VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) is featured among the top dividend stocks trading under $20. In its latest quarterly report, the company announced it had secured a new revolving credit facility with an initial commitment of $190 million, which could potentially increase to $300 million, backed by specific company assets. Additionally, VAALCO reduced its full-year capital […]

A recent report by HSBC reveals that affluent investors in Singapore estimate they will need an average of US$1.39 million to retire comfortably, a figure that exceeds the global average of US$1.05 million. This amount is also higher than the retirement targets cited by investors in Hong Kong (US$1.11 million), Australia (US$1.23 million), and the […]

Nike’s stock surged 15.2% on Friday as investors reacted to signs that the company’s recent sales and profit declines may soon slow, even though new U.S. tariffs are expected to cost Nike nearly $1 billion. The company is working to diversify its manufacturing away from China to offset these rising costs. For the quarter ending […]

On Monday, May 12, 2025, global hedge funds recorded only modest gains, even as the U.S. stock market experienced a strong rally. The S&P 500 index surged 3.23% that day, closing at its highest level since March 26. In contrast, hedge funds on average were up just 0.60%. The reason for this underperformance is linked […]

Recent data highlights a continued trend of smaller and mid-sized hedge funds outperforming their larger counterparts across several performance metrics. In 2023, funds managing under $1 billion posted strong double-digit gains, with macro and event-driven strategies delivering particularly strong results. This performance has drawn attention to the agility of smaller managers and their ability to […]

Veteran hedge fund manager Richard Perry is making a comeback after closing Perry Capital in 2016. The 70-year-old investor has joined Olympus Peak Management, a distressed credit firm founded in 2018 by his protégé Todd Westhus. Perry, Westhus, and Matt Englehardt, another former Perry Capital executive, have started raising a new distressed fund, targeting a […]

Retail investors who fueled the meme-stock craze are now becoming a resource for hedge funds and asset managers, thanks to a new partnership between Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE)and Reddit Inc. The agreement will allow ICE to develop data products using the vast troves of Reddit posts, comments, and videos. The goal is to analyze trends […]

Under President Javier Milei’s leadership, Argentina has emerged as one of 2024’s most compelling investment narratives, marked by dramatic economic reforms and improving market conditions. The country’s transformation is perhaps best illustrated by its remarkable inflation trajectory. The International Monetary Fund projects annual inflation to fall to 45% in 2025 from a staggering 211% in […]

Hedge funds are increasingly investing in nuclear-power producers, anticipating a surge in electricity demand from the artificial-intelligence (AI) sector. A recent analysis of 697 funds with over $3 trillion in assets under management reveals this trend. In the third quarter, money managers continued to add nuclear-sector stocks to their portfolios, even as they reduced positions […]