The mortgage meltdown was bad news for homeowners, banks, and the economy, but the boatloads of foreclosures cluttering the housing market sparked the creation of a new asset ...
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June 18 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN), Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD), Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp (NASDAQ:OSH), Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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June 14 - Hedge Funds
The ongoing recovery of the housing market raised the concern that we are heading toward another bubble that could burst in the near future.
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June 14 - News
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) should comprise a part of each person’s asset allocation.
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June 10 - News
Since many seasoned market-watchers were skeptical about the plausibility of the original buyout proposal from the alliance between Silver Lake Capital and Michael Dell, it should...
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June 6 - News
The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) was in 30 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. BX has seen an increase in enthusiasm from smart money recently.
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May 30 - News
The Motley Fool's readers have spoken, and I have heeded your cries.
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May 29 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B), Apple Inc.
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May 28 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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May 27 - Hedge Funds
In today’s marketplace, there are plenty of indicators market participants can use to watch the equity markets.
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May 24 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG), SLM Corp (NASDAQ:SLM), IntercontinentalExchange Inc (NYSE:ICE), The Blackstone...
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May 22 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), BMC Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMC), Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES), Dell Inc.
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May 17 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Enterprise Inns plc (LON:ETI), Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON:RBS), Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON:LLOY), Dixons Retail PLC (LON:DXNS), The...
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May 17 - News
However, three companies hold properties that they've either bought at fire sale prices or are upscale enough they wouldn't attract first time homebuyers.
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May 15 - News
The global theme-park industry continues to grow. Global Industry Analysts expects the global theme-park industry to reach $31.8 billion by 2017.
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May 7 - News
A battle within the Republican Party over same-sex marriage is unfolding on two fronts, in public, and behind the scenes.
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May 6 - Hedge Funds
The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) withdrew its bid for Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL).
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May 3 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG), HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HBC), Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE:CS), Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), Capital...
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May 2 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE:DB), Apple Inc.
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May 1 - Hedge Funds
The housing sector's slow recovery appears to be gaining ground, and homebuilders like PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) The Ryland Group, Inc.
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April 29 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL), Nuance Communications Inc.
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April 25 - Hedge Funds
A couple of weeks ago, up-for-sale PC purveyor Dell Inc.
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April 23 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE:CS), The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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April 23 - Hedge Funds
Earlier this year, I detailed the importance of the spark spread for utilities and power generators.
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April 23 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), International Business Machines Corp.
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April 23 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), Apple Inc.
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April 22 - Hedge Funds
Hedge funds increased bets on gold rallying after prices plunged the most in 33 years, underscoring billionaire John Paulson’s view that bullion will rebound.
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April 22 - Hedge Funds
In Friday's IPO of SeaWorld Entertainment Inc (NYSE:SEAS), private-equity powerhouse and still-SeaWorld majority owner The Blackstone Group L.P.
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April 21 - News
George Soros would like the world to know he’s still alive.
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April 19 - 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
There was no shortage of bad news for troubled retailer J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) last week.
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April 16 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Resource Capital Corp. (NYSE:RSO), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), The Blackstone Group L.P.
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April 16 - Hedge Funds
But takeover king Wilbur Ross knows it. So does Herb Allen, the most exclusive banker in the world.
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April 15 - Stock Analysis
Like seeing a horse named Paste winning the Kentucky Derby, J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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April 13 - News
That's what Lanny Breuer did when he left his job at law firm Covington & Burling -- a law firm that worked for some of the nation's biggest banks -- to serve as the Assistant...
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April 12 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Oaktree Capital Group LLC (NYSE:OAK), Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG), Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT), J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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April 12 - Hedge Funds
Those who invested in Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) at the beginning of the year are now enjoying a spike of around 45% in the stock price.
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April 10 - News
BlueCrest Capital Management LLP, the $35 billion hedge-fund firm run by former JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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April 10 - Hedge Funds
Market Vectors Gold Miners (NYSEARCA:GDX) – Trading traffic in call options on GDX is outpacing activity in puts on the ETF this morning, with shares in the Market Vectors ...
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April 9 - News
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
It was generally a great quarter for U.S.
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April 1 - News
When Micheal Dell offered a take-private deal valuing Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) at $13.65, investors were rightfully furious.
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March 31 - News
According to most market participants, hedge funds are viewed as worthless, outdated financial vehicles of years past.
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March 28 - News
Have you heard the news? Single-family homes are the new investment of the day. Big players like private-equity king The Blackstone Group L.P.
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March 26 - News
Both Blackstone and Mr Icahn sent letters to Dell on Friday night, saying they are preparing formal bids, these people said, according to the Financial Times.
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March 25 - Hedge Funds
The high-profile hedge fund industry event brings together some of the top fund managers to present their investment views and picks.
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March 22 - Hedge Funds
Have you ever felt the urge to throw in your chips with the big boys, but aren't quite affluent enough to invest with the well-heeled set? Well, worry not.
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March 18 - News
There has been a growing chorus of industrywatchers and writers fretting that the current rebound in the housing market is little more than a bubble.
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March 1 - News
The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) is a massive asset management firm. It's so large, in fact, that it has to make bold moves in order to keep growing.
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February 25 - Hedge Funds