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Pimco Total Return still bleeding
“Bond King” Bill Gross says fund has turned a corner, but investors keep moving money out.
Global consumer confidence soars
Plus: Credit Suisse exits the commodities trading business, Allianz stands by Bill Gross, silver has a golden summer run, three taxes we can all dislike together, and don't let tourist scams rain on your vacation
Powerful Wells Fargo division takes over firm’s wealth management research functions
New unit will influence product selections for 15,000 advisers managing $1.6 trillion in assets.
Pimco likely to pick Dan Ivascyn to succeed Gross
Deputy chief investment officer has inside track to succeed 'Bond King' as CIO
Bill Gross bets on shorter-term bonds in a controversial ‘new neutral’ strategy
Breakfast with Benjamin: Bill Gross' controversial new strategy. Plus: BlackRock CEO Fink calls out leveraged ETFs, nobody can agree on the gold-price decline, dealing with lump-sum pension offers, a solar company that makes sense, and the various forms of a caffeine addict.
Gross: Get to ‘old normal’ and you’ll see growth
Appreciating assets will lead to respectable growth rates and a reduction in unemployment, Pimco chief said in monthly outlook.
Coming off yesterday’s big bounce, futures do not look bright for today
Breakfast with Benjamin: Backing off the big bounce. Plus: Bill Gross confesses, Bank of America pays for cheesy marketing tactics, investing in wind energy and an urgent reminder to change those passwords
Advisers ratchet up scrutiny of Pimco
Advisers are ratcheting up their scrutiny of Pimco in the wake of a critical report from Morningstar. While few are pulling assets from the bond fund giant, the possibility is rising. (One big fund shop, however, has replaced Pimco as manager of a large fund.)
Pimco drama proves no stock is an island
Think the unfolding drama at Pimco can't affect your clients' portfolios? Think again.
What are the economic consequences of the next Cold War?
Breakfast with Benjamin: How the Russia situation could hit the economy. Plus: JPMorgan abandons its commodities business, Morningstar's deep dive into the Pimco mess, expect the expected from Yellen today, retirees give Boomers the playbook, and, big surprise, short-sellers badmouth stocks.
El-Erian clashed with Gross before resigning from Pimco
Pimco's Mohamed El-Erian clashed with co-founder Bill Gross over trading strategy, personnel decisions and other issues before announcing that he's leaving the firm.
What does the future portend for Pimco?
Analysts agree it should stick to its brand as a bond shop, but advisers open to new products.
ICI pushes back on too-big-to-fail label for big fund firms
Breakfast with Benjamin: ICI resists 'Too Big to Fail' label for fund firms plus Crimea chooses Mother Russia and what that means for the markets. And guess what, the Fed is out of ammo, Pimco spins the Mohamed El-Erian departure while Mr. El-Erian opens a Twitter account.
Advisers eyeing Pimco carefully in wake of upheaval
Advisers are anxiously watching to see if the fund giant's recent management upheaval masks broader problems that could impact performance. Few are cutting and running. Yet.
Guess who’s picking up the cash that’s flowed out of Pimco
BlackRock and Goldman Sachs are the big beneficiaries of Pimco's bad bond call.
Investors go berserk over Bitcoin trading platform
Also in today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Getting contrarian in 2014, El-Erian picks apart the Fed's taper plans, Morningstar warns against timing this market, more Obamacare taxes coming, and companies that got social media right
Emerging markets get more attractive by the day
Breakfast with Benjamin: Emerging markets getting more and more attractive. Plus: Bill Gross bounces back, the February buying opportunity, this isn't 1929, and Goldman manicures an apology for giving nail files to women.
Emerging-markets selloff sparks global concerns
Breakfast with Benjamin: Emerging market selloff raises contagion fears. Plus: Short-selling starts to make sense, Bill Gross plans to work till he's 109, Obamacare triggers downgrade of health insurers, economists bicker over minimum wage laws, and tricks of debt-free Americans.
Bill Gross compares Chinese economy to ‘mystery meat’
Breakfast with Benjamin:The Bond King: China's a big risk. Plus: JPMorgan goes on a settlement binge, finance industry tells investors to stay calm, Obama administration catches a CBO boomerang, and some healthy balance sheets for the New Year.
Bill Gross quacks the whip on other rich folks
What you need to know to get your Friday morning off to the right start, from InvestmentNews senior correspondent Jeff Benjamin. Today: Bill Gross quacks the whip, look out for the next housing bubble and what's happening to the Euro?
