Omega, Jabre Capital Among Hedge Fund Casualties in Dismal 2018 (Bloomberg) (Bloomberg) — It has been yet another year to forget in the world of......
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One of the most famous and most heavily scrutinized investors in the world, Bill Ackman has endured a dismal stretch that has seen his $8 billion hedge......
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Billionaire Bill Ackman of hedge fund Pershing Square is in the midst of a strong rebound in 2018 as he seeks to put his recent investing woes behind......
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Sears’ Future in Doubt as Chairman Eddie Lampert Looks for More Protections (CNBC) Sears Chairman Eddie Lampert seemingly swooped in once again......
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Carl Icahn Scores $757 million Profit After American Railcar Announces Merger (CNBC) Activist investor Carl Icahn scored a big payday on Monday after......
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Andreas Halvorsen Discloses Stake In Urovant Sciences (Forbes.com) Andreas Halvorsen’s Viking Global Investors disclosed Thursday that it holds a 75......
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Ackman Bets China Coffee Drinkers Will Be Next Fast-Food Win (Bloomberg) Three years ago, Bill Ackman was shorting China’s currency. Now he’s going......
(read more)October 10 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Rising interest rates have yet to be the tonic that soothes hedge funds’ returns, as anticipated. Hedge funds on average have posted gains of just......
(read more)October 10 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Starbucks Spikes After Hedge-Fund Billionaire Bill Ackman Discloses a Stake in the Company (Business Insider) Starbucks shares jumped by as much as 5%......
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Ken Griffin Hires Two Moore Capital Veterans for Macro Expansion (Bloomberg) Billionaire Ken Griffin hired two veteran money managers from Louis Bacon......
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If you owned 7.6 million shares of a stock that is trading at about $130 per share and you wanted to get rid of your shares because the stock’s......
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U.S. Hedge Fund Seeks Board Shake-Up at Toshiba (The Wall Street Journal) TOKYO—New York-based hedge fund King Street Capital Management LP has proposed......
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Wall Street Comes to Hell’s Kitchen With Ackman’s Office Project (Bloomberg) Another piece of gritty New York City is giving way to the appetites......
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Bill Ackman Makes More Layoffs at His Pershing Square Hedge Fund (CNBC) Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman, whose investment assets have shrunk......
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Activist Investor Icahn Raises Stake in Oil Producer Energen (Reuters) (Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn boosted his stake in Energen Corp......
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Ackman’s Hedge Funds Gain After Years of Losses, Helped by Chipotle and ADP (CNBC) William Ackman‘s private hedge fund has gained more than......
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US Fundraising for Special Purpose Acquisition Vehicles Hits Record this Year (AFR.com) Special purpose acquisition vehicles (spacs) are hitting the US......
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Billionaire Investor Cooperman Says He Would Sell Stocks on Strength Because Market is Fairly Valued (CNBC) Chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors Leon Cooperman......
(read more)June 6 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Think Soros Is Right? Traders Chase 76% Returns Shorting Europe (Bloomberg) George Soros says the euro area is in “existential danger” — and......
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When a lone prominent activist takes aim at a company, investors should pay attention. When two or more of them team up to take on the same company? Expect......
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Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Builds Roughly $1 billion Stake in Lowe’s (CNBC) Bill Ackman‘s Pershing Square has taken a stake in Lowe......
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Why Bill Ackman Will Salvage Pershing Square (Forbes) Pershing Square Capital Management is one of the world’s largest publicly traded hedge funds,......
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Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager David Tepper Reportedly Close to Finalizing Deal for Carolina Panthers at Record Price (CNBC) Billionaire hedge fund manager......
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Short-seller Jim Chanos Says Elon Musk ‘May be Misleading Investors’ (CNBC) Short-seller Jim Chanos is blasting Elon Musk’s leadership......
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Carl Icahn Says He hasn’t Talked to Trump Since August (CNBC) Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said Tuesday that he hasn’t spoken with President......
