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Were Hedge Funds Right About Abandoning Abbott Laboratories (ABT)?

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. Insider Monkey finished processing more than 730 13F filings submitted by hedge funds and prominent investors. These filings show these funds’ portfolio positions as of June […] …read more […]

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Twitter says user data meant for security purposes may have gone to advertisers

Twitter Inc said on Tuesday email addresses and phone numbers uploaded by users to meet its security requirements may have been ‘inadvertently’ used for advertising purposes. Social media companies, including Twitter and Facebook, have faced heat from users and regulators globally on how their platforms handle user data. Twitter said when advertisers uploaded their marketing lists, it may have matched people on Twitter to their list based on the email or phone number the Twitter account holder provided. …read more […]

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UPDATE 1-Santander Brasil predicts loan book growth above 10% through 2022

Banco Santander Brasil SA is likely to see its loan book grow by more than 10% per year through 2022 and maintain its current profitability ratio at 21%, Chief Executive Officer Sergio Rial said on Tuesday. Rial told analysts at an event at the bank’s headquarters in Sao Paulo that consumer lending will drive Santander’s loan book growth. Santander also disclosed in a securities filing that it sees its client base growing more than 7% per year until 2022. …read more […]

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Is Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) A Good Buy According To Hedge Funds?

With the first-quarter round of 13F filings behind us it is time to take a look at the stocks in which some of the best money managers in the world preferred to invest or sell heading into the second quarter. One of these stocks was Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO). Is Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) undervalued? […] …read more […]

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Were Hedge Funds Right About Piling Into Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)?

Hedge fund managers like David Einhorn, Bill Ackman, or Carl Icahn became billionaires through reaping large profits for their investors, which is why piggybacking their stock picks may provide us with significant returns as well. Many hedge funds, like Paul Singer’s Elliott Management, are pretty secretive, but we can still get some insights by analyzing […] …read more […]

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Think Twice Before Handing Healthcare Providers a Blank Check

The number of people over the age of 65 declaring bankruptcy is up by more than 200% since 1995. And healthcare costs are listed as one of the primary reasons for the big increase in that number.
Based on an experience I had recently with a local hospital, I’m surprised more people aren’t going belly up.
My birthday is in September, and I usually schedule all of my annual medical checkups around it. This year’s rounds included a trip to a cardiologist.
My visit to the heart specialist was preventative in nature. High cholesterol runs in my family, and mine has been a …read more […]