There's money in stockpicking hills (at FT.com)
Some investment managers do better for you than others. Why? Traditionally, financial theorists approach this by dividing the components of a fund's performance into two. First, there is asset allocation - the broad sweep and strategy of the portfolio. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Video: Roubini and O'Neill on Greece and China (at FT.com)
FT world video - In this video from the Ambrosetti workshop in northern Italy, FT news editor John Thornhill talks to top global economists Jim O'Neill of Goldman Sachs and Nouriel Roubini of New York University. us.rd.yahoo.com |
NYSE Euronext reports $184M profit for 2Q (AP)
Trans-Atlantic stock exchange operator NYSE Euronext said Tuesday it earned $184 million in the second quarter as it saw a jump in revenue from derivatives trading and eliminated one-time charges recorded last year. us.rd.yahoo.com |
BHP / PotashCorp (at Financial Times)
A hostile bid in fertile territory, or fertile minds getting carried away? Industrially, BHP Billiton's $39bn offer for Canada's PotashCorp makes some sense. Demand for potash - used to improve crop yields - is robust, and PotashCorp is the largest producer, with more than a fifth of global mineral fertiliser capacity. us.rd.yahoo.com |
NYSE Euronext Acquires Corporate Board Member
[Business Wire] - NEW YORK & NASHVILLE, Tenn.----NYSE Euronext announced today that it has acquired Corporate Board Member, publisher of Corporate Board Member magazine and a leading provider of interactive education and thought leadership for directors and executive officers of publicly traded companies. us.rd.yahoo.com |