We depend on the financial news media to unmask fraudulent companies and investigate potential frauds, but that all comes at a cost, often to the journalist who does the work. Even in the U.S., journalists sometimes receive death threats for […]
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Asset Value Investors Targets Pershing Square Hinting At Board Changes
Bill Ackman has long argued the benefits of activism, once saying the companies that fight the most to avoid having activists on the board are most in need of one. Now his conviction behind those words is being tested. On […]
Can Facebook’s Libra Be Used For Illicit Transactions?
ValueWalk’s Q&A session with Dr. Tom Robinson, the Chief Scientist and Co-Founder Elliptic, in which he reacts to the Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) hearing in front of Senate and Congress. In this interview, Dr. Robinson discusses when he got into cryptocurrencies, concerns […]
Opioid-Related Litigation Could Force Drug Makers Into Bankruptcy
The U.S. opioid crisis and the avalanche of lawsuits it has produced may lead numerous pharmaceutical companies to seek bankruptcy relief, perhaps rivaling the asbestos bankruptcies of the late 1990s and early 2000s. New legal actions are being filed against […]
Damage Is Done. Sears Sharp Decline Dims Hopes For Health
Sears Holdings (OTCMKTS:SHLWQ) may have once been where America shopped but no longer. Its catalogue days are long gone having extinguished in 1993. It sold its most iconic go-to brands. At its peak in 2006, the Sears Kmart conglomerate looked […]
Everything You Need To Know About GIPS 2020
ValueWalk’s Q&A session with Mark Goodey, the Director and Head of Investment Analytics at BNY Mellon’s Eagle Investment Systems. In this interview, Mark discusses his background and what his company does, Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS), the impact on asset […]
Top 10 Most Dangerous Jobs In The US Based On Fatal Injuries
Every job involves some kind of risk, and some jobs could be far more life-threatening than others. The risk of workplace fatalities is much higher for fishers, logging workers, and pilots than others. What’s worse, many of the highly dangerous […]
Open Square Capital 2Q19 Commentary: The Surfeit Of Inventories
Open Square Capital letter to investors for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019. Dear Limited Partners, We’re in a crucible. We’ve long been approaching it, guided by our decision to undertake an energy thesis based on the “wanton” notion […]
Small Cap Water Play Of Top Value Manager With 100% Upside Potential
Water scarcity is one of the biggest issues the world faces today and some analysts believe over the next few decades, water could become the globe’s most valuable commodity. Indeed, according to the 2018 United Nations World Water Development report, […]
Is Aimia Inc (AIM) Heading Into A Tumultuous Chapter?
Canadian loyalty and travel consolidator Aimia Inc (TSE:AIM) may be heading into a tumultuous chapter, after several large shareholders raised concerns about the upper echelon’s conduct at the last annual meeting on June 28. The key reason for the antagonism […]