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Soros-Backed Hedge Fund Starts EM Pool as Assets Said to Surge (Bloomberg) Glen Point Capital LLP, a London-based hedge-fund firm that counts billionaire......
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Ackman Is Abandoned by Big Pershing Square Investors (Bloomberg) Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management is facing more bad news as many of......
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Hedge Funds to Watch for Facebook Fallout: D.E. Shaw, Appaloosa (Bloomberg) Several prominent hedge funds could be among investors feeling the pain from......
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Tenet Wins Investor Glenview’s Support for Board Nominations (Reuters) (Reuters) – Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC.N) said on Monday it......
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Ackman, Einhorn Bets Are Working Out So Far — in March Madness (Bloomberg) Bill Ackman and David Einhorn are back on top. At least when it comes......
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Automatic Data Processing Inc (NASDAQ:ADP): Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square filed an amended 13D. You can check out Pershing Square’s latest......
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Three Starboard Nominees to Newell Board Agree to Buy Stake if Elected (Reuters) (Reuters) – Starboard Value LP, which is looking to replace the......
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Odey Asset Management Long-short Fund Up 8 pct in Feb – Investor Report (Reuters) LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) – Odey Asset Management’s main......
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Paul Tudor Jones, Who Called the October 1987 Crash, Predicts Inflation Surge, Bond Price Plunge (CNBC) Paul Tudor Jones, the hedge fund manager who called......
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Trading ‘BOON’ Pickens: Oil Tycoon’s Spinoff Fund Seeks Listing (Bloomberg) Legendary oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens has closed his hedge fund,......
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From being on top of the investing world in 2014, it’s been a relatively short and hard fall for Bill Ackman‘s Pershing Square, the multi-......
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Ken Griffin Says Dow Drop ‘Modest’ as Geithner Looks Back on ’08 (Bloomberg) Organizers of the annual gala for the Museum of American......
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Och-Ziff Capital Names Robert Shafir as CEO (Reuters) (Reuters) – Och-Ziff Capital Management on Tuesday named Robert Shafir as its new chief executive......
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Normally Vocal Hedge Fund Manager Bill Ackman Takes a Passive Stake in Nike (CNBC) Bill Ackman‘s Pershing Square has taken a passive stake in Nike......
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Tax Reform-Related Bonuses Won’t ‘Move the Needle’ on The Wealth Gap, Says Billionaire Ray Dalio (CNBC) The bonuses and wage increases......
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As Einhorn and Other Big Names Struggle, These Rising Hedge Fund Stars Were Up 40% Last Year (CNBC) The torch is passed as the old hedge fund guard is......
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T. Boone Pickens Closes Energy Hedge Fund, Cites Diminishing Health (CNBC) Legendary energy investor T. Boone Pickens is shutting the doors on his energy......
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Pershing Square closed its position in Nomad Foods Limited (NYSE:NOMD) during the third quarter. Nomad Foods is a British Virgin Islands-based packaged......
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Howard Hughes Corp (NYSE:HHC): Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management filed an amended 13D. You can check out Pershing Square Capital......
(read more)January 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Given billionaire Bill Ackman‘s previous investing history, it’s not surprising that many investors pay attention to his fund’s letters......
(read more)December 9 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
At Insider Monkey, we keep a close eye on hedge funds, and Bill Ackman‘s Pershing Square Capital Management is without a doubt one of the best.......
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Bill Ackman‘s Pershing Square Capital Management has recently released a third quarter investor letter, and in it, the hedge fund talks about its......
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Bill Ackman‘s Pershing Square has a massive investment in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG), valued at $1.2 billion at the end of June. It......
(read more)November 6 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
At the beginning of October, Dallas, Texas hosted the Great Investors’ Best Ideas Conference. The Great Investors’ Best Ideas Conference is organized......
(read more)October 13 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Bill Ackman of Pershing Square has been working hard to impress the board of Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP). He has been buying ads in newspapers......
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