Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, David Einhorn, Och-Ziff Capital Management
The Activist and Herbalife: Just Maybe Ackman’s Right (The New York Times) Bill Ackman, the activist investor, has been painted as a loser in his yearslong......(read more)
Posts Tagged ‘Bank of America Merrill Lynch’
Kevin O’Leary Says Don’t Think Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) Is The Only Play In Its Industry
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) got a boost on Tuesday after Bank of America Merrill Lynch upgraded the stock straight from an Underperform rating to a Buy......(read more)
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Should Start Mining for a Solution after Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Downgrade
Mining projects are said to be experiencing a slowdown, which will bring down Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT)‘s stock price. The company has been downgraded......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Ray Dalio, Andrew Hall & Highland Capital Management
Happy Birthday To Greenwich’s Ray Dalio (DailyVoice) Dalio, who has owned a home in Greenwich, turns 65 on Friday. The businessman was born Aug. 1,......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Whitney Tilson, Robert Atchinson & T Boone Pickens
WHITNEY TILSON: I Am More Confident In My Herbalife Short Than Ever Before (BusinessInsider) Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson, who runs Kase Capital,......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Julian Robertson, Phil Falcone & Clinton Group
Tiger Management Backing New Asia-Focused Hedge Fund (WSJ) Julian Robertson‘s Tiger Management LLC has agreed to back startup hedge-fund Kang Global......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Richard Mcguire, John Paulson & Louis Bacon
Marcato Reveals an Activist Stake in Life Time Fitness (InstitutionalInvestorsAlpha) At the end of the first quarter, Richard McGuire III’s Marcato......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Steven Cohen, Crispin Odey & Bill Ackman
SAC Adds ‘Big Data’ Firm To Anti-Insider-Trading Effort (Finalternatives) SAC Capital Advisors is turning to data analytics employed by the Federal......(read more)
Hedge Fund Highlights: Jeffrey Altman, Seth Klarman & Ken Griffin
Top hedge fund bets on Danish debt crisis (Irish Independent) Owl Creek Asset Management, one of last year’s best-performing hedge-fund firms,......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Bruce Berkowitz, George Soros & Carl Icahn’s Raider Lifestyle
Hedge Fund Managed by Star Opens to Institutions (WSJ) A star mutual-fund manager is opening up his nascent hedge fund to institutional investors. Bruce......(read more)
Updates on Social Stocks: Facebook Inc (FB)’s Hosting Tools, LinkedIn Corp (LNKD)’s Common Shares & Yelp Inc (YELP)
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), ......(read more)
What’s New on Banking: Bank of America Corp (BAC)’s Drive-Thru Tellers, JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) New Agreement, Wells Fargo & Co (WFC)’s Layoff
Editor’s Note: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Eric Sprott, Barclays PLC (ADR) (BCS)
Paulson Fund Investor Case Dismissed for Lack of Standing (Bloomberg) An investor’s lawsuit against John Paulson’s $23 billion hedge fund over its......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Carl Icahn, Daniel Loeb, Wausau Paper Corp (WPP)
Icahn to Almost Double Money With $520 Million CVR Refining IPO (BusinessWeek) Carl Icahn, who failed to find a buyer for oil processor CVR Energy, Inc......(read more)
Argentina’s Rally May be Short-Lived
Quiet as it has been kept, the embattled Global X Funds (NYSEARCA:ARGT) jumped over 10 percent in the past month prior to the start of trading Tuesday......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Eddie Lampert, Tiger Global
Hedge Funds Led by Paulson Bet on Nexen Offer: Corporate Canada (SFGate) Paulson & Co., the hedge fund run by billionaire John Paulson, and mutual......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Carl Icahn, Greg Coffey, Marc Leder
Navistar misfire raises yields (JournalGazette) Navistar International Corp (NYSE:NAV) bond yields are rising while those of other U.S. junk-rated truckmakers......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Leon Cooperman, Steven Cohen, Apple
Apple has quietly created the world’s largest hedge fund worth $117 billion (Sys-Con) Apple is not only the most profitable company in the world, but......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Thomas Steyer, Dan Loeb, BlackRock
Farallon Founder Talks Green Energy At Dem. Convention (Finalternatives) While most hedge fund managers are backing President Barack Obama’s opponent......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Marc Lasry, Bill Gross, John Paulson
Looking back on Avenue’s falling assets and Soros’ summer soap opera (Absolutereturn-Alpha) One year ago Assets at Marc Lasry’s Avenue Capital Group......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Louis Bacon, Bridgewater Associates
Gold still “the Next Greatest Trade Ever?” (StockHouse) Believe it or not, the housing crash wasn’t all heartache and tears. When the......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Chase Coleman, Dan Loeb, Bill Ackman
Apple at the root of Tiger profits (NYPost) New York star hedgie Chase Coleman is on his way to a standout year — but a good chunk of his returns are......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Prudential, Jim Rogers, George Soros
Pru Adds Hedge Fund Credit Specialist (Finalternatives) Prudential Financial has hired a hedge fund economist to boost its emerging markets credit capabilities......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: John Thaler, Steven Cohen, Nouriel Roubini
Hedge fund titans and art collectors (PIOnline) Hedge fund managers represent 6% of the 200 most active art collectors in the world, according to ARTnews......(read more)
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)
Hedge Fund News: Seth Klarman, Man Group, Telus Corp
Hedge fund manager: patient and confident enough to do nothing (CSMonitor) My post yesterday contrasting Seth Klarman with many of his more well-known......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Philip Falcone, David Einhorn, Paul Singer
Controversial Hedge Fund Manager Charged By SEC (HedgeCo) The hedge fund manager who challenged the US wireless broadband connectivity system by launching......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Stanley Fink, David Einhorn, Carlson Capital
KKR buys hedge fund provider Prisma Capital (Reuters) Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR.N), the private equity company, has bought hedge fund money manager......(read more)
John Paulson Thinks a Gold Bubble is Ludicrous
John Paulson delivered a speech at the Chinese Finance Association’s 17th Annual Conference in New York. The conference was named “Anchor in the......(read more)
