When it comes to activist investing, Dan Loeb is one of the best in the business, generating strong returns through pushing companies to implement changes that maximize shareholder...
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November 3 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Most investors enjoy receiving dividend checks and enjoy owning dividend-paying stocks.
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October 31 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News
Hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman was a "bottom-fisher" during the recent market sell-off, asserting in an interview at the beginning of September that the U.S equity markets ...
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October 26 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Shares of McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD), Dow Chemical Co (NYSE:DOW), CIT Group Inc.
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October 22 - Market Movers, News
Dan Loeb is one of the most revered activist investors on Wall Street, and has proven to be a successful money “generator” over his 20 years of experience as a hedge fund ...
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October 18 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaires represent a particularly interesting type of investor, mainly because they have much better skills at picking stocks and vast experience, which justify their large...
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October 16 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News
Even in times of serious volatility, the chemical industry has been one of the most stable and consistent dividend paying segments of the economy during the past few years.
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September 4 - Hedge Funds, News
The latest round of 13F filings has brought to light some interesting changes in the portfolio of hedge fund legend Stanley Druckenmiller.
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August 25 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire George Soros' Soros Fund Management has filed a 13G disclosing an increase of its stake in Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:CY) by 4.45 million shares to...
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July 14 - Hedge Funds, News
Recently, we have gone through our database consisting of over 700 hedge funds and found that Dow Chemical Co (NYSE:DOW), Zoetis Inc (NYSE:ZTS), Allergan PLC (NYSE:AGN), Endo ...
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July 2 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Basic industries are a requisite for most any type of manufacturing activity, being the ones that provide raw material for others to craft, pound, and shape into planes, trains...
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May 27 - Hedge Funds, News
Famous billionaire activist hedge-fund manager Dan Loeb of Third Point is renowned for the bombshells that he drops on the management of his target companies in the form of letters...
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May 21 - Hedge Funds, News
Considering that the second-largest holding of Dan Loeb's Third Point, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA), lost 19.92% of its stock value during the first quarter, the fund...
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April 8 - Hedge Funds, News
In the prevalent low interest rate environment, dividend stocks have become increasingly popular among retail investors.
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March 13 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire Dan Loeb is a prominent activist investor that managed around $18 billion in assets via his hedge fund Third Point (stock picks, investor letters), including an equity...
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March 11 - Hedge Funds, News
Tracking the activity of billionaire hedge fund managers is a great way to identify profitable investments that will help you beat the market.
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March 10 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire hedge fund managers stand out for a very clear and obvious reason: they manage huge equity portfolios and have influence other investors don't due to the sheer size...
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February 24 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire George Soros’ Soros Fund Management has recently filed a Form 13F with the U.S.
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February 19 - Hedge Funds, News
Dan Loeb`s Third Point filed its latest 13F with the SEC last week, detailing its long positions at the end of a self-admittedly poor year for the fund.
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February 15 - Hedge Funds, News
While the issue of the benefit or harm that activist investors cause remain debatable, Dan Loeb has added two more successive victories on his Resume, as both Dow Chemical Co (...
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November 24 - News
Dan Loeb's Third Point has taken some steps regarding Dow Chemical Co (NYSE:DOW) and has formed an advisory board that can help the company to seek measures to increase value.
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November 14 - Hedge Funds, News
Ray Dalio has been called “Wall Street’s Oddest Duck” for his highly unusual approach to management, but no one has ever questioned his brilliance.
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November 13 - Hedge Funds
Starboard Value LP succeeded in replacing the entire board of Darden Restaurants, Inc.
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October 10 - Hedge Funds
New York hedge-fund manager Daniel Loeb has raised a $2.5 billion war chest to spend on several new activist situations, potentially by the end of the year, according to people...
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September 11 - Hedge Funds
A "Tiger Club" member, Discovery Capital Management was founded in 1999 by Rob Citrone, who had previously worked as a portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments and Tiger Management...
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August 21 - Hedge Funds, News
Companies have different ways on how they approach spending on research and development, and that difference can also explain their success or struggle in business and as CNBC...
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August 6 - News
In an interview with CNBC, Andrew Liveris, the chairman & CEO of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), speaks about shareholder activism and also about Dan Loeb, and his hedge ...
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July 23 - Hedge Funds, News
Louis Navellier’s Navellier & Associates recently filed its Schedule 13F for the second quarter of 2014.
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July 11 - Hedge Funds, News
By analyzing the 13F filings of Third Point, managed by Dan Loeb, we estimate that his large-cap stock picks (those with market caps between above $20 billion) returned, on average...
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April 7 - Hedge Funds, News
Richard Handler’s Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE:LUK) more than doubled its bet on Philip Falcone’s Harbinger Group Inc. after the value of an earlier investment jumped.
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March 19 - Hedge Funds
In the current round of 13F filings, hedge funds and other institutional investors are disclosing their equity portfolios as held at the end of the last year.
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February 18 - Hedge Funds, News
Why aren’t there more women running hedge funds? The money’s good, and the lifestyle would seem to lend itself better to balancing family demands than more traditional Wall...
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February 12 - Hedge Funds
Dan Loeb and Third Point are some of the most active investors and that's one of the reasons why their moves should be watched closely.
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January 22 - Hedge Funds, News
Merrill Lynch's recent report on agricultural equipment provider AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO) is a great example: "Margin Upside, Divy Could Soar, Raising Estimates." It's the...
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October 11 - Dividend Stocks, News
Jeffrey Vinik, the money manager who shut his hedge fund earlier this year after returns slumped, is providing $20 million in startup capital for an investment firm run by his...
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October 10 - Hedge Funds, News
According to some readers, the only criticisms of agricultural giants who employ the usage of genetically modified crops come from hipsters or uninformed journalists.
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September 30 - Dividend Stocks, News
The biofuels industry is abuzz this week.
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September 27 - News
Chevron pollution in Ecuador: The International Arbitration Tribunal at The Hague found Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) not liable for collective damages caused by pollution ...
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September 26 - Commodities, News
A study conducted earlier this summer by the University of Arizona discovered that five of the 13 major agricultural pests had developed resistance to genetically modified crops...
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September 23 - News
A few months ago, I sat down with a relative who has two kids getting ready to go to college.
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September 17 - News
While Africa has long been intransigent in its stance against introducing genetically modified crops, cracks are forming in the opposition, and the world's leading biotechs -- ...
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September 16 - News
The U.S. shale energy boom is beginning to trickle down into the economy.
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September 15 - Commodities, News
One is Ardmore Shipping Corp (NYSE:ASC), which had its IPO in August. This company can benefit from the strong demand from Asia for natural gas-based chemicals.
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September 11 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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September 10 - News
To the average investor, there are many methods shareholders can use to analyze their holdings. Two of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
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September 3 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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September 3 - News
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
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September 3 - Dividend Stocks, News
The sharp rise in the number of farmers markets around the country reflects an increased demand for locally sourced produce.
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August 29 - News
To the average investor, there are plenty of methods shareholders can use to track their holdings. A pair of the best are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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August 29 - News
To the average investor, there are tons of metrics investors can use to watch publicly traded companies. A pair of the best are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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August 26 - News
