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The U.S. consumer staples sector is modestly higher on a year-to-date basis, though the group trails the S&P 500 by a wide margin. However, with the group retreating from some recently elevated valuations, investors may want to consider exchange-traded funds offering a global approach to...

After a five-month review, DowDuPont Inc (NYSE: DWDP) came back from the drawing board Tuesday with new restructuring plans. The two-week-old firm, born of a $60 billion merger between Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co., had intended to fragment into three companies servicing distinct consumer...

The latest round of 13-F filings from institutional investors is out, revealing to the world the stocks that some of the richest and most successful investors have been buying and selling. Here’s a rundown of how the smart money was playing some of the most popular stocks last quarter....

Activist investor Daniel Loeb's Third Point disclosed over the weekend a 3.28 billion Swiss franc ($3.4 billion) stake in the Switzerland-based giant Nestle SA (ADR) (OTC: NSRGY), best known for its chocolate products and beverages offerings. Third Point's stake in Nestle marks one of the biggest...

Frac sand miners have fallen out of favor, knocked off the pedestal they were once perched upon at the start of the first quarter. The fall comes amid fears of supply glut. Hedge fund Third Point, founded by Daniel Loeb, has pressed the sell button on the frac sand miners. What Are Frac Sand Miners...

Forbes was out with its compilation of the 25 highest-earnings hedge fund managers and traders. In the same vein, Benzinga is presenting readers with interesting facts about the 25 successful hedge fund managers/traders. 1. James Simons Of Renaissance Technologies Corp. The flagship fund of...

Major activist hedge funds have formed a lobbying group called Council for Investor Rights and Corporate Accountability (CIRCA) to promote shareholder activism across the country. The announcement comes as presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have been voicing against activist...

Third Point, the investment firm managed by Dan Loeb, filed its 13F for the first quarter of 2016. After initiating 15 new stakes, increasing its exposure to eight more companies, trimming its participation in nine stocks and selling out of six, the firm’s equity portfolio’s value...

The all but fantastical performance hedge funds have experienced recently may be coming to an end, according to a Reuters report warning that "there are several signs" the $2.9 trillion industry may be on the decline. Hedge funds, which were demanding hefty fees, are now facing "a storm of...

2016 is proving to be a tough year for hedge funds – even by their own admission. As reported by Bloomberg, Doug Dillard, a hedge fund manager at Standard Pacific Capital, closed shop in February when his fund's assets under management dipped below $500 million; the fund failed to keep pace...