Pacifica Capital Investments LLC is a California-based hedge fund led by its founder Steve Leonard since its start in 1998. Leonard, who spent 20 years......
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June 25 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Bob Kraft, Kraft Foods Group Inc (NASDAQ:KRFT) chairman & CEO, and New England Patriots owner, talked in an interview on CNBC about his company’......
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September 5 - News - Comments
The $6 billion Carlson Capital, a Dallas-based hedge fund that focuses its strategies on philosophy, people and process, is a stark contrast to other......
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April 2 - News - Comments
Monster Beverage Corp (NASDAQ:MNST) is down almost 25% so far this week on speculation that five people may have died over the last three years after......
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October 23 - Stock Analysis - Comments
At the end of June, SAC Capital and Sigma Capital Management, an SAC subsidiary, took new positions in Annies Inc (NYSE:BNNY) that equaled almost 4% of......
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October 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
From “the Wizard” to “the Oracle of Omaha,” Warren Buffett is a man that is known by many names in the financial world. While......
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September 28 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Richard Berke, a Board member at The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAIN) has filed with the SEC to disclose that on September 19th he bought 1,000......
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September 24 - Insider Trading - Comments
If you gave me $100 billion and said take away the soft drink leadership of Coca-Cola in the world, I’d give it back to you and say it can’t be done......
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September 19 - News - Comments
Earlier today the NASDAQ announced that Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) did not make the grade for being included in the NASDAQ 100 Index, just yet. The company......
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September 18 - News - Comments
DE Shaw Founder Building $75M Mansion (HedgeFund) A sprawling mansion on a hill is in the works for D.E. Shaw & Co. founder David Shaw and his family......
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August 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge fund manager Barton Biggs dies at age 79 (Opalesque) Ex-Morgan Stanley strategies and hedge fund manager Barton Biggs died on Saturday, according......
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July 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (FRFHF), the insurance firm run by Prem Watsa, has taken on a 5.12% stake in Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIMM)......
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February 6 - The Smart Set - Comments
Oscar Schafer’s O.S.S. Capital Management to Shut Down (WSJ) After more than 40 years as a noted stock-picker and market commentator, Oscar Schafer......
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November 3 - Uncategorized - Comments
Yahoo Tops Expectations (FT) Yahoo’s profits fell 26 per cent in the third quarter of 2011 compared to a year before but still beat analysts low expectations......
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October 19 - News - Comments
Last month, Kraft announced its plan to split itself into two companies by the end of 2012: one fast growing global snacks business includes Oreo cookies......
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September 7 - Uncategorized - Comments
Warren Buffett has said that if a position is small, it is probably picked by Todd Combs. If the transaction is large, it is probably he who is behind......
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August 16 - News - Comments
Warren Buffett says “our favorite holding period is forever” and yet he sold eight stocks during the fourth quarter of 2010. It was surprising......
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February 15 - Hedge Funds - Comments
William Ackman’s Pershing Square has a very concentrated portfolio. It isn’t very difficult to analyze his 12 stock 13F portfolio. The twelve......
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February 15 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Dealbreaker today reported that Pershing Square returned 15% in November. Insider Monkey likes Bill Ackman even though he swam naked in Turkey. He’......
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December 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments