European Central Bank

George Soros Thinks Europe Needs Fiscal Stimulus While Other Investors Bet on Weaker Euro

George Soros is a famous investor who once in 1992 managed to score $1 billion in profits by betting short $10 billions worth of british pounds, an event......(read more)

October 23 - Economy, Futures/Forex, Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions, News - Comments

Hedge Fund News: David Tepper, Kyle Bass & Viking Global

Billionaire hedge fund manager David Tepper is short the euro (LeapRate) David Tepper, the founder of hedge fund Appaloosa Management, said that he’......(read more)

October 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Hedge Fund Highlights: Paul Singer, Ray Dalio & Perry Capital

Elliott Associates Hedge Fund Gained 4.6% in First Half (Wall Street Journal) Paul Singer, the hedge-fund manager entangled in a public fight with Argentina......(read more)

July 8 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Jeff Rosenberg: There Is A Lot Of Complacency In The Market; The ECB Is Continuing The Financial Repression

Markets are not ready for a change in the message from the Federal Reserves, Jeff Rosenberg, BlackRock’s Chief Investment Strategist for Fixed Income......(read more)

June 11 - Macroeconomic Predictions, News - Comments

Euro Falls as Euronext’s IPO Closes Up (and Other Related News)

IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. recently declared that the IPO of Euronext, its stock exchange operator, could be valued at up to 1.75 billion Euro......(read more)

June 10 - Futures/Forex, Macroeconomic Predictions, News - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Seth Klarman, Andrew Hall & Bill Ackman

Baupost up nearly $1 billion on Merck-Idenix deal (CNBC) Not bad for a single trade: Baupost Group appears to have made nearly $1 billion on just one......(read more)

June 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Billionaire Wilbur Ross About ECB Decision to Impose Negative Interest Rates

Billionaire Wilbur Ross, the manager of Invesco Private Capital, is a well-known investor in distressed assets and notorious for restructuring companies......(read more)

June 6 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Ken Griffin, Thomas Steyer & George Soros

Citadel Outpaces Multistrategy Peers (InstitutionalInvestorsAlpha) Kenneth Griffin’s Chicago-based hedge fund firm, Citadel, continues to deftly maneuver......(read more)

June 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Marc Faber About the Eurozone Policy, Emerging Markets and Bonds

Marc Faber is a famous Swiss investor and the publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report newsletter. In addition, he serves as the director of Marc......(read more)

June 4 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Marc Lasry, Seth Klarman & Jonathan Savitz

Bucks owners spend day touring Milwaukee (WISN) The Milwaukee Bucks’ new owners were in town Thursday taking a tour of Brew City. Marc Lasry and......(read more)

May 29 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Eddie Lampert, Bill Ackman & Defending Steve Cohen

Sears may separate Lands’ End, Auto Center businesses (Reuters) Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) is considering separating its Lands’......(read more)

October 29 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, Warren Buffett, BMC Software, Inc. (BMC)

Editor’s Note: Related Tickers: BMC Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMC), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B), The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG......(read more)

May 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Top 4 Strengths a Successful Entrepreneur Needs

Warren Buffett News: Apple Inc. (AAPL) Lessons, More American International Group, Inc. (AIG) Info, And BYD

Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Facebook......(read more)

April 29 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Paul Singer, Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (DB)

Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Oaktree Capital Group LLC (NYSE:OAK), Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG), Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT),......(read more)

April 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Commodities That Have Thrived Under President Obama

As an asset class, natural resources often get lumped together, falling under a single weighting in one’s investment portfolio. After all, the most......(read more)

December 3 - Market Movers - Comments

Hedge Fund News: BarclayHedge, Marc Faber, Paul Singer

TrimTabs and BarclayHedge report hedge funds redeem $4.9bn in June 2012 (Opalesque) BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that......(read more)

August 9 - 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

Hedge Fund News: Nouriel Roubini, Mitt Romney, HedgeServ

Alexander Soros Is Unmasked for Charity (WSJ) At Heard & Scene, we’re often asked what—and who—may be about to burst on to the scene. Each......(read more)

July 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments

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

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

Icahn Said to Buy LightSquared Debt, Seth Klarman Invests In Europe, Greece Nears Debt Deal, Etc…

Icahn Said To Buy Lightsquared Debt In Bet On Falcone Venture’s Collapse (Bloomberg) Billionaire Carl Icahn has purchased debt from Philip Falcone’......(read more)

January 20 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

John Paulson on the European Debt Crisis

John Paulson, founder and president of the famous investment firm Paulson & Co, wrote a column in the Financial Times. It was published yesterday......(read more)

December 15 - The Smart Set - Comments

George Soros has a Seven Point Plan to Save the Eurozone

George Soros has been very focal about the European debt crises, even going so far as to offer advice, like when he told Kathimerini that the Greek debt......(read more)

October 25 - The Smart Set - Comments

Bunga Bunga Parties On While S&P and Germany Slash Italy’s Credit

Bunga Bunga Parties! Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s Prime Minister and international class act, must feel like he’s on the wrong end of a Bunga......(read more)

September 20 - News - Comments

Top of the Morning: Unauthorized Trading, Groupon’s IPO, Goldman’s Computer-Trading Head, Europe Lending, Home-Equity Loans

Kweku Adoboli – UBS’s Latest Rogue Trader – Had the Balls To Lose $2 Billion (Allegedly) (Insider Monkey) Kweku Adoboli, a 31 year old trader, has......(read more)

September 15 - News - Comments

Top of the Morning: Moody’s Downgrade, BNP Asset Cuts, Retail Sales, MF Global Job Cuts, EU Banks Losing Deposits

Credit Agricole, Societe Generale Ratings Cut (Bloomberg) Credit Agricole SA (ACA) and Societe Generale SA, France’s second- and third-largest banks......(read more)

September 14 - News - Comments

Eclectica’s Hugh Hendry Doesn’t Want the Wealth Transfer End

Eclectica’s Hugh Hendry is criticizing European Central Bankers for their intention to increase interest rates this year. In a Financial Times article......(read more)

January 26 - News - Comments

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