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Is Boise Cascade Co (BCC) Going to Burn These Hedge Funds?

Does Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC) represent a good buying opportunity at the moment? Let’s briefly check the hedge fund interest towards the company. Hedge fund firms constantly search out bright intellectuals and highly-experienced employees and throw away millions of dollars on research activities, so it is no wonder why they tend to generate millions in […]

Europe’s Top Asset Manager Calls For Crypto Ban While U.S. Institutions Build

According to a Reuters report, Allianz Global Investors (GI) CEO Andreas Utermann encouraged regulators to outlaw crypto. At a conference held in London, directed toward Andrew Bailey, the head of Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority. Utterman said: “You should outlaw it [crypto]. I am personally surprised that regulators haven’t stepped in harder.” Regulators Aren’t Outlawing Crypto

VW's Skoda deliveries drop in November on China, January-November shipments up

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech carmaker Skoda Auto, part of the Volkswagen Group, delivered 1.149 million vehicles in the January-November period, a 5.1 percent rise from a year ago, it said on Thursday.

G4S Plans Possible IPO of Armored-Truck Cash-Delivery Unit

A review of the division is expected to be completed next year, with the most likely options being an initial public offering or spinoff, Chief Executive Officer Ashley Almanza said on a call Thursday. Shares of London-based G4S jumped the most in more than two years on an intraday basis. The move comes after a reorganization of G4S at the start of this year, which divided the group into two arms focused on private security services and cash handling.

ECB Reaches End of Road for Bond-Buying Era: Decision Day Guide

The ECB president is expected to stick to the plan made six months ago to end bond purchases at 2.6 trillion euros ($3 trillion), arguing that the euro area’s fundamentals are still sound enough to support the buildup of inflation. More than four years after the U.S. Federal Reserve ended its program -- the euro area’s monetary guardian is halting QE amid a sharp weakening in economic data, global trade tensions, Brexit and a potential Italian fiscal crisis. The ECB will announce its decision at 1:45 p.m. in Frankfurt, and the president will hold a press conference 45 minutes later.

Hedge Funds Are Buying At Home Group Inc. (HOME)

Amid an overall market correction, many stocks that smart money investors were collectively bullish on tanked during the fourth quarter. Among them, Amazon and Netflix ranked among the top 30 picks and both lost around 20%. Facebook, which was the second most popular stock, lost 14% amid uncertainty regarding the interest rates and tech valuations. […]

SNB Calls for Steps to Cool Risky Investment Property Market

Swiss National Bank Vice President Fritz Zurbruegg said Thursday that “targeted measures in the area of residential investment property lending should be considered,” and the central bank is examining such steps, reiterating a call from June. With SNB policy rates below zero, investors hungry for returns have piled into local real estate, pushing up prices.

Is Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI) A Good Stock To Buy?

It was a rough fourth quarter for many hedge funds, which were naturally unable to overcome the big dip in the broad market, as the S&P 500 fell by about 7% during October and average hedge fund losing about 3%. The Russell 2000, composed of smaller companies, performed even worse, trailing the S&P by about […]

Norges Bank Tells Market to Prepare for a Rate Hike in March

Norges Bank said that the “outlook and the balance of risks imply a gradual interest rate increase in the years ahead,” in a statement. Norway, which is Scandinavia’s richest economy and western Europe’s biggest oil exporter, has moved away from record-low rates faster than central banks in Sweden and the euro zone. The European Central Bank is due to unveil its most recent decision later on Thursday, and is expected to announce an end to bond purchases.

Should You Buy Arista Networks Inc (ANET)?

It is already common knowledge that individual investors do not usually have the necessary resources and abilities to properly research an investment opportunity. As a result, most investors pick their illusory “winners” by making a superficial analysis and research that leads to poor performance on aggregate. Since stock returns aren’t usually symmetrically distributed and index […]