Teachers associated with the CNTE union are calling for salary raises and the reversal of pension laws Striking teachers wreaked havoc on Tuesday in downtown Mexico City, a few days before the city hosts the first match of the World Cup, with protesters pulling down giant mannequins of football players, ripping off their clothes and setting them on fire on the city’s main Paseo de la Reforma. They...
Teachers associated with the CNTE union are calling for salary raises and the reversal of pension laws Striking teachers wreaked havoc on Tuesday in downtown Mexico City, a few days before the city hosts the first match of the World Cup, with protesters pulling down giant mannequins of football players, ripping off their clothes and setting them on fire on the city’s main Paseo de la Reforma. They also set soccer balls alight and blocked main roads across the capital. Continue reading...
Key PointsVanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF provides exposure to the largest U.S. growth companies with a significantly lower expense ratio than State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF.
Key PointsVanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF provides exposure to the largest U.S. growth companies with a significantly lower expense ratio than State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF.
Donny DBM/iStock via Getty Images Dear Partners, Protean Small Cap returned 5.7% in May, beating its benchmark index which rose 3.3%. This partner letter marks the three-year anniversary of the fund. Since launching in June 2023, the fund has gained 76%. The Carnegie Nordic Small Cap Index is up 31% in the same period. The hedge fund Protean Select returned 1.4% in May. It manages 1.040bn SEK. The...
Donny DBM/iStock via Getty Images Dear Partners, Protean Small Cap returned 5.7% in May, beating its benchmark index which rose 3.3%. This partner letter marks the three-year anniversary of the fund. Since launching in June 2023, the fund has gained 76%. The Carnegie Nordic Small Cap Index is up 31% in the same period. The hedge fund Protean Select returned 1.4% in May. It manages 1.040bn SEK. The fund will now close for additional subscriptions. The last day to invest is the 23rd of June. Protean Aktiesparfond Norden returned 3.2%. The benchmark index rose 4%. Since inception, a little over a year ago, the fund is up 25.8%, and in the same period the VINX Nordic Cap index is up 22.2%. The fund now manages 1.9bn SEK. All figures are net of fees. This month's letter is focused on the Small Cap Fund's 3-year anniversary and its notable performance. Plus, as always, commentary on the month's various winners and losers. Thank you for being an investor! // Team Protean Protean Small Cap celebrates a milestone By Carl Gustafsson – Carl's update for the first three years This partner letter marks the three-year anniversary of Protean Small Cap. We are encouraged by the performance of the fund so far. It has gained 77% since inception, which can be compared to our benchmark, which is up 31%. Hence, an outperformance of 46 percentage points (this is net of fees, to be clear). This equates to a CAGR of 22 per cent for Protean Small Cap, vs 9 per cent for the index. I wrote about our thoughts on the fund prior to launch in the April 2023 partner letter ( The first year, the second fund ) and, whilst many of the names in the portfolio have changed, the philosophy has not. The chart below shows our monthly relative performance. It has been stepwise, apart from the hideous performance in February this year. Monthly Alpha - Protean Small Cap We have outperformed our benchmark in 31 of 36 months. Our biggest relative drawdown was at the start of this year, when we lost 7 per cent d...
SpaceX aims to raise $75 billion in its initial public offering by selling 555.6 million shares at a target price of $135 per share, Reuters reported, citing an unidentified source familiar with the matter. SpaceX didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. At $75 billion, the IPO would more than double the $29.4 billion raised by Saudi Aramco in 2019, the biggest ever listing. El...
SpaceX aims to raise $75 billion in its initial public offering by selling 555.6 million shares at a target price of $135 per share, Reuters reported, citing an unidentified source familiar with the matter. SpaceX didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. At $75 billion, the IPO would more than double the $29.4 billion raised by Saudi Aramco in 2019, the biggest ever listing. Elon Musk ’s rocket launch, satellite and AI company is expected to disclose the terms of the listing Wednesday, start formal marketing June 4 and to price as early as June 11, Bloomberg News has reported. The trading timeline could be delayed by a matter of days, Bloomberg reported. Read More: SpaceX Is Said to Plan Setting IPO Terms as Soon as Wednesday Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , Morgan Stanley , Bank of America Corp. , Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are leading the IPO along with 18 other banks. The company, known formally as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., expects to make its debut on Nasdaq and Nasdaq Texas under the symbol SPCX.
Two-time Grammy winner was best known for songs from Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin Peabo Bryson, the R&B singer best known as the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney film duets Beauty and the Beast with Regina Belle, and A Whole New World with Celine Dion from Aladdin, has died. He was 75. His family said in a statement that Bryson, who won two Grammy awards, died Tuesday, days after having a...
Two-time Grammy winner was best known for songs from Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin Peabo Bryson, the R&B singer best known as the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney film duets Beauty and the Beast with Regina Belle, and A Whole New World with Celine Dion from Aladdin, has died. He was 75. His family said in a statement that Bryson, who won two Grammy awards, died Tuesday, days after having a stroke. Continue reading...
(RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market has finished higher in three straight sessions, surging more than 1,900 points or 4 percent along the way. Now at a fresh record closing high, the Taiwan Stock Exchange sits just above the 45,550-point plateau and it may see additional support
(RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market has finished higher in three straight sessions, surging more than 1,900 points or 4 percent along the way. Now at a fresh record closing high, the Taiwan Stock Exchange sits just above the 45,550-point plateau and it may see additional support