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Roben Farzad is a senior writer for Bloomberg Businessweek, based in New York. He has written for The New York Times, Boston Globe, and The Wall Street Journal and appears on NPR, CNBC, PBS, CNN, and BBC News. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School, Farzad began his career at Goldman Sachs. He enjoys Persian food, impersonating his editors, and Tweeting aimlessly @robenfarzad.
Roben Farzad
Articles by Roben Farzad
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Stocks & Bonds
Kvetch in May: Why Market Timing Isn't Everything
The vogue for the "Sell in May" trading strategy may reflect summer's recent knack for hosting market disasters -
Investing
Geeks on a Plane Search for Startups
Dave McClure's traveling venture capital show scours the world for promising startups -
Investing
U.S. Stock Outflows: a 12-Year Grudge
What isn’t easy to comprehend is the drive to pull money out of equities even during bull runs -
Facebook
Facebook Falls Below Its IPO Price
Facebook is a $38 special no more. But what is the social network really worth? -
Facebook
Facebookmania Begins
The social network makes its long-awaited debut in the public market
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Facebook
Facebook Falls Below Its IPO Price
Facebook is a $38 special no more. But what is the social network really worth? -
Banks
How JPMorgan Lost $2 Billion Without Really Trying
The bank won't say, but clues are surfacing -
Investing
U.S. Stock Outflows: a 12-Year Grudge
What isn’t easy to comprehend is the drive to pull money out of equities even during bull runs -
Facebook
Facebookmania Begins
The social network makes its long-awaited debut in the public market -
Investing
Geeks on a Plane Search for Startups
Dave McClure's traveling venture capital show scours the world for promising startups -
Mutual Funds & ETFs
Jeffrey Gundlach, Bond Savant
In just two years, Gundlach's DoubleLine Capital has amassed $34 billion in assets. So who is this bond guru who left TCW on really bad terms? -
Mutual Funds & ETFs
Mutual Funds Confront Not-Quite-as-Dumb Money
The investment mantra that management fees matter appears to be catching on among mutual fund holders, according to two new studies -
Latin America
Argentina Tries the Chávez Way
President Cristina Fernández's move to nationalize Argentina's leading oil producer should scare off any remaining foreign investors -
Stocks & Bonds
Gene Munster Says Apple Is Going to $1,000
The Piper Jaffray analyst predicts the stock will have a $1 trillion market value by 2014 -
Investing
Green Mountain Coffee: A Giddy Win for Short-Sellers
Governance questions and weaker fundamentals have given short-sellers of Green Mountain stock plenty of reasons to feel vindicated -
Commodities
High Oil Prices Cut the Cost of Natural Gas
The two markets are working at cross-purposes -
Investing
Fastenal's Runaway Stock Success
The hardware distributor's stock has gained more than 38,000 percent since 1987 -
Investing
Burger King Returns to the Market: Flip, Rinse, Repeat
Is this brand, seemingly always a work in progress, ready to return to the public market? -
Markets & Finance
Apple's Stock Stumbles Ahead of Earnings
Investors weigh concerns about iPad demand and iPhone subsidies -
Autos
No More Junk in Ford's Trunk
The carmaker has regained its investment-grade credit rating, as well as the blue oval logo that was put up for collateral -
Asia
Rediscovering the Philippines
Gains in fighting against corruption and tax dodging are drawing investment -- and positive notice in debt markets -- to the Philippines -
Real Estate
Foreign Buyers Heat Up Miami's Condo Market
They account for 80 percent of sales, with Latin Americans in the lead -
Telecommunications
Apple and the Revenge of the Phone Carriers
Behind analyst Walter Piecyk's rare cautionary call on Apple's stock -
Stocks & Bonds
Groupon, the Deal That Keeps Getting Cheaper
In a development that must have rueful merchants giddy, Groupon's stock now trades at nearly a third of its post-IPO high -
China
The Gold Rorschach Test
Depending on whether rising bond yields are signaling inflation or recovery, gold is the best—or worst—investment right now
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Banks
How JPMorgan Lost $2 Billion Without Really Trying
The bank won't say, but clues are surfacing -
Facebook
Facebook Falls Below Its IPO Price
Facebook is a $38 special no more. But what is the social network really worth? -
Investing
Geeks on a Plane Search for Startups
Dave McClure's traveling venture capital show scours the world for promising startups -
Facebook
Facebookmania Begins
The social network makes its long-awaited debut in the public market -
Mutual Funds & ETFs
Jeffrey Gundlach, Bond Savant
In just two years, Gundlach's DoubleLine Capital has amassed $34 billion in assets. So who is this bond guru who left TCW on really bad terms? -
Asia
Rediscovering the Philippines
Gains in fighting against corruption and tax dodging are drawing investment -- and positive notice in debt markets -- to the Philippines -
Latin America
Argentina Tries the Chávez Way
President Cristina Fernández's move to nationalize Argentina's leading oil producer should scare off any remaining foreign investors -
Investing
Fastenal's Runaway Stock Success
The hardware distributor's stock has gained more than 38,000 percent since 1987 -
Investing
U.S. Stock Outflows: a 12-Year Grudge
What isn’t easy to comprehend is the drive to pull money out of equities even during bull runs -
Investing
Green Mountain Coffee: A Giddy Win for Short-Sellers
Governance questions and weaker fundamentals have given short-sellers of Green Mountain stock plenty of reasons to feel vindicated -
Real Estate
Foreign Buyers Heat Up Miami's Condo Market
They account for 80 percent of sales, with Latin Americans in the lead -
Commodities
High Oil Prices Cut the Cost of Natural Gas
The two markets are working at cross-purposes -
Mutual Funds & ETFs
Mutual Funds Confront Not-Quite-as-Dumb Money
The investment mantra that management fees matter appears to be catching on among mutual fund holders, according to two new studies -
Management
Once High-Flying, JetBlue Returns to Earth
An airline known for making its fliers feel special faces the industry’s very ordinary problems -
Wall Street
E.F. Hutton Gets Its Voice Back
Defunct for a quarter-century, the brokerage brand is coming back as a boutique run by former executives -
Stocks & Bonds
A Heady Time for Muni Bonds
Those predictions of widespread defaults were greatly exaggerated
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