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David Tepper's Appaloosa went big on pharma stocks in the fourth quarter. 

The fund took big new positions in Teva ($183 million), Pfizer ($156 million), and Mylan ($125 million) in the final three months of the year, according to a 13F filing. They were the fund's biggest new positions in the period. 

In addition, Appaloosa raised its stake in Allergan by 250%, increasing its position by around 3 million shares to a stake worth $894.9 million. The additional shares are worth around $660 million... Читать дальше...

By Crimson-Hearted Phoenix on Flickr

In the mid ’80s, I was living in Santa Fe, N.M., making a shabby living writing magazine articles, when a peculiar assignment came my way.

I had become friendly with a group of Tibetan exiles who lived in a compound on Canyon Road, where they ran a business selling Tibetan rugs, jewelry, and religious items. The Tibetans had settled in Santa Fe because its mountains, adobe buildings, and high-altitude environment reminded them of home.

The... Читать дальше...

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For some of Denise Shull's clients, being in a slump might mean losing millions of dollars of other people's money.

Shull is the founder of the ReThink Group, a performance coaching group that specializes in clients on Wall Street. She's also one of the inspirations for Maggie Rhoades, the in-house psychiatrist at the fictional hedge fund at the center of Showtime's hit show "Billions."

Shull studied the neuropsychology of unconscious thought... Читать дальше...

Snap Inc.

Snapchat executives hit the road on Friday to lure investors into what could be the biggest tech-sector stock offering in years. 

The schedule of meetings will take them to London on Monday, and New York on Tuesday, and eventually across the US. And if it's like other high-profile tech deals of recent years, they'll draw a standing room only crowd of analysts and fund managers looking to get a feel of what the buzz is about.

Already, though, Snap Inc. has raised some eyebrows on Wall Street. Читать дальше...

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(Reuters) - Norma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff known as Jane Roe in the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Roe vs. Wade ruling legalizing abortion, died on Saturday at the age of 69, a journalist close to McCorvey said.

McCorvey died on Saturday morning of heart failure at an assisted living home in Katy, Texas, Joshua Prager, a journalist who is writing a book about the decision, said in an email.

Her lawsuit, filed under the pseudonym Jane Roe, resulted in... Читать дальше...

Buried within the archives of a museum in Missouri, an essay on the search alien life has come to light, 78 years after it was penned. Written on the brink of the second world war, its unlikely author is the political leader Winston Churchill. 

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NOW WATCH: 'Sit down! Quiet!': Watch Trump's heated exchanges with reporters in his longest press conference as president

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Billionaire Chase Coleman's Tiger Global made a big bet on Fiat Chrysler last quarter.

The $20 billion investment firm took a new position in Fiat valued at $481 million in the final three months of the year, according to Bloomberg's analysis of a regulatory filing on February 14. It was the fund's biggest new position in the quarter. 

The quarterly filing, called a 13F, lists the long stock positions of investment firms. The positions are current as of 45 days prior... Читать дальше...

For Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Monday’s meeting at the White House with Donald Trump went pretty much as well as possible. Trump promised that any change in the binational trade relationship would be a “tweak,” while Trudeau got a meme-able moment of subtle resistance to Trump, when he refused to succumb to the president’s overbearing handshake.

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• Investors are focusing on upcoming European elections as risks, but the French outcome matters much more than what happens in Germany, the Netherlands, or Italy. 
• Concerns about China's economy and the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decisions were blamed for a stock market sell-off last year
• They could make a comeback as big risks, according to leaders at PGIM

2016 was not a great year for forecasting. 

The UK's decision to leave the European Union... Читать дальше...

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MLB Spring Training is upon us, which for most players means an end to an extended vacation that likely featured little beyond some time on the golf course and in the gym. 

For Nick Franklin of the Tampa Bay Rays, however, the end of the offseason also means the end of his side-hustle as an Uber driver. 

Franklin, who has made $3 million over the course of his career, said he made nine or ten trips driving for Uber around Orlando, and has managed to maintain a solid 4.8 rating.

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It should come as little surprise to anyone that, for the third time in a row, historians agree that Abraham Lincoln was the best US President.

But what about our newest former president?

As part of C-SPAN's third Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership, almost 100 historians and biographers rated the 43 former presidents on ten qualities of presidential leadership: Public persuasion, crisis leadership, economic management, moral authority, international relations... Читать дальше...

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This post from Ronald Fry,  former Green Beret team leader and author of "Hammerhead Six," originally appeared on Quora.

Mental toughness is, as inferred, a state of mind. An average person can develop this without being part of the military.

