The big news in the medical service and device sector is the speculated buyout of Life Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:LIFE). However, I believe investors......
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April 22 - News - Comments
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) announced today that it will acquire genomics company Life Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:LIFE) in a $13.6 billion......
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April 15 - News - Comments
Just the other day I remarked how often the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) got saved by late-afternoon rallies that limited the......
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April 10 - News - Comments
Quest Diagnostics Inc (NYSE:DGX) has experienced a decrease in activity from the world’s largest hedge funds of late. In the 21st century investor......
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April 8 - News - Comments
We track 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors for a variety of purposes. For one, we have discovered that the most popular small cap......
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March 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Stop me if you’ve heard this joke before: “Two political parties walk into a bar; both point the finger at each other for the country’......
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March 6 - News - Comments
Occasionally some of my friends ask me why I am hedged and market neutral in my investing. My answer is always the same. I invest for the long term, and......
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February 22 - News - Comments
I admit it’s sometimes difficult to look too far down the road when the market continues to head higher regardless of the economic news. My investments......
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February 22 - News - Comments
On this day in economic and financial history… After more than a decade of research and $3 billion in expenses, the Human Genome Project finally......
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February 15 - News - Comments
Life is getting a little better. That’s the overall message in the latest quarterly results that Life Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:LIFE) reported......
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February 5 - News - Comments
North Run Capital, which is managed by Thomas Ellis and Todd Hammer, filed its 13F for the third quarter of 2012 with the SEC earlier this month. These......
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November 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Los Angeles-based Empyrean was launched in 2004 by Michael Price and Amos Meron. It uses a combination of event-driven investment strategies and fundamental......
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September 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Moore Capital founder to protect more land (PIOnline) Hedge fund manager Louis Bacon has promised to donate the largest single conservation easement in......
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July 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
John Paulson is the most successful hedge fund manager of the past four years. He made $4 billion by betting against subprime mortgage investments in......
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August 17 - Uncategorized - Comments
Larry Robbins’ Glenview Capital Management returned 82.7% in 2009 after losing 50% in 2008. Glenview’s overall return between 2001 and 2010 was 301......
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July 29 - Uncategorized - Comments
Most investors aren’t happy about the performance of their investments over the last decade. Some of those who gained couldn’t even beat the inflation......
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April 6 - Uncategorized - Comments
Lee Ainslie’s Maverick Capital was extremely bullish about Hewlett-Packard during the third quarter. They bet $400 Million on HPQ, making it the second......
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February 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Most investors are interested in what hedge fund managers recommend today, Insider Monkey, your source for free insider trading data, pays more attention......
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February 8 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Glenview’s Larry Robbins is one of the most optimistic hedge fund managers around. He predicts P/E multiples will expand by 45% by the end of 2013.......
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December 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Lee Ainslie is a pure long/short equity investor. He doesn’t trade bonds, currencies, commodities or options. He buys what he thinks will beat the market......
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November 29 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Lee Ainslie’s Maverick Capital bought nearly $400 Million worth of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) shares in the third quarter. HPQ was David Tepper’s biggest......
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November 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
