Markets

It hasn't been a good couple years for gold stocks. But today's Fed announcement sent the sector up more than 9%.

Today was supposed to be the day the Federal Reserve decided to start tapering off QE3. “D-Day,” that bastion of understatement CNBC was calling it. As it turned out,… Read more

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is approaching a big anniversary. But it’s not the anniversary of the iPhone, iPad, or iTunes. Instead, next Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the stock’s… Read more

Legendary value investor Carl Icahn is one of my favorite investors. And when he invests, I pay attention.

After two days and more than 20 presentations, Value Investing Congress co-founder Whitney Tilson wrapped up the conference with a scathing report on an education company he plans to… Read more

The Value Investing Congress held its annual challenge soliciting investment ideas from investors all over the country. This afternoon, the top two finishers in this year’s challenge presented their… Read more

Bill Ackman protege Mick McGuire presented a stock to the Value Investing Congress audience in which his Marcato Capital Management group has a 5% stake.

Jeff Ubben is a hedge fund manager who doesn’t hedge.  As a result, he sets a very high bar for investments at ValueAct Capital. He presented his latest investment… Read more

Vanshap Capital takes a global approach to investing, seeking investments that are valued below book value. This morning at the Value Investing Congress, they presented two investment ideas.