April 2014

Rigged US Stock Market Closes At Record High

How do you like your irony? I like mine drizzled with chocolate syrup and topped with chopped nuts and whipped cream. And so during a week in which the media tried to persuade us not to invest because “The Stock Market is Rigged” and high frequency tradebots are stealing fractions of pennies from us, it’s…

KimDex, North Korea’s Top Social Media Site, Files for US IPO

PYONGYANG — This morning, the Ministry of Cooperative Equity Issuance, in conjunction with the Central Economic Bureau of the Citizens’ Banking Committee of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), announced the official initial public offering filing for KimDex, the nation’s first new technology IPO since 1999. North Korea’s leading social media site announced its intention…

How Big is the Market Opportunity for 3D Printing?

How big is the market opportunity for 3D printing? No one knows for sure just yet, but Steve Milunovich, hardware analyst at UBS, does a decent job of framing the discussion from both bullish and bearish points of view… via Barron’s Tech Trader Daily: The growth potential for the industry has been a key debate…

361 Capital Weekly Research Briefing

361 Capital portfolio manager, Blaine Rollins, CFA, previously manager of the Janus Fund, writes a weekly update looking back on major moves, macro-trends and economic data points. The 361 Capital Weekly Research Briefing summarizes the latest market news along with some interesting facts and a touch of humor. 361 Capital is a provider of alternative…