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Genius Brands Will Be A $1.50 Stock Within A Month: Hindenburg Research
Hindenburg Research on Genius Brands Since early May, and even accounting for yesterday’s plunge, shares of small TV production company Genius Brands International Inc (NASDAQ:GNUS) have appreciated in value by more than 20x on relatively mundane news. We think the stock will drop as quickly as it skyrocketed. Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and […]
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Read MoreAn Unemployment Rate of 13.3 Percent Just Doesn’t Sound Kosher
At 8:30 am on Friday morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its estimate of our nation’s unemployment rate in May. Almost every economist asked by the media predicted that the BLS would come up with a figure of close to 20%. Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Virtually no one expected it […]
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Read MoreILS, an asset class whose tailwinds are not economy-dependent
Regular readers will know that we’re proponents of investing in insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance linked assets, recognising the beneficial features of the ILS asset class and what it can offer to a sophisticated institutional investor. Among these are, of course, the relatively stable returns that can be achieved over the longer-term (strategy dependent and…
Read MoreWill waivers protect businesses from lawsuits during reopening?
Aaron Goldstein, a labor and employment partner at the international law firm Dorsey & Whitney, on if liability waiverr agreements protect businesses from lawsuits during covid reopening. Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more As you know, more businesses that are reopening are posting coronavirus disclaimers or requiring employees and customers to sign waivers, […]
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Read More13.3% U.S. Unemployment A Reflection of Trump’s Failure
13.3% U.S. Unemployment a Reflection of Trump’s Failure to Lead Nation in Crisis Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more U.S. Unemployment Rate Rises To 13.3 Percent WASHINGTON, D.C. – The May jobs report shows the U.S. unemployment remains at recession levels, with the jobless rate standing at an abysmal 13.3 percent. The unemployment rate […]
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Read MoreBlack lives matter… but apparently Chinese lives don’t
Numerous companies have come out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement despite the widespread riots, looting and violence that have erupted from out of it. However, these same companies turn a blind eye to the human rights violations that occur in China. They stamp the Chinese government’s actions with approval—simply because they want […]
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Read MoreReaping The Early Benefits Of Inflation In Stocks
Something big to move stocks is brewing under the surface – Treasuries are down, the dollar is under pressure, gold refusing to decline much… I think it’s the market’s growing realization that all the post-corona money printing, stimulus bills, will be hugely inflationary, and the participants are coming to grips with that realization. Will stocks […]
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Read MoreParametric (flood & surge) cat bonds can benefit (mortgage) investors
Investors and funds with exposure to mortgage risks are carrying in some cases significant amounts of flood and storm surge risk exposure that is not covered by insurance and has not been transferred, presenting a potential opportunity for parametric risk transfer structures and perhaps catastrophe bonds or ILS. A landmark catastrophe bond transaction from earlier…
Read MoreILS the main catastrophe price driver, but to “hold the line” on returns: A.M. Best
Third-party reinsurance capital, flowing in from the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market and other sources, is now the main driver of property catastrophe pricing, according to A.M. Best who expects investors to “hold the line” on returns. The growing size of the ILS market and alternative sources of reinsurance capital over the last decade has seen…
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