Economy & Markets
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Ex-PIMCO Money Manager Accused Firm of ETF Manipulation
By Mary Childs, Bloomberg, Greg Farrell, BloombergThe manager accused PIMCO in a lawsuit last year of manipulating the price of its Total Return ETF, then withdrew his complaint without explanation.
September 29, 2014
Growth Stocks Beating ValueDisagreement is the only thing value and growth equity investors can ever seemingly agree about. And thus far this year, it's investors who favor high-priced…
September 29, 2014
Energy: Powerful ProductionOn August 5, Southwest Gas Corp reported second quarter earnings of $0.21 per share vs. $0.22 per share last year. Excluding COLI, earnings were $0.16 per share versus $0.18 per share.
September 29, 2014
When History and Finance Go WrongThe planning fallacy is our tendency to underestimate the time, costs and risks of future actions while overestimating the benefits.
September 29, 2014
How Far Will the Shale Boom Go?Assessing the longer-term prospects of an energy revolution.
September 29, 2014
GOP May Take Senate, but No End to DC Dysfunction: Political PunditsInside-the-Beltway political 'handicappers' Stuart Rothenberg and Charlie Cook tell IRI crowd not to expect tax reform even if Republicans take control of the Senate.
September 29, 2014
Lessons From Bill Gross' Departure From PIMCOTo begin, did PIMCO really not have a succession plan in place for their key man?
September 29, 2014
Gross’ Move Fogs PIMCO, Janus FuturesAnalysts are cautious on what Bill Gross departure from the bond giant PIMCO to the smaller Janus means for both firms.