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Danoff Leads Managers Relying On Jobs With 13% Boost From Apple

William Danoff might want to send a thank-you note to Steven Jobs, Apple Inc.'s chief executive officer.

Franklin Shares Top Rivals As Investors Put Stock In World Bonds

Franklin Resources Inc. is beating every money manager in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index this year. The reason may be investor disdain for equities in the U.S...

Franklin Shares Top Rivals As Investors Put Stock In World Bonds

Franklin Resources Inc. is beating every money manager in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index this year. The reason may be investor disdain for equities in the U.S...

A Time To Hedge

by Marla Brill

The Schooner Fund uses hedging strategies to even out returns, and over the last three years that's helped it navigate market pullbacks.

BofA Up As Analysts Dismiss Capital Hike

Bank of America Corp. gained the most in four months of New York trading as analysts from Wells Fargo & Co., Citigroup Inc. and Nomura Holdings Inc. wrote that the biggest U.S...

BlackRock Second-Quarter Profit Rises 43% As Assets Advance

BlackRock Inc., the world's biggest money manager, said second-quarter profit increased 43 percent as fees climbed along with the assets it oversees for investors.

Morgan Stanley Seeks Fixed-Income Rebound After Target Miss

Morgan Stanley is under pressure to show improvement after a two-year effort to turn around the firm's fixed-income trading business.

Largest U.S. Banks Under Pressure To Show Revenue Growth

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc., which report earnings this week, are under pressure to show that banks can increase revenue as the U.S. economic recovery sputters.

Fisher's Firm Told To Pay $376,000 On Retiree Investment Losses

Fisher Investments Inc., the firm run by Forbes magazine columnist Kenneth Fisher, may have to pay damages of $376,075 for breaching its fiduciary duty to a retired investor.

How America Ceded NYSE To Germans

The 219-year-old symbol of American capitalism is about to complete a $9...

Munger Disbands 'Cult," Blasts Wall Street

Charles Munger, the 87-year-old billionaire, used his farewell conference to criticize Wall Street, reflect on investing and raising children, and treat a fawning audience to his gratitude and...

Old Debate, New Look

by James Picerno

Recent research suggests that alpha isn't so elusive after all.

Telecoms On Top

by Eric Uhlfelder

Telecoms are the top-yielding securities, but caution is needed to realize meaningful total returns.

Analysts Double S&P 500 Sales Forecast As Margins Stagnate

Analysts are increasing sales forecasts for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies by the most in three years, compensating investors as the biggest expansion in profitability since 2002 ends.

U.S. Stock Funds Lose $7.33B To Weekly Withdrawals

Investors pulled $7.33 billion from U.S. stock mutual funds last week, the most since the week of Sept. 1, while adding money to bond funds.

S&P 500 Beats BRICs For 3-Plus Years, Bernstein Says

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U.S. investors might not know it, but the S&P 500 Index has now outperformed the BRIC nations' equity market for almost 3 1/2 years, Richard Bernstein said Wednesday at a conference of advisors.

Stocks Cheapest In 26 Years As S&P 500 Falls, Profit Rises

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For the second time since the bull market began, profits are surging and stocks are falling-pushing valuations to the cheapest levels in 26 years.

Advisor Reflects On 'Worst Decade In 100 Years'

by Eleanor O'Sullivan

Advisor Frank K. Martin, in his new book based on a collection of his annual reports to his clients at Martin Capital Management, concludes his cautionary tale of tumult in American finance this...

Fund Managers Turn Away From Equities At Record Pace, HSBC Says

The world's largest fund managers have reduced their bullishness towards equities at a record pace on concern that inflation may derail global economic growth, according to an HSBC survey.

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