This article continues Insider Monkey's analysis of how well recent stock recommendations from leading investment banks and advisory firms have performed. Last week we covered...
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May 7 - Dividend Stocks, News, We Disagree - Comments
Most analysts and investors place stocks into three main categories: Buy, Hold/Neutral and Sell.
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May 2 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
One of the top investment conferences, the 2017 Sohn yearly conference gathered hedge funds gurus like David Einhorn or Bill Ackman, who shared some of their investment ideas, ...
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March 21 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Just as the market seemed to be stabilizing after the recent correction, plans to impose import tariffs on steel and aluminum have pushed them back inTO turmoil.
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March 8 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
2017 was a year to forget for David Einhorn and Greenlight Capital. The fund returned just 1.6%, well below S&P500’s 19.4% gain. Things got even worse in January 2018.
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March 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Alexander J. Roepers founded Atlantic Investment Management in 1988 as a long/short hedge fund.
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February 28 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Dan Loeb’s Third Point had a decent 2017, as its flagship fund ended the year with a net return of +18.1% according to an investor letter.
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February 26 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Clifton Robbins founded Blue Harbour Group in 2004, having previously served as managing member of General Atlantic Partners, LLC, a private equity firm, and as partner at Kohlberg...
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February 20 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Although Marcato Capital is a relatively new hedge fund, having been established in 2010, it has risen to prominence in the world of activist investment.
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February 16 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Starboard Value, run by Jeffrey Smith, is one of the most famous activist hedge funds and is well known to the investment community.
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February 15 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
2017 was a great year for defense stocks, some of them rising as much as 30% by the end of December.
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February 7 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The biotech sector is well known for its M&A activity, but billionaire fund managers don’t seem to be attracted by the frenzy.
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February 5 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The recent overhaul of the US tax law has stirred a lot of controversy, especially with regard to who stands to benefit the most.
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February 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Is oil a good bet for 2018? Hedge funds seem to think so according to a recent report by Bloomberg. They are betting heavily on a continued uptrend in oil prices.
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February 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Undoubtedly one of the best investors ever, Warren Buffett is followed by everybody in the financial world and his statements are carefully analyzed.
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January 17 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Analyzing the moves of the world's biggest hedge funds during the second quarter, we have identified and reported a number of significant changes.
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October 1 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
After a double bottom at the $26 level in January, oil prices have staged a rally showing signs of recovery in the exploration and production business.
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September 27 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
After nearly 30 years at the top of the hedge fund business, Perry Capital is scaling down.
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September 27 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Leon Cooperman's insider trading scandal is one of the most hot topics these days.
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September 23 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
While many hedge funds were deep in the red in 2015, Ken Griffin's Citadel Investment Group posted double-digit returns.
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September 21 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Kenneth Squire established 13D Management in late 2011 and is still serving as the fund's Chief Investment Strategist.
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September 20 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
One of the greatest hedge fund managers of all time, George Soros is currently not actively involved in the day-to-day activity of his family office.
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September 19 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
With interest rates still at historical lows, bonds have failed to appease investors' appetite for yield.
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September 16 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Investors looking for yield have had a hard time generating solid returns, with the interest rates having been kept so low for such a long time.
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September 13 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
“There’s a reason you see people in yoga pants all over New York City—not because they’re working out.
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September 9 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The coal industry has been plagued by a large number of bankruptcies over the past two years, as reduced demand and oversupply provided a brutal test of survival for coal miners...
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September 8 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
SkyBridge Capital was founded in 2005 by Anthony Scaramucci, who currently runs the fund together with Raymond Nolte.
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September 6 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Investors in financial stocks are on the edge of their seats, as Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, has recently hinted that there's a greater probability of an interest...
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September 6 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Louis Bacon founded Moore Global Investments in 1989 and has been running the fund ever since. Moore Global employs a global macroeconomic approach to investment and manages ...
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September 2 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
Emerging Sovereign Group was founded in 2002 by Kevin Kenny, Mete Tuncel and Jason Kirschner, who previously worked together at Morgan Stanley, with seed money from Tiger Management...
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September 1 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Soroban Capital Partners was founded by Eric W.
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August 31 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Contrarian Capital was founded in 1995 by Jon Bauer, Janice Stanton and Gil Tenzer after enjoying great success investing in distressed companies while working at Oppenheimer...
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August 30 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Whetstone Capital Advisors is a value oriented long/short hedge funds, focusing on investing in industries that benefit from secular growth. David Atterbury started the fund ...
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August 26 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Founded by Daniel S. Och in 1994, OZ Management had developed into one of the largest hedge funds around, boasting more than $39 billion in assets under management.
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August 25 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
For most of the second quarter, US stock market was rather choppy with the most important indices trading it a tight range.
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August 24 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The US initial public offering (IPO) market has been rather quiet during the second quarter.
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August 24 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Founded in 2001 by John Horseman, Horseman Capital Management is currently managing approximately 2.7 billion worth of assets.
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August 23 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
After a nightmare two years during which oil prices fell from $100 to as low as $26 per barrel, there is finally some optimism among people in the energy sector.
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August 20 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
A protege of billionaire Carl Icahn, Keith Meister founded Corvex Capital in 2011, managing to attract $250 million in seed money from George Soros.
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August 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Although Stanley Druckenmiller is not optimistic about the stock market, his family office is still actively managing its equity portfolio.
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August 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Famous for managing a 55% return by betting against European banks' stocks at the height of the 2008 credit crunch, Crispin Odey currently manages roughly $9.3 billion worth ...
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August 17 - Gold, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Founded in 1996 by David Einhorn with an initial capital of $900,000, Greenlight Capital has grown into one of the most famous hedge funds around, currently overseeing more ...
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August 16 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The last 12 months have proved to be a great challenge for billionaire Bill Ackman, one of the mavericks of the hedge fund world.
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August 16 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Founded in 2005 by Nelson Peltz, Peter May and Ed Garden, Trian Partners manages more than $13 billion worth of assets and is one of the most famous activist investment firms...
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August 15 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
US stocks are in the green on Thursday, as investors react to a wave of strong earnings reports from the retail sector.
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August 11 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
No major moves in the US stock market this Wednesday morning, as investors digest retail earnings reports and are keeping an eye on oil prices.
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August 10 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
U.S. futures are up this morning following the release of the Labor Department's jobs report, which did not disappoint in the slightest, as the U.S.
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August 5 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News - Comments
With earnings season in full swing, US stocks have dipped into the red territory this morning, as oil prices have extended recent losses, hitting a three-month low.
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July 28 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
The latest round of earnings releases has given a boost to US futures, pointing to a higher open today, with investors also awaiting the release of manufacturing PMI data.
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July 22 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
Most investors are smiling today, as the US stock market continues its rally, with the Dow setting a new intraday high.
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July 20 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News - Comments