Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Still cautious about equity comeback
I was having an idle chat with a friend last week when the talk turned to equity markets. It’s a long time since anyone has talked to me about equities without gritting their teeth and telling methat they’re sure I’m […]
Equities on the up as confidence surges ; Rising markets are encouraging private investors to put their faith and money back in equities, much to the delight of brokers, but some analysts say their optimism is premature, write Kate Burgess and Elizabeth R
The past few years have been painful for Jim King, a retired civil servant who dabbles in stocks and shares. An enthusiastic trader amid the internet boom, Mr King is now sitting on some heavy losses. “Golly, it’s been bad. […]
Tokyo Stocks Rebound in Morning
Tokyo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)–Stocks rebounded from two consecutive days of drop on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday morning, supported by better-than-expected industrial production data for Julyreleased shortly before the opening. Japan’s industrial production in July rose 0.5 pct from […]
Tokyo Stocks Rebound on Favorable Economic Data
Tokyo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo stocks rebounded from two straight sessions of losses on Friday, as data signaling economic recovery in Japan and the United States gave investors a cue to snap upa broad range of issues, notably high-technology stocks. […]
Tokyo Stocks Rebound on Favorable Economic Data
Tokyo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo stocks rebounded from two straight sessions of losses on Friday, as data signaling economic recovery in Japan and the United States gave investors a cue to snap upa broad range of issues, notably high-technology stocks. […]
Commercial Property: Property investments best value in Europe
Returns from real estate have exceeded investors’ expectations in continental Europe more than any other ‘alternative’ asset class including hedge funds and private equity, a new survey from JPMorgan Fleming showed yesterday. Real estate returns exceeded expectations for 36 per […]
Footsie struggles to hold 4200 as buyers lie low
CITY investors were struggling to hold the market above the 4200 level as prices traded in a narrow band. Buyers were thin on the ground as support levels were tested with the FTSE 100 index trading up 11.3 at 4217.7. […]
Hedgemaster Fink is the Man with muscle
WE’VE all heard of Girl Power, but hedge fund supremo Stanley Fink would like to convert us to Man Power. The company he runs Man Group has metamorphosed from a small sugar broker to a FTSE 100company. Man shares have […]
Footsie struggles to hold 4200 as buyers lie low ; market report
CITY investors were struggling to hold the market above the 4200 level as prices traded in a narrow band. Buyers were few on the ground as support levels were tested with the FTSE 100 index trading up 4.6 points at […]
Evening Standard, London, Market Report Column
Aug. 28–City investors were struggling to hold the market above the 4200 level as prices traded in a narrow band. Buyers were thin on the ground as support levels were tested with the FTSE 100 index trading up 10 points […]
From Under The Buttonwood Tree…Street Talk with Tom Hayden
AQ is on fire. Technology continues to break to new highs. The NASD Who knows where the top is, but I would be very wary of adding new money at this juncture, and would use any continued strength toget out. […]
Silicon Valley Venture Capital Pioneer, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Launches Canadian Fund: Sees Canada as Critical Market for New Tech Investments
<body.content> <block> <p>REDWOOD CITY, CA, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Draper Fisher Jurvetson, the pioneering seed stage technology venture capital firm, announced today that they areopening a Toronto-based Affiliate in partnership with Dr. Ilse Treurnicht of Primaxis Technology Ventures Inc.</p> <p>This […]