©2015 Bloomberg News NMEHX16TTDSC (Bloomberg) — Going against the crowd is becoming a rewarding strategy for U.S. stock investors after a period of poor performance, according to Thomas J. Lee, managing partner and head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors LLC. As the attached chart illustrates, the Dow Jones U.S. Contrarian
©2015 Bloomberg News NLDG766TTDSK (Bloomberg) — Islamic State’s expansion is causing instability from Basra to Beirut. It’s also boosting business for Ivor Ichikowitz, the founder of Africa’s biggest privately owned arms company. Ichikowitz’s Paramount Group, which sells products ranging from naval patrol vessels to refitted Mirage fighter jets, last month won