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RealD a Real Downer for Regal Entertainment Group

by Glenn Busch January 12, 2012
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Regal Entertainment Group (RGC) owns 1,222,780 shares of RealD (RLD), maker of digital 3D cinema systems. At one point, Regal’s holdings were worth $42.8 million. Now? Not so much. Shares in RealD are trading around $8.78, a 74% decline from its highs set back in May of 2011. Regal Entertainment Group’s stake in RealD is now worth around $10.7 million.

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Apple and Amazon Remain Top Two Holdings for Tiger Management

by Glenn Busch November 16, 2011
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Legendary hedge fund pioneer Julian Robertson closed his Tiger Fund in 2000 and focused on seeding up-and-coming hedge fund managers branded as Tiger Cubs. Recently, Mr. Robertson reopened the Tiger Fund to outside investors and we get to follow his portfolio moves again through 13F filings. An added bonus of looking at Tiger Management’s 13Fs is they act as a proxy for the best ideas of Julian’s Tiger Cubs due to Julian’s constant contact with them.

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Kyle Bass’ Thoughts on a Greek Default and the European Banking System

by Glenn Busch September 14, 2011
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Kyle Bass manager of the hedge fund Hayman Capital and one of today’s leading macro thinkers/investors appeared on CNBC today to discuss his views on a greek default and the European banking sector. Mr. Bass, as always, does not mince words. “Greece has to default,” said Bass. “It’s going to be a hard default, and then it’s going to be difficult to contain this contagion.”

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Energy Relief for the Consumer

by Glenn Busch July 15, 2011
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.2 percent in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.6 percent before seasonal adjustment. The gasoline index declined sharply in June, falling 6.8 percent.

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Robert Arnott on Fundmental Indexing

by Glenn Busch June 22, 2011
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Before Joel Greenblatt got into the fundamental indexing game there was Robert Arnott of Research Affiliates LLC. Mr. Arnott appeared on Bloomberg yesterday to explain the basics of fundamental indexing and to answer the critisms lobbed his way by John Bogle and Eugene Fama.

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