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......
(read more)October 23 - Economy, Futures/Forex, Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions, News - Comments
Starboard Succeeds in Replacing Entire Darden Board (WSJ) Starboard Value LP succeeded in replacing the entire board of Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE......
(read more)October 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Fortress Pays Executives for Expenses to Manage Fortunes (Bloomberg) Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG) gave four of its top executives $63 million......
(read more)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......
(read more)September 12 - Economy, News - Comments
George Soros Made A Huge Bet That Stocks Will Fall (BusinessInsider) It seems legendary hedge fund billionaire George Soros might be souring in his view......
(read more)August 15 - Hedge Funds - Comments
ValueAct takes $1 bln stake in 21st Century Fox (Reuters) Hedge fund ValueAct Capital LLC has taken a $1 billion stake in Rupert Murdoch-controlled film......
(read more)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. So, another prophecy......
(read more)August 11 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Odey Opens Doors In Switzerland (Finalternatives) Odey Asset Management has opened an office in Geneva, Switzerland, its first office in the country. &#......
(read more)July 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
WHITNEY TILSON: I Am More Confident In My Herbalife Short Than Ever Before (BusinessInsider) Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson, who runs Kase Capital,......
(read more)July 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Chatham, Cooperman offer to buy American Media (TheDeal) One of American Media Inc.’s largest second-lien noteholders and hedge fund investor Leon......
(read more)July 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Ray Dalio Is Back, All Weather Fund Up 11% (Forbes) Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio is the king of the rich hedge......
(read more)July 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Simonses give $50 million to Cold Spring Harbor lab (NewsDay) Long Island hedge-fund investor James Simons and his wife have given $50 million to the......
(read more)July 7 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Marc Faber is a famous Swiss investor and the publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report newsletter. In addition, he serves as the director of Marc......
(read more)June 4 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
KYLE BASS: China Isn’t Just Slowing Down — It’s Contracting (BusinessInsider) For the last several years, nobody has been more outspokenly......
(read more)May 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Marcato Reveals an Activist Stake in Life Time Fitness (InstitutionalInvestorsAlpha) At the end of the first quarter, Richard McGuire III’s Marcato......
(read more)May 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Jeffrey Ubben’s Hedge Fund Is The Big Microsoft Winner (Forbes) Nearly one year ago, Jeffrey Ubben showed up at a New York investment conference......
(read more)April 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Falcone Accused of Using Company Assets in Cash Crunch (NYTimes) An investor has accused the hedge fund billionaire Philip A. Falcone of using his publicly......
(read more)March 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Lions Gate admits fault over Icahn hostile bid in SEC pact (TheGlobeAndMail) Lions Gate Entertainment Corp admitted on Thursday it failed to disclose......
(read more)March 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Softer sales slam Sears with fourth-quarter loss (NYPost) Sears CEO Eddie Lampert admitted the retailer had a “tough-to-terrible” holiday season,......
(read more)February 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Calif. Billionaire Plans $100 Million Climate Change Campaign (WAMC) Tom Steyer, a billionaire retired hedge-fund investor, is aiming to spend $100 million......
(read more)February 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Omega’s Cooperman Sees Stocks Rising After ‘Healthy’ Retreat (SFGate) The stock market’s decline this year is healthy and the Standard & Poor......
(read more)February 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
US Hedge Fund Hayman Capital Bets on Argentine Bonds Despite Default Risk (IBTimes) Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass believes investors can still profit by......
(read more)February 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Analyst Who Worked on Herbalife Leaves Pershing Square (NYTimes) An investment analyst who played a leading role in Pershing Square Capital Management......
(read more)January 29 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Greece courts Paulson in attempt to revive state asset sale plan (Ekathimerini) Greece’s Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund is courting U.S. hedge......
(read more)December 18 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge Fund Elliott Proposes Celesio Breakup (WSJ) Hedge fund Elliott Capital Advisors considers drug wholesaler McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) -0.33......
(read more)December 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Chanos takes on Buffett, calls Exxon and fellow oil majors a ‘value trap’ (MarketWatch) When the “Oracle of Omaha” talks, people listen......
(read more)November 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Citadel, Tiger Cubs Turn to Retail Stocks (InstitutionalInvestorsAlpha) A growing number of managers of very large, well-known hedge fund firms have been......
(read more)November 8 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Sears may separate Lands’ End, Auto Center businesses (Reuters) Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) is considering separating its Lands’......
(read more)October 29 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge fund investor Loeb takes stake in Nokia (TelecomPaper) Hedge fund investor Daniel Loeb has acquired a stake in Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK......
(read more)October 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
David Simon’s Twin Securities Wins Best Merger Arbitrage Fund for the Second Year in a Row at HFMWeek’s 2013 U.S. Hedge Fund Performance Awards (PRWeb......
(read more)October 21 - Hedge Funds - Comments
3 Billionaire Interviews Every Investor Needs to See (Insider Monkey) Billionaire interviews: In today’s financial blogosphere, it’s not uncommon......
(read more)October 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge Fund Billionaire Steve Cohen Is Selling Two Warhols And A Richter, Is He Short On Cash? (Forbes) Billionaire Steve Cohen is one of Wall Street’......
(read more)October 15 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Winton’s Profit Fell 64% in 2012 After Losses at Biggest Fund (BusinessWeek) Winton Capital Management Ltd., the $24.5 billion hedge-fund firm founded......
(read more)October 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Bill Ackman Was Right About J.C. Penney (Forbes) Hedge Fund billionaire William Ackman has acknowledged that his big investment in J.C. Penney Company......
(read more)September 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge funds decry Larry Summers ‘fiasco’ (HereIsTheCity) Prominent hedge fund managers criticized President Obama’s decision not nominate......
(read more)September 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
When hedge fund guru speaks, the world listens (WAToday) The short sellers’ favourite short seller, Jim Chanos packs more punch than the $US6 billion......
(read more)September 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), Advent Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADVS), MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG), Radian......
(read more)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......
(read more)September 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) Is stopping Keystone a San Francisco hedge-fund......
(read more)August 30 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Tuesday Morning Corporation (NASDAQ:TUES), Bank of America......
(read more)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. (NASDAQ......
(read more)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......
(read more)August 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), Goldman Sachs......
(read more)August 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), ......
(read more)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. (......
(read more)July 30 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), Dell......
(read more)July 8 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Tim Hortons Inc. (USA) (NYSE:THI), Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), CNO Financial Group Inc (NYSE:CNO), Health......
(read more)June 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), Barrick Gold Corporation......
(read more)June 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) DAVID TEPPER: When The Dust Settles, There’s Only One Place To Be And That’s......
(read more)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......
(read more)June 21 - Hedge Funds - Comments
