George Soros is a famous investor who once in 1992 managed to score $1 billion in profits by betting short $10 billions worth of british pounds, an event that made him known as...
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October 23 - Economy, Futures/Forex, Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions, News - Comments
Starboard Value LP succeeded in replacing the entire board of Darden Restaurants, Inc.
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October 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG) gave four of its top executives $63 million in compensation last year.
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September 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) should have a lot of people hoping their recently trademarked McBrunch can turn around the fast food giant’s flagging sales (although a McDonald...
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September 12 - Economy, News - Comments
It seems legendary hedge fund billionaire George Soros might be souring in his view on the market outlook for U.S.
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August 15 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge fund ValueAct Capital LLC has taken a $1 billion stake in Rupert Murdoch-controlled film and TV company Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ:FOX), CNBC reported.
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August 11 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Marc Faber, is famously called Dr. Doom due to his never ending prophecies that something or the other is going to witness a correction.
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August 11 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Odey Asset Management has opened an office in Geneva, Switzerland, its first office in the country.
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July 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson, who runs Kase Capital, says he has "more confidence" in his Herbalife position following Bill Ackman's latest presentation.
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July 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
One of American Media Inc.'s largest second-lien noteholders and hedge fund investor Leon Cooperman have entered into a non-binding letter of intent to take over the magazine ...
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July 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio is the king of the rich hedge fund industry.
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July 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Long Island hedge-fund investor James Simons and his wife have given $50 million to the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory to establish a center that uses quantitative tools to understand...
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July 7 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Marc Faber is a famous Swiss investor and the publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report newsletter.
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June 4 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
For the last several years, nobody has been more outspokenly bearish on Japan than Kyle Bass.
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May 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments
At the end of the first quarter, Richard McGuire III’s Marcato Capital Management teased investors that among its new positions were two undisclosed stocks that the firm hinted...
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May 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Nearly one year ago, Jeffrey Ubben showed up at a New York investment conference with news: His San Francisco-based ValueAct Capital Management hedge fund had taken a $2 billion...
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April 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
An investor has accused the hedge fund billionaire Philip A.
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March 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp admitted on Thursday it failed to disclose to investors in 2010 the steps it took to thwart a hostile takeover bid by billionaire Carl Icahn, as ...
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March 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Sears CEO Eddie Lampert admitted the retailer had a “tough-to-terrible” holiday season, but insisted the company’s strategy was a model for other chains.
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February 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Tom Steyer, a billionaire retired hedge-fund investor, is aiming to spend $100 million to make climate change a priority issue in this year's midterm elections.
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February 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The stock market’s decline this year is healthy and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index probably will end 2014 higher, Leon Cooperman, chairman of hedge fund Omega Advisors Inc...
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February 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass believes investors can still profit by lending to Argentina, Latin America's third-largest economy.
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February 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
An investment analyst who played a leading role in Pershing Square Capital Management’s bet against Herbalife Ltd.
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January 29 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Greece’s Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund is courting U.S.
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December 18 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge fund Elliott Capital Advisors considers drug wholesaler McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) -0.33% $6.1 billion takeover offer for Germany's Celesio AG CLS1.XE +0.35% too low...
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December 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
When the "Oracle of Omaha" talks, people listen, which is why the oil sector and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) -0.02% got lots of attention after regulatory filings revealed...
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November 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
A growing number of managers of very large, well-known hedge fund firms have been going on a shopping spree, placing big bets on name-brand retailers or their suppliers in recent...
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November 8 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) is considering separating its Lands' End clothing and Sears Auto Center businesses into independently managed operations as part of its...
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October 29 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge fund investor Daniel Loeb has acquired a stake in Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) and said he sees good prospects for the company after the planned sale of its handset...
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October 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Twin Capital Management LLC, a New York-based hedge fund firm, announced today that its fund, Twin Securities, L.P., has been named “Best Merger Arbitrage Fund” at the 2013...
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October 21 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire interviews: In today's financial blogosphere, it's not uncommon to hear prominent investors sounding off on the economy, their favorite stock picks, or why they hate...
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October 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire Steve Cohen is one of Wall Street’s most mysterious characters, making unexpected moves and constantly throwing people off.
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October 15 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Winton Capital Management Ltd., the $24.5 billion hedge-fund firm founded by David Harding, said profit plunged 64 percent last year after its main fund posted just its second...
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October 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge Fund billionaire William Ackman has acknowledged that his big investment in J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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September 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Prominent hedge fund managers criticized President Obama's decision not nominate Larry Summers to be chairman of the Federal Reserve.
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September 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The short sellers' favourite short seller, Jim Chanos packs more punch than the $US6 billion in funds he oversees.
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September 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge-fund investor Dan Loeb's campaign to persuade Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) -0.28% to spin off part of its entertainment business was beneficial for the company, Chief...
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September 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD), The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
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September 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Tom Steyer, San Francisco hedge-fund billionaire and million-dollar donor to Democratic candidates -- including President Obama -- is something of a one-man Big Green with greater...
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August 30 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking Bill Ackman seriously.
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August 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), DryShips Inc.
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August 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor's Note: Related tickers: American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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August 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
If Bill Ackman Were A Stock, I'd Be Buying Right Now (BusinessInsider) The piling on re: Bill Ackman - I would bet - has now reached its pinnacle.
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August 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Investors in Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.’s initial public offering are betting on billionaire hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb.
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August 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF), Yahoo! Inc.
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July 30 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In the insider-trading investigation of hedge-fund billionaire Steven A. Cohen, the U.S.
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July 8 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Tim Hortons Inc.
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June 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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June 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
David Tepper, who runs a $12 billion distressed-debt hedge fund, Appaloosa Management, emailed in some comments to CNBC's "Squawk Box" this morning after global markets got crushed...
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June 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD), Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES), Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE:NFX), Dell Inc.
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June 21 - Hedge Funds - Comments
