ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Warning: Wall Street’s high-tech ”Alpha Hunters” (benchmark beaters) are in an aggressive psychological war with America’s 95 million Main Street investors, the ”Beta Builders,” average folks who are happy with portfolios that match the market averages.
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The battle over taxation of hedge fund earnings is heating up, and reports of Blackstone CEO Schwarzman’s high-rolling ways are only fanning the flames
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Major Latin American stock markets closed higher Monday, paced by a rally on Wall Street and aided by an upbeat outlook of Mexico’s credit from Standard & Poor’s.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. edged up Monday evening and added to their strong run during the day, and shares of Movie Gallery Inc. lost more than half their value after the company said it was in default on a credit agreement and that it is considering putting itself up for sale.
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Just as investors are recovering from one of history’s biggest IPOs in Blackstone, along comes another one for the record books.
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Traders said attempted car-bomb attacks in London on Friday; Saturday’s attack on the airport in Glasgow, Scotland; and the killing of seven…
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On the agricultural side, U.S. wheat prices fell 2% as investors took profit on multiyear highs seen last week.
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For some growth strategists, this past weekend looked to be a good one. Long time favorite and IBD 100 stock Apple (AAPL) debuted its…
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Spain has looked good for the last month — but it’s not the sun that’s powering its shine. It’s the rest of Europe, analysts say.
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Today’s Democratic-led Congress looks unlikely to repeal the federal estate tax.
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