Activist investor Starboard Value LP said on Friday it was withdrawing its nominations for directors at Dollar Tree Inc's board, saying that it was pleased with the company's decision to test...
Beginning of the end: BAML sees S&P500 rally topping out in second quarter
The U.S. benchmark S&P 500 stock index will scale new peaks above 3,000 in the second quarter before topping out, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) said on Friday as data showed more cash was...
BAML says S&P500 will break 3,000 in second quarter before topping out
The U.S. benchmark S&P 500 stock index will scale new peaks above 3,000 in the second quarter before topping out, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Friday as data showed more cash was pulled from...
Huge inflows to U.S. high-yield bond, investment-grade debt funds
Investors' appetite for risk-taking was strong in the latest week, as U.S.-based high-yield junk bond funds attracted more than $2 billion in the week ended Wednesday, marking the group's fourth...
Huge inflows in U.S. high-yield bond, investment-grade debt funds
Investors' appetite for risk-taking was strong in the latest week, as U.S.-based high-yield junk bond funds attracted more than $2 billion in the week ended Wednesday, marking the group's fourth...
Third Point up 9 percent in first quarter, fueled largely by Nestle gains
Third Point LP returned 9 percent in the first quarter of 2019 fueled largely by gains at Nestle, which was publicly critiqued by the hedge fund in 2018 for its "muddled strategic approach," an...
Options-based funds offer succor to investors wary of volatility
The Federal Reserve's pivot on tightening U.S. monetary policy this year and a change in a bond market gauge that is often viewed as a harbinger of a recession pose a dilemma for investors: how to...
Junk bonds suggest U.S. stocks may have further to run
U.S. stocks just wrapped up their best quarter in nearly a decade, coming within a stone's throw of a record high.
Investors sell U.S. stock funds despite best quarter since 2009
Investors pulled a net of nearly $11 billion in assets out of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that hold U.S. equities last week, the largest retreat from domestic stocks since the final week...
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