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Energy companies lose $1.3 trillion amid oil crash
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 6, 2015
A number so big, it almost seems like it doesn't mean anything.
What exactly is a hedge fund, again?
by
Paddy Hirsch
Aug 5, 2015
Refresh your memory and consider this: Most don't do well after going public.
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Post cigarettes, CVS looks to grow as a health company
Aug 4, 2015
The company bought a pharmacy supplier and took over drugs for Target.
Netflix sale nets investor $993 million
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jun 24, 2015
Carl Icahn purchased his shares three years ago at $58 a pop. This morning they went for $700.
The all-important exit strategy, explained
by
Paddy Hirsch
May 19, 2015
Smart investors don't put their money into a venture without an exit strategy.
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Nasdaq experiments with the Bitcoin blockchain
by
Stan Alcorn
May 11, 2015
The traded commodity becomes the stock exchange itself.
Why social media investing looks like a rollercoaster
May 4, 2015
Social media stocks are volatile. With good reason.
For public good, not for profit.
The activists are coming!
by
Paddy Hirsch
Apr 21, 2015
Spring is shareholder meeting season — and primetime for activist investors.
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Explaining stock buybacks
by
Paddy Hirsch
Apr 9, 2015
Stock buybacks are popular with some, but others say they're a waste of money.
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The price is right ... or is it? Pricing IPOs is tricky
Apr 1, 2015
Today’s big IPO — the domain-registration firm GoDaddy — shot up 30 percent in price.