Wall Street's political kingmakers are reaching for their wallets again.
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April 16 - Hedge Funds
Bill Ackman thinks shorting Herbalife is an even better short than it was when he first bet against the stock in 2012.
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April 14 - Hedge Funds
Nelson Peltz’s Trian Partners is embroiled in a vicious proxy fight with E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD), which occupies the top spot in its equity portfolio.
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April 14 - Hedge Funds, News
Widely followed hedge fund manager David Einhorn reiterated his belief in two existing positions at an investment conference Tuesday: A short bet against Athenahealth and a long...
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April 7 - Hedge Funds, News
Lei Zhang’s Hillhouse Capital Management has been one of the top performing funds we track during the first quarter of 2015, as our freshly updated list of the best performing...
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April 2 - Hedge Funds, News
Nelson Peltz's Trian Partners has recently reported increasing its activist stakes in two companies: Bank of New York Mellon Corp (NYSE:BK) and Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ...
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March 2 - Hedge Funds, News
Irving Kahn, one of the oldest money managers on Wall Street, passed away this week.
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February 28 - Lists
Can you earn money by mimicking the activity of large investors? Tracking hedge funds might not get you rich fast, but it might give you an edge to beat the market and earn some...
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February 24 - Hedge Funds, News
In a 13F Form filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Paul Singer’s Elliott Management revealed its top picks for the fourth quarter.
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February 20 - Hedge Funds, News
Nelson Peltz’s Trian Partners has provided updates on two of its key activist positions in recent days, officially launching their proxy fight against E. I.
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February 12 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire hedge fund manager David Tepper told CNBC a Greek debt deal would be "obviously be good for the markets," but added stocks "could survive even if it goes the other...
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February 11 - Hedge Funds
Both sides can claim to have drawn blood in the early stages of what is shaping up to be a contentious proxy fight between E. I.
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February 6 - Hedge Funds, News
DuPont plans to change the lineup of its board members — but won’t draw from the nominees proposed by the activist investor Nelson Peltz.
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February 5 - Hedge Funds
Sears Holdings Corp., the retailer run by hedge fund manager Edward Lampert, eliminated about 115 corporate jobs to cut costs after three years of losses.
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January 28 - Hedge Funds
Nelson Peltz’ Trian Partners trimmed its stake in Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) by more than 6 million shares. According to the 13D Form filed with the U.S.
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January 27 - Hedge Funds, News
In its latest 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Nelson Peltz’s Trian Partners disclosed its top 3 picks for the fourth quarter of 2014.
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January 21 - Hedge Funds, News
Hedge funds just finished one of their worst years in recent memory — but their high-paid managers are doing just fine.
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January 20 - Hedge Funds
Eric Mindich's $8.5 billion hedge fund, Eton Park Capital Management, is now ready to pick through the debt of beaten-up energy companies, an area it avoided last year as the ...
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January 19 - Hedge Funds
Just days after raising their stake in Investors Bancorp, Inc.
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January 15 - News
Activist investor Nelson Peltz, one of DuPont's largest shareholders, stepped up his fight to break up the industrial conglomerate, as his Trian Fund nominated himself and three...
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January 12 - Hedge Funds
Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management has recently disclosed that it has nominated four director candidates to be elected to the board of E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (NYSE:DD...
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January 9 - Hedge Funds, News
Last Monday, Nelson Peltz, manager of Trian Partners, sent a letter to Mr. Joseph A.
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December 2 - Hedge Funds, News
The Madison Square Garden Company surprised many on Monday when it announced — besides exploring a potential breakup of itself — that it was adding two financiers to its board...
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October 28 - Hedge Funds
Stock-picking may run in the family. Within a long letter to Apple Inc.
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October 9 - Hedge Funds
Declaring that his “bold actions were inspiring others to protect and steward their lands,” the Land Trust Alliance this week presented one of its highest and rarest honours...
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September 30 - Hedge Funds
In a letter sent to DuPont’s Board of Directors, Trian Fund Management LP urged that DuPont be split up in order to be more competitive.
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September 17 - Hedge Funds
In its recent filing with the U.S.
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September 8 - Hedge Funds, News
As we continue to analyze major hedge funds’ 13F filings, we came across an interesting portfolio: that of Trian Fund Management.
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August 22 - Hedge Funds, News
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) is finally witnessing the fruits of all its hard work over the years, though the company is yet to overtake its bigger rival from the numero uno ...
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August 11 - Hedge Funds, News
The proxy from Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
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August 11 - News
Carl Icahn makes more money between sips on his outsized Martinis than most mortals make in a lifetime.
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August 4 - Hedge Funds
Carl Icahn has dumped a huge chunk of his Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) shares and is no longer the largest shareholder.
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July 31 - Hedge Funds, News
As the news about the Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR)'s takeover of Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
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July 29 - Hedge Funds, News
Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) today announced that will be acquiring Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
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July 28 - News
Odey Asset Management has opened an office in Geneva, Switzerland, its first office in the country.
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July 28 - Hedge Funds
Citadel Investment Group founder Kenneth Griffin has filed for divorce from his wife of 10 years.
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July 24 - Hedge Funds
Hugh Johnston, Chief Financial Officer of PepsiCo, Inc.
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July 23 - Earnings Report, News
CNBC viewers and participants at the Delivery Alpha conference yesterday had a ring side view on the storied rivalry between the camp followers of American beverage majors PepsiCo...
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July 17 - Hedge Funds, News
While piggybacking, which means picking a stock merely following a hedge fund manager's move, is considered risky, CNBC's Mad Money host, Jim Cramer is recommending the strategy...
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July 15 - Hedge Funds, News
Noted activist Nelson Peltz has been called many things over the years, often undoubtedly under the breath of a corporate executive in his crosshairs.
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June 26 - Hedge Funds
The annual tradition of an online auction to have lunch with Warren Buffett ended Friday night with a winning bid of $2.16 million.
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June 9 - Hedge Funds
Tiger Global Management LLC, the $14 billion investment firm run by Chase Coleman, increased its stakes in industrial companies last quarter and reduced holdings of technology...
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May 19 - Hedge Funds
Secretary of State John Kerry is set to introduce billionaire investor George Soros at a State Department forum Tuesday, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
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May 13 - Hedge Funds
At Insider Monkey we track tons of filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission from some of the best hedge funds.
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April 21 - Hedge Funds, News
Since the beginning of the week, two well-known restaurant chain operators have seen their insiders buy their stock.
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April 16 - Insider Trading, News
Nelson Peltz' Trian Partners significantly increased its position in Ingersoll-Rand PLC (NYSE:IR).
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April 1 - Hedge Funds, News
Many hedge fund managers, including Barry Rosenstein of Jana Partners, Nelson Peltz of Trian Partners, David E.
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February 28 - Hedge Funds, News, Stock Analysis
Dmitry Balyasny is one hedge fund owner who isn’t afraid of hiring traders from SAC Capital Advisors as long as they were far away from the “messiness” that engulfed the...
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February 27 - Hedge Funds
Yacktman Asset Management, led by Donald Yacktman focuses on value-priced equities. In his 13F filing he has revealed his holdings for the fourth ended December 2013.
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February 3 - Hedge Funds, News