News tagged with hedge funds
Study reveals who profits and who incur losses from provision of immediacy in the stock market
While mutual funds and issue of stocks cause price impact, hedge funds and repurchase of shares decrease this. The doctoral dissertation by Kalle Rinne, M. Sc. (Econ.), studies how demand and provision of immediacy affects ...
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May 24, 2012 |
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Yahoo soap opera features new cast of leaders
(AP) -- Yahoo's dysfunctional turnaround efforts have morphed into a Silicon Valley soap opera, one that has taken another strange twist with the Internet company's ousting of CEO Scott Thompson just four ...
May 15, 2012 |
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Revolving door: Yahoo ushers out another CEO (Update 4)
(AP) -- Yahoo still has credibility issues, even after casting aside CEO Scott Thompson because his official biography included a college degree that he never received.
May 14, 2012 |
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Source: Yahoo CEO says he didn't mislead company
(AP) -- Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is assuring his colleagues that he didn't supply the incorrect information that led the troubled Internet company to list a bogus college degree in his official biography, according to a ...
May 11, 2012 |
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California, US to bank millions in taxes on Facebook IPO
California has a friend who's about to write a hefty personal check that could help ease the state budget crunch.
May 08, 2012 |
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Hedge funds more like guardian angels than vultures: research
(Phys.org) -- New University of British Columbia research shows that – contrary to popular opinion – hedge funds have a positive influence when investing in U.S. companies filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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May 08, 2012 |
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Yahoo CEO apologizes for bogus college degree
(AP) -- Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is sorry for allowing an inaccuracy about his education to appear in his official bio, but not remorseful enough to heed calls for him to resign.
May 08, 2012 |
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Yahoo! girds for fight with activist investor
Yahoo! set the stage Wednesday for a battle with an activist investor intent on winning seats on the struggling Internet giant's board of directors.
May 02, 2012 |
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Stock traders look to Facebook, Twitter for tips
The next big stock tip might be as close as a Twitter feed. Professional traders are developing computer programs that scour Internet posts in search of the next stock market darling. Their technology analyzes everything ...
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Major Yahoo shareholder launches board challenge
(AP) -- A major Yahoo shareholder has launched a campaign to win four seats on the Internet company's board, setting the stage for a nasty battle that could drag on for months.
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Yahoo shareholder pushes for its board nominees
(AP) -- One of Yahoo's major investors is urging shareholders to vote its four nominees on to the Internet company's board, launching a potentially nasty fight to transform the Internet company's board.
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Yahoo board battle may begin within the next week
(AP) -- A potentially nasty battle to reshape Yahoo's board of directors will begin within the next week unless the troubled Internet company submits to the demands of a major shareholder.
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Hedge fund share restrictions favor managers over investors
Armed with insider knowledge, managers of share-restricted hedge funds sell off their own holdings ahead of their investors in order to avoid low returns produced by an outflow of shareholder dollars, according to a new study ...
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Dec 19, 2011 |
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Nearly half of hedge funds' voluntary disclosures are 'unreliable'
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research by Oxford University and Duke University suggests that voluntary disclosures by hedge funds about their monthly investment performance are unreliable. The researchers tracked changes to statements ...
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Nov 07, 2011 |
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Hedge funds sold stocks quickly while mutual fund investors suffered larger losses during crisis
A new study of stock trading during the financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 found that hedge funds sold their stocks much more aggressively than mutual funds at the first signs of poor performance.
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Aug 25, 2011 |
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