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U.S. homebuilding soared to a 13-year high this past December. …read more […]

One of the best investments we can make is in our own knowledge and skill set. With that in mind, this article will… …read more […]

Today we are going to look at The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) to see whether it might be an attractive… …read more […]

What is an Investment Fund?
An investment fund pools together capital from many investors. Each investor has partial ownership and the fund invests according to the fund’s objectives. Investment funds offer a wide range of investment opportunities. They can also benefit from diversification, lower transaction costs and management expertise. This can help mitigate some of the risk that individual investors take on.

Types of Investment Funds:

Open-End vs Closed-End Funds
Mutual Funds
ETFs
Hedge Funds
Index Funds

These fund types serve similar purposes, fundamentally. They allow you to invest in a diversified portfolio of assets that you might not otherwise be able to gather yourself. But it’s important …read more […]

Global pharmaceutical majors and generic drugmakers chopped by 53% on average prices of some of their off-patent products in the latest bidding round under China’s national bulk-buy program, government officials said late on Friday. Beijing has been pushing forward the program where drugmakers have to go through a bidding process and cut prices low enough to be considered over generic copies and be allowed to sell their products at public hospitals via large-volume government procurement. Some global firms such as AstraZeneca and Merck have already cautioned about intensifying price pressures on their mature brands in the world’s second …read more […]

Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (CPH:CHR) shares fell 3.7% to ø497 in the week since its latest quarterly results. It was a… …read more […]

More store closures are hitting J.C. Penney. In April, the retailer will close six stores in Ohio, New York, South Carolina, Oklahoma and more. …read more […]

Four Los Angeles-area schoolteachers who were doused with jet fuel dumped by a Delta Air Lines plane in the minutes before it made an emergency landing sued the airline on Friday, accusing the flight crew of negligence. The plaintiffs say the pilot of the Delta Flight 89, which took off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Tuesday bound for Shanghai, failed to follow proper procedures in dumping thousands of pounds of fuel over a densely populated area at relatively low altitude. A Delta spokesman declined to comment on the lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles County …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — McDermott International Inc. is preparing to file for bankruptcy as soon as next week to address its more than $4 billion debt load, according to people with knowledge of the matter.The Houston-based company, which builds oil platforms and gas-export plants for energy producers, is negotiating a restructuring plan that could see its debt converted into equity with existing term-loan lenders getting the majority of the shares, said the people. Unsecured creditors would receive less than 10% of the equity along with warrants, one of the people said.The terms of the restructuring are still being negotiated and could change, …read more […]

Jeff Immelt is GE’s fall guy so he is writing a book to tell his side of the story. …read more […]

Q4 2019 Schlumberger NV Earnings Call …read more […]

2019 brought the fake meat trade front and center. What’s next in the food space? AccelFoods is an early-stage venture fund investing in consumer products, including, high-quality food and beverage companies. Jordan Gasper, Managing Partner at AccellFoods, joined The Final Round to discuss. …read more […]

Fund’s major reductions include Samsung and several other top holdings Continue reading… …read more […]

Defense lawyers argue a senior executive of the Chinese tech giant Huawei should not be extradited to the U.S. because her actions would not be considered crimes under Canadian law. The extradition hearing for Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou is scheduled to begin Monday. Meng, the daughter of the company’s founder, faces charges of committing fraud to try and evade U.S. sanctions on Iran. …read more […]

Best Buy’s board is investigating allegations that Chief Executive Corie Barry had an inappropriate romantic relationship with a fellow executive, who has since left the electronics retailer reports the Wall Street Journal. The allegations were sent to the board in an anonymous letter dated Dec. 7. …read more […]