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  • How to Invest in a CD

    Even in times of interest rate uncertainty, a certificate of deposit (CD) can still be part of your cash strategy.

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    Protecting Your Portfolio From a Downturn

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    What makes a good fund manager?The answer to that question is arguably the most important decision an investor has to make. To many, the answer is easy: Just look at the returns. But recent research points to a different way of sorting out ...

  • Crowdfunding is a blessing and a curse; Commentary: Tech startups turn to rich uncles

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    With venture-capital funds drying up, young tech companies are getting desperate for new sources of cash.Last week, Donald Trump announced — with characteristic flair — his involvement with a crowdfunding startup named FundAnything. The ...

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    Hedge Fund Proposes Revamped Hess Board

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    In yet another twist in its convoluted proxy battle with Hess Corp., Elliott Management Corp. on Tuesday proposed refashioning the company's board to include both its slate of five board nominees and their Hess-backed rivals.

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    Icahn Plan Doesn't Dell-iver

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    Carl Icahn's missives ain't what they used to be.Dell's stock rose less than 1% Friday after the activist investor released an alternative proposal for the personal-computer maker to return a ton of cash to shareholders and remain a public ...

  • European Stocks Get a Lift From U.S.

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    European stock markets turned higher Tuesday, taking inspiration from the U.S., where markets climbed after a top hedge-fund manager said he remains bullish.

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    Japan Is Hostile to Activist Investors

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    TOKYO—In his push to reconfigure Sony Corp., U.S. hedge-fund manager Daniel Loeb is following a long line of foreign investors who charged into Japan hoping to shake things up. Nearly all have failed.

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    Coach Approached Tory Burch About a Deal; Handbag Maker Weighs Acquiring Accessories Brand to Boost Growth

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    Coach Inc. is looking to bag an acquisition.The handbag and accessory maker's style has been to expand organically. But amid increasing competition, Coach is weighing the purchase of an accessories brand, according to people familiar with ...

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    IRS Eyes a Private-Equity Tax Move

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    The Internal Revenue Service is examining the propriety of a tax practice used in some parts of the private-equity industry, in which firms convert management fees into investments that receive more favorable tax treatment, a senior IRS ...

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    Icahn, Southeastern Propose Alternative to Dell Buyout

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    Two of Dell Inc.'s largest stockholders, investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc., proposed an alternative offer to a $24.4 billion deal to buy out the company's public stockholders.

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    What's News—

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    Business & Finance***The BOE held off from injecting more stimulus into the U.K.'s fragile economy, but incoming governor Mark Carney is expected to take action to shore up a fledgling recovery within months.

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    Dell to Miss Profit Estimates, Beat on Revenue

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    Dell Inc. pushed up the timing for releasing its quarterly profits, which the company expects to be far worse than Wall Street had expected, according to a person briefed on the results.

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    Judge Says Insurer Should Have Known Better on Debt Deal

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    Goldman Sachs Group Inc. obtained a victory in New York state appeals court in a case involving a complex mortgage security, moving the firm further from a crisis-era cloud.

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    A Penney Director Faces Opposition

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    A proxy advisory firm is recommending that J.C. Penney Co. shareholders oppose the re-election of director Steven Roth at the company's May 17 annual meeting as the fallout from former Chief Executive Ron Johnson's disastrous tenure at the ...

  • Dell gets Icahn bid; expert calls it ‘extortion’; Icahn, Southeastern threaten proxy fight if board doesn’t put bid to vote

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    SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The battle over the future of Dell Inc. heated up Friday after the company received an alternative proposal from Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management that may compete with a privatization offer by ...

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    Hedge Funds Bet on Freddie, Fannie Rise

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    Some of the hedge funds that made fortunes in the housing-market crash are now betting on the recovery of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-controlled mortgage giants.

 

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