News tagged with investment strategy

Venture capital managers affect firms' success, study finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Corporate venture capital investment strategies, goals and outcomes vary greatly depending on the background of the investment manager, a new University of California, Davis, study shows.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japan electronic giants eye chip merger: reports

Three of Japan's biggest electronics companies are to join forces in a chip-making venture, according to reports, days after a swathe of dire results from a sector struggling to compete globally.

Technology / Business

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

No more tasty surprises: Calculating the probability of extreme events

It had to happen: the property bubble burst and the global financial market experienced its biggest crisis in the last hundred years. In retrospect, many suspected it was coming, but nobody could have known for sure. The ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Q&A: Are we headed for another recession?

A standoff in the U.S. over the debt ceiling. The possibility of more bailouts in Europe. Markets slumping almost everywhere. We spoke to Professor Eric Kirzner to get a sense of what’s causing financial ...

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created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Citing rights failings, firm divests Cisco holdings

A US investment management firm has divested of its holdings in Cisco, accusing the networking giant of failing to respond to human rights concerns, particularly in China, and lacking transparency.

Technology / Business

created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Rebalancing Investments Can Turn Losers Into Winners, CU Prof Says

(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to investing money in the stock market, actively rebalancing your portfolio is so critical that it can help turn individual investment losers into winners, according to University of Colorado ...

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created May 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Probing Question: How do Ponzi Schemes work?

Imagine the shock, the horror, and the sheer panic that would come with learning that the financial plan you’d sunk your life savings into was a sham, the financial experts you trusted were crooks, and all your money was ...

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created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2