Activist Investor Jeff Smith: There is a ‘Huge’ Value Opportunity in Cerner (CNBC) Shares of Cerner are up 20% this year but the medical records company......
(read more)April 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Carl Icahn Says He hasn’t Talked to Trump Since August (CNBC) Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said Tuesday that he hasn’t spoken with President......
(read more)April 25 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Ackman Scores Big November On Fannie, Freddie Gains (The Wall Street Journal) William Ackman sliced in half his losses for the year after a strong November......
(read more)December 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire William A. Ackman, the founder of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management LP, has experienced an uncharacteristic rough patch over......
(read more)May 20 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Pershing Square Investors Take Some Chips Off the Table (The Wall Street Journal) Good hedge-fund managers know to take some profits when they earn outsize......
(read more)January 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Bill Ackman Can’t Possibly Be Expected To Remember All The Great Ideas He’s Ever Had (DealBreaker) Bill Ackman wants to clear up a few things. First......
(read more)October 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Avenue Capital Says Raising 200 Million Pounds for Debt Fund (BusinessWeek) Avenue Capital Group LLC, the U.S. hedge fund founded by billionaire Marc......
(read more)September 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Bridgewater’s Dalio Says Hedge Fund Seeks ‘Radical Truth’ (BusinessWeek) Ray Dalio, who runs the $160 billion Bridgewater Associates LP, said he......
(read more)September 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge Fund Legend Joel Greenblatt – Writing A Bigger Book (GuruFocus) Every year, when Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) kicks off his value and......
(read more)August 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN)‘s stock saw a massive upside in April when it was revealed that Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX) was trying......
(read more)August 15 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Taconic Launches European Credit Hedge Fund (InstitutionalInvestorsAlpha) New York-based multistrategy hedge fund firm Taconic Capital Advisors is raising......
(read more)July 31 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Ackman’s Pershing Square Said to Gain 25% in First Half (Bloomberg) Pershing Square Capital Management LP, the hedge-fund firm run by Bill Ackman,......
(read more)July 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Allergan Poison Pill Won’t Be Triggered by Pershing Call (Bloomberg) Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) agreed with Pershing Square Capital Management LP that......
(read more)June 30 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Activist investor takes stake in Roper Industries (BizJournals) Third Point LLC, a hedge fund controlled by activist investor Daniel Loeb, has bought......
(read more)May 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
John Kerry Set to Introduce George Soros at State Department Forum (TheBlaze) Secretary of State John Kerry is set to introduce billionaire investor George......
(read more)May 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge fund big furious that his $98M penthouse isn’t selling (Page Six) Embattled hedge fund titan Steven A. Cohen is freaking out that his Manhattan......
(read more)May 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments
T. Boone Reborn (Forbes) Aboard his Gulfstream G550, T. Boone Pickens — legendary trader, corporate raider, energy visionary and billion-dollar philanthropist......
(read more)March 31 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management L.P., has considerably reduced its exposure in Beam Inc. (NYSE:BEAM), a filing with the SEC shows.......
(read more)February 19 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Ackman’s Pershing Sells Rest of General Growth Properties Shares (BusinessWeek) Bill Ackman, the activist hedge-fund manager, sold all of his shares......
(read more)February 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (......
(read more)September 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Post Holdings Inc (NYSE:POST) KPMG resigns as Herbalife auditor after insider trading (Financial Post......
(read more)September 3 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE......
(read more)August 27 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Sothebys (NYSE:BID), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Sears......
(read more)August 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD), Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), Microsoft......
(read more)July 31 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: UBS AG (NYSE:UBS), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Canadian Pacific Railway Limited......
(read more)June 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire Icahn Says No Respect for Ackman After Herbalife Bet (SFGate) Carl Icahn, reviving a decade-old feud with hedge-fund manager William Ackman......
(read more)January 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Goldman Says CDO Insurer Knew Paulson Was Short (Finalternatives) The insurer suing Paulson & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) over a collateralized......
(read more)January 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Pickens Hedge Fund Soars On Oil (Finalternatives) T. Boone Pickens, who made his billions on oil, is adding to them on the back of the commodity this......
(read more)August 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge Funds of the Living Dead (NYTimes) Jay Eisenhofer and Matthew P. Morris are partners with the shareholder rights law firm Grant & Eisenhofer......
(read more)June 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Morningstar reports hedge fund performance for April, asset flows for March (Opalesque) Opalesque Industry Update: Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), a......
(read more)May 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
