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April 19 - Hedge Funds
A restructuring storm continues to blow through China's battered solar sector, with word of a potential major asset sale by Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.
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April 18 - Hedge Funds
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April 18 - Hedge Funds
The most successful campaign initiated by billionaire hedge-fund operator George Soros has been the legalization of marijuana.
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April 17 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson lost over $300 million of his personal wealth and his investors lost $62 million on Friday as gold tumbled to nearly 2-year lows, reports...
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April 15 - Hedge Funds
While most hedge funds were most likely unable to keep with the S&P 500 in the first quarter, when the benchmark surged 10 percent, at least two funds — Jeffrey Ubben’s ValueAct...
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April 9 - Hedge Funds
Cooperman, presenting at a fundraiser for nonprofit Portfolios with Purpose, enumerated the companies he is using in the group's charity stock picking competition: Brazilian health...
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April 5 - Hedge Funds
According to most shareholders, hedge funds are assumed to be slow, old financial tools of yesteryear.
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March 25 - News
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR) was in 28 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.
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March 24 - News
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (NYSE:SNI) was in 28 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.
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March 24 - News
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG) was in 46 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of December.
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March 20 - Hedge Funds
Just when it looked like 2013 couldn’t get worse for hedge-fund manager William Ackman, one of his longest-standing investment allies is abandoning ship.
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March 15 - Hedge Funds
In the world of small-cap companies, most don't get as much attention in the media or the blogosphere, which often leaves them less efficiently priced than their larger peers.
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January 28 - Hedge Funds
Another day, another hedge fund manager weighs in on nutritional products company Herbalife Ltd.
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January 24 - Hedge Funds
The two biggest hedge funds led by Citadel LLC CEO Ken Griffin posted returns of about 26 percent as of the end of the year compared to 2011 year end results, according to a person...
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January 4 - Hedge Funds
John Paulson, the hedge fund manager who made a fortune during the downturn but more recently blamed a bad 2012 performance on Europe, didn’t let that stop him giving friends...
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December 27 - Hedge Funds
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has become the second major brokerage to drop hedge fund manager John Paulson's Advantage and Advantage Plus Funds from their retail offerings...
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December 20 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire John Paulson founded Paulson & Co. in 1994 and has become famous for his bets against subprime mortgages.
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December 10 - Hedge Funds
One of the hedge funds run by John Paulson, whose prescient bets against housing where chronicled in the book "The Greatest Trade Ever," is on track to be the second worst performer...
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December 4 - Hedge Funds
Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) is another new pick in Andreas Halvorsen’s portfolio, valued at $139 million at the end of the third quarter.
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November 30 - Dividend Stocks
Activist investor Carl Icahn bumped up his stake in Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), a company where he has already pushed for sweeping changes in governance.
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November 21 - Hedge Funds
Paulson & Co., the hedge fund run by billionaire John Paulson, and mutual fund firm Franklin Resources, Inc.
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November 20 - Hedge Funds
Appaloosa Management is a value hedge fund managed by billionaire David Tepper (whose name might sound familiar to any recent attendees of Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of...
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November 16 - Hedge Funds
Silicon Valley has supported President Barack Obama with huge contributions to the super PAC backing his reelection in the final month before the election.
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October 26 - Hedge Funds
Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) posted solid earnings this yesterday that is pushing the stock up over 5%. EPS came in at $1.48, compared to consensus of $1.31.
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October 25 - Hedge Funds
The Federal Reserve’s stated mission is to provide “the nation with a safe, flexible, and stable monetary and financial system.” This has historically meant doing its best...
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October 23 - News
Hedge-fund manager John Paulson famously made nearly $4 billion in 2007 correctly betting that the housing bubble, fueled by the subprime mortgage market, would pop.
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October 19 - Hedge Funds
John Paulson, the billionaire hedge- fund manager coming off record losses in 2011, further pared declines in his Gold and Advantage funds last month, according to two people...
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October 5 - Hedge Funds
Silver Point Capital LP, founded in 2002 by Goldman Sachs alums Edward A. Mule and Robert J.
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September 26 - Hedge Funds
Oops, they did it again! Yet another trader with ties to hedge-fund titan Steven Cohen has gotten caught up in Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara’s widespread insider-trading...
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September 26 - Hedge Funds
On the back of QE3, commodities are sure to have an illustrious future, with gold having the potential to lead the way.
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September 25 - Stock Analysis
With QE3 now in play, we believe that several funds may be set to capitalize on the policy’s impact on financials.
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September 24 - Stock Analysis
Democratic heavyweight George Soros keeps inching his way back into partisan politics. The latest evidence: Mr.
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September 22 - Hedge Funds
Luxor Capital Group, managed by Christian Leone, is a New York-based hedge fund with an estimated $3 billion in assets under management.
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September 20 - Stock Analysis
The notion of QE3 rejuvenates thoughts of Ben Bernanke and the Fed flooding the market with dollars, weakening the U.S.
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September 19 - Hedge Funds
Activist hedge fund Starboard Value is expected to disclose on Monday that it has taken a 13.3 percent stake in Office Depot Inc, making it the biggest shareholder of the office...
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September 17 - Hedge Funds
John Paulson, the billionaire hedge fund manager, will be forever known on Wall Street as the man who made nearly billions shorting subprime mortgages.
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September 12 - Hedge Funds
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...
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September 11 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros made some bold statements in an interview with the Financial Times, saing that Germany must either lead the Eurozone out of...
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September 10 - Hedge Funds
Maverick Capital Ltd.'s Steve Galbraith, who left a top investment-strategist post at Morgan Stanley MS +3.64% for the hedge fund eight years ago, plans to leave the firm as soon...
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September 7 - Hedge Funds
Dan Loeb’s Third Point has been accused again of conspiring to destroy Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) (PINK:FRFHF), after it is alleged that the hedge fund was...
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September 6 - Hedge Funds
One year ago Assets at Marc Lasry’s Avenue Capital Group dipped to $12.3 billion by midyear 2011, from $18 billion just six months earlier, as the firm had been liquidating ...
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September 5 - Hedge Funds
David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital posted a 4 percent gain in August. This put the hedge fund manager up 9.7 percent for the year to date.
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September 4 - Hedge Funds
Believe it or not, the housing crash wasn't all heartache and tears. When the mortgage bubble burst a few select investors made a boatload.
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August 31 - Hedge Funds
Bowing to intense investor pressure, the chairwoman and chief executive of health insurance giant WellPoint Inc. abruptly resigned and the company named an interim CEO.
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August 29 - Hedge Funds
According to a 13G just filled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Steven Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital LLC has now owns 8,645,289 shares of Verisign, Inc.
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August 28 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul E.
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August 23 - Hedge Funds
Activist investor Carl Icahn agreed to allocate as much as $3 billion to a management duo composed of his son, Brett, and David Schechter, expanding their role in running the ...
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August 20 - Hedge Funds
