Posts Tagged ‘Philip Falcone Harbinger Capital’

Hedge Fund News: Louis Bacon, Credit Suisse Group AG (CS), DISH Network Corp. (DISH)

Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE:CS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE......(read more)

May 21 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Philip Falcone, Citigroup Inc (C), MBIA Inc. (MBI)

Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), MBIA Inc. (NYSE:MBI), The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK) Falcone Reaches......(read more)

May 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Hedge Fund News: John Kleinheinz, Philip Falcone, Telus Corporation

Hedge funds Kleinhenz Capital and Corriente Advisors to shut down (Opalesque) Hedge funds Kleinheinz Capital Partners Inc., and Corriente Advisors have......(read more)

December 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Lee Ainslie, Nelson Obus, Leon Cooperman

Maverick Capital Partner to Leave (WSJ) Maverick Capital Ltd.’s Steve Galbraith, who left a top investment-strategist post at Morgan Stanley MS +......(read more)

September 7 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Yahoo, David Einhorn, Dan Loeb

Third Point’s Loeb boosts Yahoo stake (Reuters) Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb has upped his stake in Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) by about 2.5 million shares......(read more)

July 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments

SEC Said to Authorize Lawsuit Against Harbinger’s Falcone – Bloomberg

We received an email alert from Bloomberg News regarding billionaire hedge fund manager Phil Falcone. Bloomberg’s Katherine Burton and Joshua Gallu......(read more)

June 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Warren Buffett News: Its dangerous to mimic somebody like Buffett

You’re Not Warren Buffett, So Don’t Invest Like Him (TheStreet) Warren Buffett continues to buy small-town newspapers. These moves might prompt......(read more)

June 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Lightsquared Buys Time with Inmarsat Payment

Lightsquared Inc., the U.S. group attempting to build a wireless network using satellite spectrum, has recently made an overdue payment of $56.25 million......(read more)

April 24 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, Quantitative Investing - Comments

Hedge Fund News : Philip Falcone, Soros, Icahn

Philip Falcone : Billionaire on the Brink (TheDailyBeast) The hedge-fund manager is facing possible bankruptcy of his LightSquared telecom company, censure......(read more)

April 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Klarman, Buffett, Rogers, Lampert, Ackman…

Seth Klarman’s Margin of Safety (Frank Voisin) Seth Klarman’s classic Margin of Safety is the most concise introductory value investing book you can......(read more)

March 8 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Brevan Howard, Jim Rogers, Bridgewater…

5 New Jim Rogers Commodity ETNs Launching

Brevan Overtakes Paulson As World’s Top Hedge Fund (HFM Week) Brevan Howard is now the world’s top hedge fund manager by annualised net gains,......(read more)

March 7 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Buffett & State Street, George Soros, Marc Faber’s Outlook…

Movers & Shakers: Buffett’s Insurance Cash Stalling (Bloomberg) Bloomberg’s Betty Liu and Dominic Chu report that Warren Buffett, the......(read more)

March 5 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Buffett, Lampert, Klarman, Soros…

Buffett Reveals Warts as He Prepares Annual Letter (Bloomberg) Warren Buffett bought oil stocks near the peak of an energy boom, declined to spend $35......(read more)

February 24 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Ted Weschler, Travelodge, Hedge Fund February Redemptions

Berkshire Adds DirectTV, Liberty Media (Bloomberg) Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) boosted its stake in DirecTV and added holdings of Liberty Media Corp......(read more)

February 21 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Jim Rogers, Marc Faber…

Gold Bulls Expand as Paulson Says Buy (Bloomberg) Gold traders are getting more bullish after billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson told investors......(read more)

February 17 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Falcone & LightSquared, Hedge Funds Buy Banks, Insider Trading Cases…

Billionaire Falcone: No Lightsquared Bankruptcy (Reuters) Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone is ruling out a bankruptcy filing for his telecom startup......(read more)

February 16 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

Hedge Funds Q4 Moves And Hedge Fund News: Paulson, Soros, Cohen, Einhorn…

Paulson Files to Approach Hartford Holders About Breakup (Bloomberg) Billionaire John Paulson, who controls an 8.4 percent stake in Hartford Financial......(read more)

February 15 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

Hedge Fund News, Insider Trading Cases, Buffett & Gold, Ken Fisher, and Soros…

Falcone-Backed Ferrous Resources Said to Name Nicolato Correa as Next CEO (Bloomberg) Ferrous Resources Ltd., the iron-ore miner backed by billionaire......(read more)

February 10 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

Hedge Fund News, Buffett, Falcone, Owl Creek, Paulson…

Buffett: Bonds Among Most Dangerous Assets (Bloomberg) Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said low interest rates and......(read more)

February 9 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Ackman & CP, LightSquared, Asia Hedge Funds…

Ackman Faults Canadian Pacific Chief for ‘Worst Railroad’ (Bloomberg) Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s (CP) support for Chief Executive Officer Fred......(read more)

February 7 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Buffett, Soros, Michael Hintze, Paulson…

Buffett Railroad Boosts Capital Plan to $3.9 Billion in Coal Bet (Businessweek) Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the railroad controlled by Warren Buffett......(read more)

February 6 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

Hedge Fund News, John Taylor, Kyle Bass, Insider Trading Case, Etc…

Hedge Fund News: John Taylor, William Ackman, Louis Bacon

FX Concepts’ Taylor Shorter on Dollar Than Euro on Fed’s Low-Rate Pledge (Bloomberg) John Taylor, founder of currency- hedge fund FX Concepts LLC,......(read more)

February 3 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

Lansdowne, Marc Faber, LightSquared, Fairholme, TPG & GlobeOp, Cohen & LA Dodgers…

Lansdowne Flagship UK Hedge Fund Up 5.7 Pct In Jan (Reuters) Lansdowne Partners, one of Europe’s biggest hedge fund managers, saw its flagship UK......(read more)

February 2 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

Hedge Fund Lawsuits, Gottex Cuts Costs, Buffett, Soros, Citadel…

Hedge Fund News: R. Allen Stanford, Ray Dalio, Scopia Capital

Hedge Fund Gottex to Cut Costs As Assets Shrink (Reuters) Swiss fund of hedge funds manager Gottex GFMS.S said it would slash running costs by 15 percent......(read more)

January 31 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

Phil Falcone’s LightSquared: Boom or Bust?

Phil Falcone’s Harbinger Capital Partners became famous in 2007 when Falcone became famous for betting against subprime mortgages. The investments,......(read more)

January 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments