Bloomberg's Dominic Chu reports that Ray Dalio’s Pure Alpha hedge fund made $13.8 billion for its investors last year, while John Paulson lost clients almost $10 billion after...
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February 29 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Hedge fund assets under management could reach $2.13 trillion at the end of the year, as investors put more cash into the industry and managers report positive returns, a survey...
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February 28 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Warren Buffett bought oil stocks near the peak of an energy boom, declined to spend $35 million on a growing television station and swapped a Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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February 24 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
George Soros doesn’t really need any introduction.
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February 17 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone is ruling out a bankruptcy filing for his telecom startup LightSquared Inc, one day after U.S.
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February 16 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Mark Jurish, chief executive officer of Larch Lane Advisors, talks about hedge fund industry performance and strategy.
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February 8 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Texas’s Permanent School Fund may hire in-house money managers to oversee its $25 billion in assets because returns are being “eaten alive” by hedge-fund fees, according...
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January 27 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP) said William Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management has asked to elect five of its nominees to the company's board as the proxy...
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January 24 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Billionaire Carl Icahn has purchased debt from Philip Falcone’s LightSquared Inc.’s bondholders as the satellite-broadband-service provider struggles to start service, two...
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January 20 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
WebMD (WBMD) was a top pick for several big-time hedge fund managers in the third quarter. Looking at the list of hedge funds that initiated new positions or increased holdings...
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January 11 - Hedge Funds
Move over, John Arnold: the U.S. natural gas market has a new hedge-fund king, operating as skillfully and mysteriously as the ex-Enron wunderkind who once wowed the trade.
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January 11 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
At the beginning of the year 2012, the saying of “Short China” sounded again during the worldwide economy downturn.
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January 10 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
William Ackman’s plan to wage a proxy fight to install a new chief executive officer at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
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January 10 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Jim Rogers said publicly on Tuesday last week that the euro and Swiss franc will show buying opportunities in 2012. Although in the past few weeks he had sold some euros...
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January 9 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
John Paulson, the billionaire money manager who’s vowed to restore his hedge fund to profitability after the worst year of his career, may have to take a cue from rival Ken ...
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January 9 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
For years, finance experts have put together statistical analyses that suggest something fishy is going on with some of the reported returns in a large universe of hedge funds...
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December 30 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
When Kmart acquired Sears (SHLD) in 2005, Chairman Edward Lampert said the new company would have the geographic reach and scale to compete with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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December 28 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
It seems Julian Robertson wasn’t kidding when he said the hedge fund industry is “tough.” Even successful fund manager heavyweights like George Soros have to cut back once...
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December 19 - Hedge Funds
Soros Fund Management, the investment company of billionaire George Soros, has laid off a handful of analysts and portfolio managers in recent months.
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December 19 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Hedge fund managers played important roles in big market events in 2011.
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December 14 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
George Soros, or at least his family fund Soros Fund Management, is up more than $130 million after it "bought about $2 billion of European bonds formerly owned by MF Global Holdings...
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December 13 - Hedge Funds, The Smart Set
Hurt by the market volatility triggered by the European sovereign debt crisis, hedge funds went out of business at the fastest pace in more than a year in the third quarter, according...
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December 8 - Hedge Funds
Shah Capital reported on December 2nd that the firm now has 2.20 million shares in Yucheng Technologies Ltd (YTEC), corresponding to a 12.01% passive stake.
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December 5 - Hedge Funds
Carl Icahn’s Icahn Capital disclosed on November 22nd for its insider purchases in Federal Mogul Corp (FDML).
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November 25 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading, The Smart Set
Investors looking for ways to reduce risk in their portfolios, and create consistent returns need look no further than hedge fund managers.
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November 15 - Hedge Funds, The Smart Set
Philip Hempleman’s Ardsley Partners reported 5.30% passive stake in Amarin Corporation plc\uk (AMRN) on November 14th, according to a SEC 13G filing.
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November 15 - Hedge Funds
Ctrip.com (CTRP) share prices fell over 12% on Monday after reporting a disappointing sales outlook for the fourth quarter.
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November 14 - Hedge Funds
After plunging more than 54% this year, the sharks may start circling WebMD (WBMD).
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November 8 - Hedge Funds
Shah Capital recently increased it passive position in Yucheng Technologies Ltd (YTEC).
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November 1 - Hedge Funds
George Soros’ Soros Fund Management announced a 5.6% passive stake in WebMD Health Corp.
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October 25 - Hedge Funds
Several hedge funds made big Friday on Seagate Technologies (STX) after the stock swelled from $12.06 at close yesterday to trade at $14.74 midday.
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October 21 - Hedge Funds, Uncategorized
Billionaire George Soros returned an average of around 30% per year in his career. That's how he became a billionaire.
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October 18 - Hedge Funds
Several hedge funds gained big Monday after Statoil ASA (STO) announced it was going to buy Brigham Exploration Co. (BEXP) in a $4.4 billion deal.
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October 17 - Hedge Funds
Bruce Kovner’s Caxton Associates revealed on October 14th that the firm now has 936 thousand depository receipts in Semiconductor HOLDRs Trust (SMH), corresponding to a 5.2% ...
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October 17 - Hedge Funds
Such speculations won voice this week when the conservative broadcaster Rush Limbaugh told his listeners that "the money from George Soros is behind" the anti-capitalist movement...
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October 14 - News
Eric Bannasch’s Cadian Capital boosted its position in General Cable Corporation (BGC) to 2.95 million shares, corresponding to a 5.65% stake of BGC’s total outstanding shares...
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October 13 - Hedge Funds, Uncategorized
