Midweek <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> What's making dollar bulls cheer. Plus: Picking winners and losers in the net-neutrality fight, Goldman's coveted promotion cycle, Dems suddenly like the Keystone XL pipeline, and Tim Geithner ruffles the Europeans.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> It's all about access at Goldman. Plus: U.S. soldiers sue banks for helping Iran finance attacks in Iraq, adjusting portfolios for a fourth-quarter ride, oil prices are expected to hang low till the next OPEC meeting, and a hats off to companies taking their hats off to veterans today.
Also on Monday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Janus rides the wave of a Bill Gross effect, bond managers talk their book, IN's deep-dive into bond fund assets shifts, some oil stocks are worth buying on the dips, and happy birthday to the United States Marine Corps.
Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> sees Pimco CEO Douglas Hodge downplay Bill Gross' exit, big-money players identifying a stock market entry point, JPMorgan's huge data breach, and more.
With interest rates near historic lows and signs pointing to a new Fed tightening cycle, the movement of money sparked by Bill Gross' exit from Pimco might be the start of a major bond transition. <b><i>(Plus: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20141109/BONDKINGS">See our full report on the new bond kings</a>)</b></i>
The chief investment officer overseeing Janus' bond business adjusting to the added attention on the firm.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>Shopping season bodes well for stocks. <i>Plus:</i> John Hancock pushes for liquid alts in retirement plans; being thankful for seasonal market timing; and learning to fly drones for fun and profit
Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Money flowing to technology but record highs mask weakness. Plus: Eaton Vance's big news; BofA's big loss; Home Depot's big data breach; and dreaming big, big, big.
Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> on hedge funds owning $16 billion in Puerto Rican muni bond debt, the scary similarities between advisers and psychics, why deep-water drilling looks like a bargain, and more.
Loaded up with goodies, gimmicks and hope