Mental toughness is resilience, an ability to stick to something regardless of obstacles, to be goal oriented, to be always trying to improve, to be dependable and consistent.

I feel mental toughness is fueled... Читать дальше...

Illustration by Mariana Ruiz Villarreal, released into the public domain

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Meditation has gone main stream. The now $1 billion dollar industry has grown increasingly popular with Wall Street bankers, and it's also moved into the tech world, with a plethora of apps that guide you through practices, such as Headspace.  

Khajak Keledjian, the former owner of Intermix — a women's luxery clothing store that he sold to Gap for $130 million in 2013 — has been benefiting from meditation since 2007, after a friend of his who is a hedge fund manager, introduced him to the practice. Читать дальше...

Clinical psychologist Joseph Burgo Ph.D., author of The Narcissist You Know, explains how important sex is in a relationship.

Osher Map Library, University of Southern Maine

What did the United States look like to Ottoman observers in 1803? In this map, the newly independent U.S. is labeled “The Country of the English People” (“İngliz Cumhurunun Ülkesi”). The Iroquois Confederacy shows up as well, labeled the “Government of the Six Indian Nations.” Other tribes shown on the map include the Algonquin, Chippewa, Western Sioux (Siyu-yu Garbî), Eastern Sioux (Siyu-yu Şarkî), Black Pawnees (Kara Panis), and White Pawnees (Ak Panis). Читать дальше...

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Tesla is headed into fourth quarter and full-year 2016 earnings next week with arguably the biggest head of financial steam in the company's history. 

A surprise profit in the third quarter last year, coupled with Donald Trump's win in the election and the assumption that an America-first manufacturing policy favors Tesla, has sent shares on an epic rally. The stock has risen as much as 50% of the past three months, surging toward $300 and ending last week above $270. Читать дальше...

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Backed into a corner, President Donald Trump returned late this week to what he knows best: Campaigning and taking his message directly to the public.

Three moves this week signaled the president's return to his campaign roots: An impromptu Thursday press conference, a large event at a South Carolina Boeing facility Friday, and an airport hangar rally in Florida on Saturday that was a trademark of his quest for the White House.

The moves came as the... Читать дальше...

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A high-profile hedge fund founded by a Steve Cohen acolyte sent a letter to investors explaining all the reasons for its underperformance.

In a January investor letter, Folger Hill's Sol Kumin set out why his firm's flagship fund dropped 17.5% last year. Among the cited reasons: a difficult environment for stock pickers, hedge fund "crowding" and the US election.

"I am truly sorry that we have not delivered better results thus far to our investors who put their faith in me," Kumin wrote in the letter... Читать дальше...

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President Donald Trump lashed out at the "main stream media" and said that the White House was running "very well" in an early Saturday morning tweet. 

"Don't believe main stream (fake news) media. The White House is running VERY WELL," Trump tweeted. "I inherited a MESS and am in the process of fixing it."

Trump has consistently attacked the media following a tumultuous week in Washington, defined by allegations over his administration's ties to Russia. Читать дальше...

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Have you ever wondered how Facebook collects all the data it has to feed you with the content it presumes you'll like and keep you coming back for more? Well, now there's an app that can answer these questions.

Well, now there's an app that can answer these questions.

Available for free, Data Selfie is an open-source Chrome extension that helps you discover how machine learning algorithms track and process your Facebook activity, and gain insights about your personality and habits. Читать дальше...

Hollis Johnson

When my gadget-loving boyfriend wore Google Glass in public for the first time, the thing I remember most is the stares. People squinted across trains and sidewalks at the utterly uncool head-mounted display built in the shape of eyeglasses.

So when Snap, the startup behind the disappearing messages app, unveiled Spectacles that can record what you see, we were both thrilled. Spectacles look cool compared to Google Glass — we aren't embarrassed to wear them on weekend adventures and future vacations. Читать дальше...

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The best way to gauge Hollywood success is to look at what someone has lined up next, and with Judd Apatow’s “Girls” coming to a close on HBO, it’s time for the producer to show what he’s got for an encore. Enter popular stand-up comedian Pete Holmes.

The 37-year-old best known for his comedy specials and Nerdist podcast, "You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes," has a style that couldn’t be further from "Girls" creator/star Lena Dunham, but... Читать дальше...

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Your 20s are a time for living it up. But if you're the type who tends to get a little too reckless when it comes to spending money, you'd be wise to establish some simple ground rules now. No doubt you'll thank yourself later.

In a recent Facebook Live interview with Business Insider, personal finance writer Beth Kobliner laid out the two most important things to do financially in your 20s.

An updated version of Kobliner's bestseller "Get a Financial Life... Читать дальше...