Goldman Sachs (GS) Q1 Earnings Crushed Expectations
The history of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) dates back to 1869 when German immigrant Marcus Goldman started a commercial paper trading business in New York.
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Goldman Sachs (GS) Shares Down Despite Strong Quarterly Performance
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS), founded in 1869 by Marcus Goldman, is regarded as one of the most prestigious investment banks in the U.S.
Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Tom Steyer, Lime Asset Management, Conagra Brands Inc (CAG), AtriCure Inc. (ATRC), and More
Bill Ackman's hedge fund is on track to land massive returns after three years of negative net performance.
Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: D.E. Shaw, CBA Florida Inc (CBAI), Energen Co. (EGN), American Financial Group Inc (AFG), and More
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge-fund firm, lives by a set of rules that, he’d be first to admit, aren’t for everyone.
Hedge Fund News: Paul Singer, Eric Mindich, Jana Partners
A proxy voting company is backing one of three directors that Paul Singer’s Elliott Advisors wants installed on Alliance Trust Plc’s board, the third investor group this week...
Hedge Fund News: Stanley Druckenmiller, Barry Rosenstein, Elliott Management
Stan Druckenmiller is betting on the unexpected.
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, Steven A. Cohen, Paul Singer
A group including billionaire investor Bill Ackman paid $91.5 million for a duplex penthouse at Extell Development Co.’s One57 condominium tower, one of New York City’s most...
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Tom Steyer & Steven Cohen
A fund run by billionaire investor John Paulson has acquired minority stakes in a bank and a water company in Greece, adding to evidence the country was attracting international...
Hedge Fund Highlights: Ken Griffin, Stanley Druckenmiller, Herbalife Ltd. (HLF)
Derivatives trading has improved dramatically, becoming safer and more efficient through post-crisis reforms that have shifted power from bank “dealers” to investors, according...
Updates on Card News: Mastercard Inc (MA) & MoneySense, Visa Inc (V)’s Charity Challenge, American Express Company (AXP)’s Birthday
The WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard is Canada's best travel rewards card for 2013, according to an annual review and ranking of credit cards in the September issue of MoneySense...
Solar Updates: SolarCity Corp (SCTY)’s New Project, First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) & SunPower Corporation (SPWR)’s Insiders
SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY), which is based in San Mateo, Calif.
Bank of America Corp (BAC)’s Exit, JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM)’s New Hire, Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) & North Carolina’s Treachers
Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) is selling its entire remaining stake in China Construction Bank Corp. 0939.
SandRidge Energy Inc. (SD) Analysis, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) & Nichols Hills Plaza, Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) on Iraq Oilfield Stake
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK)'s effort to sell off assets is hitting closer to home. In its Mid-Year Retail Market Summary, Price Edwards & Co.
Solar Updates: SunPower Corporation (SPWR) CFO Unloads Shares, First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) Signs Power Supply Contract & SolarCity Corp (SCTY)’s Goal
SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) CFO Charles Boynton unloaded 5,000 shares of SunPower Corp. stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 15th.
Energy Data: Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) Boosted by Carl Icahn, Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) Receives Negative Earnings Update
Activist investor Carl Icahn upped his stake in Chesapeake Energy by about one percentage point to 9.98%, giving the stock a slight boost Monday morning.
Chipset News Updates: QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM)’s CEO Paul Jacobs, Intel Corporation (INTC) Encourages Atom-Based Android Tablets, Broadcom Corporation (BRCM) Price Target Lowered
QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM)’s chairman and CEO Paul Jacobs was in Silicon Valley last week talking about a broad range of topics at the Computer History Museum.
Hedge Fund News: Carl Icahn, Jim Rogers, Apple Inc (AAPL)
Long known for pushing companies to take actions to increase or unlock value, Carl Icahn is delivering a bit more to his own shareholders.
Hedge Fund News: David Einhorn, Steven Cohen, Citigroup Inc.
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., the reinsurer that counts hedge-fund manager David Einhorn as its chairman, rose the most since August as UBS AG raised its rating on the firm to buy...
Hedge Fund News: George Soros, Seth Klarman, Crispin Odey
Silicon Valley has supported President Barack Obama with huge contributions to the super PAC backing his reelection in the final month before the election.
Hedge Fund News: David Harding, Philip Falcone, RAND Corp.
David Harding, founder of hedge fund Winton Capital Management, has disclosed an annual tax bill of £34m and urged other higher rate taxpayers to pay their fair share.
Hedge Fund News: Thomas Steyer, Dan Loeb, BlackRock
While most hedge fund managers are backing President Barack Obama's opponent this November, Farallon Capital Management founder Thomas Steyer is keeping faith with his liberal...
Hedge Fund News: Barton Biggs, John Griffin, Jim Rogers
Ex-Morgan Stanley strategies and hedge fund manager Barton Biggs died on Saturday, according to various media reports.
Hedge Fund News: Lee Robinson, Mitt Romney, Procter & Gamble
Altana Wealth, the Monaco-based hedge fund firm set up by Lee Robinson, saw its two hedge funds suffer big drops in June, leaving them both with double-digit losses for the year...
Hedge Fund News: Harbinger, John Paulson, George Soros
Phil Falcone, the embattled billionaire hedge fund manager, has put together an unorthodox IPO that will see his hedge fund firm contribute assets valued at $350 million to a ...
Hedge Fund News: Daniel Loeb, Louis Bacon, Hutchin Hill
Activist investor Daniel Loeb may be gearing up for another boardroom battle after having amassed a big position in embattled natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK....
Hedge Fund News: Barclays, Carl Icahn, John Paulson
Marcus Agius, the chairman of Barclays, resigned on Monday, less than a week after the big British bank agreed to pay $450 million to settle accusations that it had tried to manipulate...
Hedge Fund News: George Soros, William Ackman, Carl Icahn
A settlement announced Sunday will bring $405 million to victims of Bernard Madoff's historic investment scam, the state attorney general said.
Hedge Fund News: Stanley Fink, David Einhorn, Carlson Capital
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR.N), the private equity company, has bought hedge fund money manager Prisma Capital Partners LP, marking the latest move by the private equity sector...
Hedge Fund News: Louis Bacon, Man Group, Navistar International
New York hedge fund billionaire Louis Bacon announced his intentions Friday to donate 90,000 acres of land in Colorado toward the creation of the Sangre de Cristo Conservation...
Hedge Fund News: Brevan Howard, Kenneth Griffin, Man Group
The head of a joint venture between Samena Capital and Reyl & Cie says the global crisis was tough, but produced good hedge seeding opportunities in Asia.
Hedge Fund News: Andreas Halvorsen, George Soros, Raj Rajaratnam
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned Alberto Micalizzi, whose hedge fund racked up hundreds of millions of dollars of losses in the credit crisis, and handed him...
Hedge Fund News: Scott Rothstein, Warren Buffett, Barton Biggs
Hedge funds turned their backs on Johnson & Johnson and Amazon.com Inc in the last months, kicking the former market darlings into a group where they see stock prices dropping...
Hedge Fund News, January Performance, George Soros, Bruce Berkowitz…
Hedge funds increased bets on rising commodity prices to the highest since September on mounting confidence that growth in the U.S. will strengthen demand.
Hedge Fund News, Doug Whitman Insider Case, Soros, Rogers…
Whitman Capital LLC’s president was charged with taking part in two separate insider-trading conspiracies, using illegal tips on Google Inc., Polycom Inc.
