Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) (Reuters) NEW YORK, March 28 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc shares fell more than 9 percent on Wednesday following a downgrade by......
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Although M&A is a frequent occurrence in the biotech sector, major M&A is normally less common for large cap stocks. In the case of Shire PLC......
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Stocks may be at new highs and sentiment bullish, but the exuberance hasn’t infected every sector. Biotechnology has yet to reach new highs, and has......
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Hemophilia, a genetic blood disease where patients lack a blood-clotting protein, is a $7 billion annual market. Half of that market belongs to Shire......
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Times are apparently tough for the $3 trillion hedge fund industry. Irritated by plunging returns and high fees, investors pulled out billions from hedge......
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The election of Donald Trump has heralded an era of optimism in the healthcare industry, which has been one of the worst performing sectors over the......
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Given that the latest batch of 13F filings has just been released and collective hedge fund activity can sometimes presage future stock moves, Insider......
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Kyle Bass became a kind of legend on Wall Street after he generated an annual return of over 212% the very next year after he founded his hedge fund Hayman......
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Just like Main Street, this election season also saw Wall Street divided into two factions based on who they supported. However, the limelight that the......
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These 10 most successful investors in the world don’t have much in common aside from their obscene net worths. They come from different backgrounds,......
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Tiger Management’s Robertson Bullish on Microsoft, Air Canada – CNBC (Reuters) Julian Robertson, founder of hedge fund Tiger Management, told......
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Kyle Bass Is ‘Frustrated’ by Shire’s Lialda Patent Ruling (Bloomberg) Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass expressed frustration that the U.S. Patent and......
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Though billionaire James Dinan‘s York Capital Management manages regulatory assets worth over $25 billion, its latest 13F filing reveals that less......
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The US stock markets have opened on a positive note today and keep trading in the green amid several interesting M&A deals. Major indices are showing......
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John Paulson is an American hedge fund manager and billionaire who founded his investment firm Paulson & Co in 1994 with only $2 million and one employee......
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Biotechs have had a very tough year, though the healthcare sector as a whole has managed to rebound into the green year–to-date. While the iShares......
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Tiger Management was founded in 1980 by billionaire and legendary investor Julian Robertson, who later closed the fund to outside investors and now manages......
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Billionaire Dan Loeb is the founder of New York-based Third Point LLC, an asset management firm with $17 billion assets under management. The well-known......
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It’s a green day on Wall Street as the Dow and S&P 500 are in record territory, while crude and Nasdaq futures are positive. Among the stocks......
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The US stock indexes are slightly in the green on Thursday as investors remain cautious following Brexit aftermath and a Labor Department report, which......
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All three index futures are in the green as traders await the Fed’s upcoming interest rate decision later today. If rates remain low, the U.S. and......
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After falling sharply upon the ringing of the opening bell, the markets are making a comeback attempt of sorts. The Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Dow are each......
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The Brexit is looming and, no matter how cute a name we can come up with, the issue is as serious as can be. On June 23, Britain will hold a referendum......
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American depositary receipts -or ADRs- are U.S-traded negotiable certificates, which represent a specified number of shares (could be one or more) of......
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Markets are trading lower on Friday following the recent sell-off in several tech stocks amid the earnings season. Some important companies announced......
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Billionaire John Paulson, famed for making a whopping $15 billion by betting against subprime mortgages in 2007, founded hedge fund firm Paulson &......
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American Depositary Receipt (ADR) is a certificate issued by a U.S. bank that represents a specified number of shares of a foreign stock that is traded......
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The U.S stock market is trading slightly in green territory despite declining oil prices caused by fears about the state of China’s economy. Amid......
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Seeing as all three indexes have surged more than 1% in morning trading as the Federal Reserve promises interest rates will still be low for a while,......
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Hedge fund manager John Paulson, who founded Paulson & Co. back in 1994, has become very popular since he made a fortune betting against subprime......
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With the Fed having postponed the rate hike again, companies are taking full advantage of the low interest rates to finance their diversification and......
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John Paulson’s Paulson & Co. is a hedge fund that specializes in credit strategies, mergers, and event-driven arbitrage. Paulson & Co. relies......
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Baxalta Inc (NYSE:BXLT) was recently spun-off from Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX) on July 1st, 2015. The company has 16,000 employees and around......
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Celgene, Shire Make Five as Kyle Bass Expands Drug Patent Fight (Bloomberg) Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass has expanded the number of drug companies whose......
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John Paulson’s Paulson & Co had a great first quarter, achieving an average return of 5.6% from its 52 long positions in stocks with a market cap......
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Hedge funds trade in and out of stocks but they also have some core holdings that they keep in their portfolios for long periods of time. We have extracted......
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With the high volatility prevalent in the biotechnology sector, investors have a hard time picking the right stocks to invest in. Moreover, due to the......
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John Paulson‘s Paulson & Co has been having it rough for the past two years, as far as stock picking goes. A sour bet on Whiting Petroleum Corp......
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Paulson & Co’s John Paulson is one billionaire who would love to forget the past two years, which have turned out to be his worst as wrong energy......
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Paulson Tripled Shire Stake Before Deal Fell Apart (Finalternatives) John Paulson clearly did not see the collapse of pharmaceutical giant AbbVie Inc (......
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John Paulson is a renowned hedge fund manager and well known for his merger arbitrage strategy. Paulson made big bets on the supposed acquisition of Shire......
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Caxton Hedge Fund Hires Former BNP Paribas Trader Fourcade (BusinessWeek) Caxton Associates LP, the hedge fund firm co-founded by billionaire Bruce Kovner......
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John Paulson’s funds posted strong returns in June, especially on the back of merger arbitrage plays, an activity in which Paulson has been involved......
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AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) finally bought Dublin-based Shire PLC (ADR) (NASDAQ:SHPG) for 32 billion pounds or $54.7 billion after several unsuccessful bids......
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Questions are being asked as to whether Shire PLC (ADR) (NASDAQ:SHPG) shareholders will finally agree to the latest offer of £53.20 by AbbVie Inc. (NYSE......
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In the last day of the week, the market opened higher with the S&P 500 Index (INDEXCBOE:SPX) went up 3 points at the beginning of the trading session......
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In the world of small biotech companies, investors are always fishing for the next small fish to be gobbled up by a bigger one since the industry is well......
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To many traders, hedge funds are perceived as delayed, outdated investment vehicles of an era lost to time. Although there are In excess of 8,000 hedge......
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Editor’s Note: Related Tickers: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) Hedge Fund Manager......
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