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Kyle Bass Decries Military Retirees Funding China ‘Nightmare’(Bloomberg) Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass is condemning a decision by a board overseeing U.S. government employees’ savings to allow investment in Chinese companies. “Foreign entities should be forced to follow basic U.S. securities...

Houlihan's Bid Billionaire Tilman Fertitta has offered $40 million, plus the assumption of some liabilities, for Houlihan's Restaurants, which has filed for Chapter 11 protection. Houlihan's operates restaurants such as J. Gilbert's and Bristol Seafood Grill, and is currently owned by...

Troop Costs The U.S. wants South Korea to pay more of the costs of hosting American troops in the country—five times more, to be precise. Defense Secretary Mark Esper: "This is a very strong alliance that we have, but Korea is a wealthy country and could and should pay more to offset the cost...

"When individuals are too self-centred, they tend to be prone to fear, suspicion, anxiety and anger. Compassion and restraining from harming others, act as an antidote to this. Scientists say that it is basic human nature to be compassionate, because we are social animals." - Dalai Lama (@dalailama)

"Discipline equals freedom. Put structure in your life and earn the life you want." - Abigail Doolittle (@TheChartress)

“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” - Lou Holtz

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Why Value Investing Sucks Illustrations by Leonardo Santamaria Indexing, the Fed, private equity: Value investors blame many things for a decade of underperformance. Is their misery at an end? By Amy Whyte November 13, 2019 Eleven years ago,Institutional Investorproclaimed “The Death of...

Milk-ageddon is here, and it’s the end of dairy as we know it Friendly’s is frowning. The Land O’Lakes are drying up. TruMoo is a sad, chocolate-flavored lie. This week, we all have reason to cry over spilt milk: Dean Foods, America’s largest milk producer, filed for bankruptcy. So, how did...

Citadel’s Griffin Taps Longtime Partner James Yeh as Co-CIO (Bloomberg) Ken Griffin promoted James Yeh to president and co-chief investment officer at Citadel, tapping a longtime partner to help run the fast-growing hedge fund firm alongside him. Yeh, 53, has been a key player at Citadel since...

MacBook Keyboards Apple has unveiled a pricey new 16-inch MacBook Pro that comes with market-leading specifications—and something a little more traditional, in the form of the scissor-mechanism keyboard that it's been criticized for abandoning in recent laptop models. Fortune

Google Banking Google will from next year offer Google Pay-linked checking accounts, in partnership with Citigroup. Although their offerings aren't quite the same, Google's move will heat up the Android company's rivalry with Apple, which recently launched an iPhone-integrated credit card, in...

California Hedge Fund Seizes Control of Domino’s Board Overhaul(Telegraph.co.uk) A Los Angeles hedge fund has wrestled control of Domino’s Pizza’s boardroom overhaul as the takeaway firms fights to end a long-running row with its franchisees. Activist investor Browning West was handed a seat on...

"Discover the secret power of giving: you help yourself as much as the person you are helping." - Abigail Doolittle (@TheChartress)

“Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.” - Victor Hugo

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The Paycheck Prognosis It’s been a great year in the markets, but plenty of investment staffers won’t be celebrating, according to asset management’s longtime compensation tracker. Julie Segal November 12, 2019 Illustration by II It used to be a straight shot from what the markets did to...

Collins’ Guilty Plea Fails to Spur Action from Aussie Regulators (The Buffalo News) WASHINGTON – An Australian stock tip will likely land former Rep. Chris Collins in federal prison in the United States, but it still hasn’t put him in any legal jeopardy in the land down under. More than a month...