Carlson Capital’s Latest Investor Update Shows the Hedge Fund has Lost Nearly $3 Billion in Assets and Dozens of Staffers Over the Last 2 Years (...
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March 10 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
People often say investing is a long-term game. So, let’s talk about long-term investing. The “buy and die” kind of long-term. How much money you...
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June 28 - Lists, Market Movers, Stock Analysis - Comments
Bridgewater Associates Suffers Losses in July (InstitutionalInvestor.com) Bridgewater Associates suffered a slight setback in July.The world’s biggest...
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August 8 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
With earnings season just around the corner, several investment advisors have released updates on some of the companies they track. In its latest report...
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September 10 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Proxy Firm Backs One Elliott Nominee in Alliance Trust Battle (Bloomberg) A proxy voting company is backing one of three directors that Paul Singer’...
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April 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Credit Suisse is the latest research firm to remain bullish on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), maintaining that an upside is highly likely, having stagnated...
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January 14 - News, Tech - Comments
Two institutional investors disclosed long positions in Travelport Worldwide Ltd (NYSE:TVPT) on Wednesday. John M. Angelo and Michael L. Gordon’s Angelo...
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September 25 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
LightSquared, Ergen Reach Deal on Bankruptcy Plan (Wall Street Journal) Philip Falcone‘s LightSquared Inc. reached a deal on a restructuring plan...
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July 15 - Hedge Funds - Comments
High-growth stocks: One of the biggest moves in the hedge fund world this week was Stephen Mandel’s decision to buy a massive stake in Pandora Media...
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October 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (NYSE:CLF) Cliffs Natural Resources supports local youth center (Wyoming County Report) The Way Youth...
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September 5 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS), Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA), Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN), Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (...
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September 5 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSEMKT:LNG), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), Clean Energy Fuels Corp (NASDAQ:CLNE) Traders Buy Large Volume...
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September 4 - Commodities, News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (NYSE:CLF), AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) Cliffs Natural Resources Announces Sustainability...
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August 28 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (NYSE:CLF) Cliffs joins senators in Roy Hill protest (The West Australian) Gina Rinehart’s $...
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August 26 - News - Comments
The Group of Seven, or G-7, is an informal grouping of finance ministers from seven of the eight wealthiest nations on earth (excluding China) in terms...
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August 23 - Futures/Forex, News - Comments
On the markets there are literally thousands of companies, but in order to understand the latest trends, it is sufficient to take a look at the stocks...
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August 22 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSEMKT:LNG), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ:CLNE), F5...
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August 5 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related Tickers: Goldcorp Inc. (USA) (NYSE:GG), Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) Credit...
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June 17 - News - Comments
Cheniere Energy: A Way To Profit From Lower Natural Gas Prices (Seeking Alpha) Natural gas is very cheap in North America while still relatively expensive...
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May 20 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) Backlash to Soros’ Drugging...
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April 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Resource Capital Corp. (NYSE:RSO), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO...
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April 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments
BlueCrest Said to Hire DW Investment’s Heelan to Build ABS Group (SFGate) BlueCrest Capital Management LLP, the $35 billion hedge-fund firm run by former...
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April 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Carl Icahn Practices What He Preaches, Will Deliver More To Shareholders (Forbes) Long known for pushing companies to take actions to increase or unlock...
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February 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire Icahn Says No Respect for Ackman After Herbalife Bet (SFGate) Carl Icahn, reviving a decade-old feud with hedge-fund manager William Ackman...
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January 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
At the start of every new year I like to read sell-side research from big banks, such as JPM or Credit Suisse. I have taken lots of ideas and insights...
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January 9 - Economy, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments
Six more exchange traded product (“ETP”) delistings are scheduled to occur before the end of the year. The closures include two ETFs from Guggenheim...
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December 24 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (NYSE:CLF) – A bullish spread initiated on Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (NYSE:CLF) this morning looks for shares in the...
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December 14 - News - Comments
Whitney Tilson Wins as Disney (DIS) Gives Netflix (NFLX) its Stamp of Approval (StreetInsider) Hedge fund investor Whitney Tilson is standing a little...
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December 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge funds Kleinhenz Capital and Corriente Advisors to shut down (Opalesque) Hedge funds Kleinheinz Capital Partners Inc., and Corriente Advisors have...
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December 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Profiting from insider moves can be quite tricky. This is because insider transactions tend to affect the stock price quickly — first from insider...
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November 15 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Union Hits Out at Vulture Fund Swoop on Tall Ship (MarineLink) The detention of the ship was ordered on application to a court by Elliott Capital Management...
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November 8 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Berkshire Hathaway buys toy and party supplies company (Reuters) Warren Buffett‘s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) said it would buy Oriental...
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November 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been perhaps the most successful online retail store around, and has seen impressive success with many of its services...
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October 10 - News - Comments
Dan Loeb Has New Position in Greek Government Debt, Up 3.4% in August (ValueWalk) We have just obtained Dan Loeb’s Third Point hedge fund stat sheet...
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October 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Platinum generally receives less attention from investors than other precious metals, but it is rarer than gold or silver. The metal’s physical characteristics...
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October 2 - News - Comments
Nelson Peltz Is Still Scaring Companies (BusinessWeek) Mark Fetting, chief executive officer of Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE:LM), was out of time. His biggest...
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September 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Maverick Capital Partner to Leave (WSJ) Maverick Capital Ltd.’s Steve Galbraith, who left a top investment-strategist post at Morgan Stanley MS +...
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September 7 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Einhorn’s Greenlight Posts 4 Percent August Gain (InstitutionalInvestor) David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital posted a 4 percent gain in August....
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September 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
TrimTabs and BarclayHedge report hedge funds redeem $4.9bn in June 2012 (Opalesque) BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that...
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August 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
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...
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August 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Tiger Management Helps Next-Generation Funds (NYTimes) When a top hedge fund manager donated money to start a student-run portfolio at the University...
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July 31 - Hedge Funds - Comments
SkyBridge Expands Into Asia (HedgeFund) Funds of hedge funds firm SkyBridge Capital plans to delve into Asia’s growing hedge fund market. According...
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July 30 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Passport To Wind Down Materials Hedge Fund After 31% Loss (Bloomberg) Passport Capital LLC, the $3.4 billion hedge fund founded by John Burbank, plans...
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July 11 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Here’s How This $5 Billion Hedge Fund Has Been Investing (Dailyfinance) Every quarter, many money managers have to disclose what they’ve bought...
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June 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
What other Credit Rating Agencies have been doing one step at a time, Moody’s did that and much more in a single stroke. After markets all over the...
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June 21 - Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments
Hedge Fund Billionaire Louis Bacon To Donate 90,000 Acres For Colorado Conservation Area (Forbes) New York hedge fund billionaire Louis Bacon announced...
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June 18 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Stanford Sentenced To 110 Years (Finalternatives) Convicted hedge fund fraudster R. Allen Stanford said yesterday that he’s no Bernard Madoff, but...
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June 15 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Sinclair To Liquidate Hedge Fund After Lacking Edge (Bloomberg) Hedge-fund manager Paul Sinclair is the latest casualty of Europe’s sovereign-debt turmoil...
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June 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Goldman Sachs’ target price for TECHNICOLOR (NYSE :TCH ), Goldman Sachs raised its price target on Technicolor from 1.30 to 2.20 Euros. The announcement...
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February 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
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,...
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February 3 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments
