Once again, profit reports are expected to be a tale of strong growth, thanks more to cost cuts than revenue gains. And perhaps even more telling, fourth-quarter 2010 earnings are competing with downright dismal reports for the…
This week was all about jobs reports, and after December’s employment numbers fell short of expectations, stocks ended the first week of trading in 2011 on a down note. Kenny Polcari, managing director at ICAP Corporates explai…
When pros like Warren Buffett and Goldman Sachs start making moves predicated on the expectation of higher rates, investors best take note. The impact of higher rates would be widespread, especially on so-called safe havens lik…
The 10 most profitable hedge funds — that is, the 10 that brought in the most fees — had relatively lackluster performance last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Markets magazine. Salesmanship seems to be more imp…
U.S. companies added $26.5 billion to dividend payments in 2010 — a far cry from 2009’s $42.4 billion decline — and analysts predict an even better year for dividends in 2011, a windfall to investors that could lift equity m…