Carl Icahn, the founder of Icahn Enterprises and a billionaire investor, continues to hold a large position in GameStop Corp., nearly two years after he started building a short against…
Day: December 1, 2022
Why Berkshire Has Bet Big On A Taiwanese Chip Maker
In a disclosure earlier this month, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a multibillion-dollar purchase in Taiwanese chip maker TSMC, reports an article in The Wall Street Journal. Berkshire paid about…
Setting Up A “Bond Ladder” That Yields 4% to 5%
Bond ladders—a portfolio built on individual bonds or funds with regular maturities where the principal is then reinvested in longer-term holdings—may be an appealing approach in the current market, contends…
Yale Study Looks At Effect of WSJ’s Word Usage
Yale researchers examined the question of whether the words used by financial publications can spur analysts to forecast events such as a crash or recession, and found a correlation between…
Societal Inequality Drives Market Performance
One singular truth to come out of the meme-stock frenzy of 2021 is that the price of stocks and other assets are determined by supply and demand, with demand being…