey have gone over 730 13F filings that hedge funds and well-known value investors are required to file by the SEC. The 13F […] …read more […]