By Joe Peta
At Novus we’ve examined the performance of many hundreds of hedge funds and we’ve found that, by far, the most important skill to possess is the ability to size positions effectively. That’s because unlike Exposure Management, and to a lesser degree Security Selection, the ability to size positions efficiently is the most persistent and consistent alpha-generating skill that a […]
The son of a millionaire Manhattan hedge fund founder who allegedly gunned down his dad over his allowance has been arraigned on a second-degree murder charge, authorities said.Thomas Gilbert Jr., 30, was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of forgery devices in the Sunday killing of his 70-year-old father.New York City police said Thomas Gilbert […]
Nanosonics chief Michael Kavanagh wants to build Australia’s next medical device success story, replicating the success of his old employer, bionic ear maker Cochlear. Photo: Louie DouvisAfter a disappointing year for local biotechnology stocks, in which a number of high profile companies faltered on the back of poor clinical results or internal blunders, investors are scouring the sector for the […]
Benchmarks mostly settled in the green on Tuesday banking on better-than-expected revision to third quarter GDP numbers. The Dow closed above the 18K mark for the first time ever and notched up a record closing level for the 36th time this year. Almost 119 trading sessions have gone by since the index had crossed the 17K mark. The S&P 500 […]
Policy Issues; Tax Extenders; Budget; Trade- Ag Economy; and, RegulationsCategories: Agricultural Economy /Budget /Immigration /Regulations /TradePolicy IssuesDamian Paletta and Mark Peters reported on the front page of today’s Wall Street Journal that, “A large number of Republican governors are pushing to reshape social-welfare programs with drug testing or other requirements, arguing that the new rules better prepare recipients for employment and […]
Biodefense Breaking News: Aethlon Medical (OTCBB: AEMD) Announces First Hemopurifier® Shipment To Support the Treatment of Ebola in the United StatesSAN DIEGO – November 26, 2014 (Investorideas.com newswire) Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:AEMD), the pioneer in developing targeted therapeutic devices to address infectious disease and cancer, today announced the first shipment of Hemopurifier® therapy as a candidate to treat future Ebola […]
In this Jan. 5, 2014 file photo, people watch a bluefin tuna laid in front of a sushi restaurant near Tsukiji fish market after the year’s celebratory first auction in Tokyo. The researchers at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology are fine-tuning a technology to use mackerel surrogates to spawn the bluefin, a process he hopes will enable fisheries […]
Benchmarks finished almost flat on Friday as Eurozone’s soft GDP data offset encouraging economic reports. Decline in healthcare stocks also eroded some of Friday’s gains. However, higher crude oil prices boosted energy shares. The meager gains helped the S&P 500 extend its record high. Moreover, benchmarks managed to register weekly gains for a fourth straight week.For a look at the […]
Editor’s note: Nuria Oliver is a scientific director at Telefonica looking at how the use of big data can help to fight pandemics such as Ebola and bird flu.Last year, I gave a talk at WIRED 2013 on how anonymous and aggregated mobile phone data can be used to understand and combat the spread of infectious diseases. I described a study that we […]
Five years ago, President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.That law, enacted in memory of two people brutally killed in hate crimes, has generated important police training and outreach to prevent crimes rooted in hate-filled discrimination and bigotry. It also has produced comprehensive statistics — in tandem with the Hate Crime Statistics Act […]
