Brandon Kochkodin

Forbes Staff|Money

Before joining Forbes Brandon worked as a reporter and editor at Bloomberg for seven years where he covered everything from sports to how negative rates impacted the Black-Scholes model. He joined Forbes in 2022 to cover financial markets. Forbes reporters follow company ethical

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PREMIUM8,013 viewsJul 29, 2024

How To Make Money Betting Against Nature’s Wrath

Despite their daunting name, catastrophe bonds have consistently delivered strong returns for over two decades. Now, a new ETF is bringing them to the retail market.

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PREMIUM6,236 viewsJun 13, 2024

The World’s Largest Media Companies 2024: Disney, Charter Communications And Warner Bros. Discovery All Fall

It was a middling year for media’s giants with box office gains offset by anemic ad revenue growth. Disney's centennial was overshadowed by movie flops.

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PREMIUM4,701 viewsJun 4, 2024

Did Keith Gill, Aka Roaring Kitty And His GameStop Antics Violate Securities Laws?

Roaring Kitty, has made a dramatic comeback, wielding his market-moving influence once again. But with his notoriety, has he crossed the line into stock manipulation?

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PREMIUM4,622 viewsJun 3, 2024

Meet The Best Little Sale-Leaseback Merchants In Arkansas

Got a boring but thriving industrial company in the heartland? With a billion in deals under its belt, Tempus Realty Partners may have an offer you can't refuse.

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PREMIUM626 viewsMay 11, 2024

It’s Disclosure Time For Hedge Funds: What Bitcoiners Should Know

It’s the inaugural 13F season for Bitcoin ETFs, but not all filings are created equal. Here’s a guide for deciphering bullish bets from background noise.

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PREMIUM850 viewsMay 9, 2024

Warner Bros. Discovery Misses Estimates As “Suicide Squad” Disappoints

Shares rose as much as 4% in early trading despite disappointing first-quarter studio revenue and ad sales

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PREMIUM14,798 viewsMay 8, 2024

Warner Bros May Lose The NBA — But Its Stock Is Still A Buy. Here’s Why.

Investors have trashed the media giant’s stock, but through the lens of one of Warren Buffett’s favored metrics the baby might have gotten thrown out with the bathwater.

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PREMIUM28,504 viewsMay 7, 2024

This Company Wants You To Rent Your Credit History

Adding strangers as authorized users on your credit cards can help them boost their FICO scores–or enable fraudsters.

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PREMIUM40,944 viewsApr 22, 2024

How To Buy A Small Business With No Money Down

Chelsea Mandel and her firm Ascension Advisory are on a mission to help small business buyers borrow a $17 billion a year tactic from the private equity’s playbook known as sales leasebacks. But finding the right deal is nearly impossible.

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PREMIUM30,915 viewsMar 15, 2024

Two Dinosaurs Of The Dow Are Roaring Back To Life

Once considered the crown jewels of the blue chip index, GE and IBM were left for dead after years of managerial missteps. But these old giants are shaking off the rust, and are reclaiming ground lost a decade ago.