Hedge Fund News: Jeffrey Smith, Julian Robertson & David Abrams
Starboard Value’s Latest Demand Is a Throwback to the ‘80s (InstitutionalInvestorsAlpha) When Jeffrey Smith of New York–based hedge fund firm Starboard Value detailed his...
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Hedge Fund News: Edward Lampert, James Dinan & Nouriel Roubini
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD), the department-store chain struggling to rebound from three years of operating losses, is considering a sale of its Canadian stores.
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, Steven Heinz & Sac Capital Advisors
Three weeks ago Quebec based pharmaceuticals company Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX) made a US$47 billion hostile takeover bid, in cash and stock, to acquire Irvine...
Top 25 Most Generous Charity Donors
Philanthropists are people who try to give something back to the world, by sharing their wealth with those in need.
Hedge Fund News: Dmitry Balyasny, Daniel Loeb & SAC Capital Advisors
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...
Hedge Fund Highlights: Stephen Mandel, George Soros & Philip Falcone
Stephen Mandel of Lone Pine Capital LLC made hedge-fund investors the most money for the second straight year in 2013. O.
Hedge Fund Highlights: Ray Dalio, Steve Cohen & David Einhorn
Hedge funds held up better than stocks in January, falling an average of 0.1 percent as global equities slumped amid a selloff in emerging-market currencies and signs of weakness...
Visium Asset Management Ups Stake in Skyrocketing Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc (ICPT)
Jacob Gottlieb's Visium Asset Management has increased its stake in Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ICPT), according to an amended filing with the SEC. Gottlieb's fund...
Steven Cohen, SAC Capital Add To Their Stake in The Fresh Market Inc (TFM)
Steven Cohen and SAC Capital have raised their position in The Fresh Market Inc (NASDAQ:TFM). According to a new filing, Mr.
Hedge Fund News: Stanley Druckenmiller, Carl Icahn & Christopher Hansen
The board of directors at Hologic, Inc.
Hedge Fund News: Warren Buffett, Jim Chanos & Jim Rogers
When the "Oracle of Omaha" talks, people listen, which is why the oil sector and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) -0.02% got lots of attention after regulatory filings revealed...
Hedge Fund News: Ken Griffin’s Retail Moves, Marc Faber & Darren Read
A growing number of managers of very large, well-known hedge fund firms have been going on a shopping spree, placing big bets on name-brand retailers or their suppliers in recent...
Hedge Fund News: Eddie Lampert, Bill Ackman & Defending Steve Cohen
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) is considering separating its Lands' End clothing and Sears Auto Center businesses into independently managed operations as part of its...
A 6-Pack of Hedge Fund Moves to Take Note Of
There are over 8,000 hedge funds in existence today, but just an elite group is worth paying attention to.
Hedge Fund News: David Simon, George Soros & Hedge Fund Banks
Twin Capital Management LLC, a New York-based hedge fund firm, announced today that its fund, Twin Securities, L.P., has been named “Best Merger Arbitrage Fund” at the 2013...
Hedge Fund News: Steven Cohen’s Art Sale, Marc Faber & Orso Capital
Billionaire Steve Cohen is one of Wall Street’s most mysterious characters, making unexpected moves and constantly throwing people off.
The 40 Biggest Hedge Fund Billionaires
You won't be surprised to find that there aren't that many hedge fund billionaires, out of the more than 8,000 funds in existence.
Hedge Fund News: Phil Falcone’s Ban, The Fall of FX Concepts & David Shaw’s Big Move
Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone, banned from the securities industry for five years by U.S.
You’d Be Up 65% Since May If You Followed the ‘Guru’ Method
Last Friday, Bob Bogda told you about Michael J.
Hedge Fund News: Lee Ainslie, Steve Cohen & John Paulson’s Bet
Finance career site OneWire scored another great interview with one of the hedge fund world's Tiger cubs-this time with Lee Ainslie, the rarely-interviewed head of Maverick Capital...
Hedge Fund Highlights: Carl Icahn, John Paulson, General Growth Properties Inc (GGP)
Prominent NYC hedge fund managers came up empty in the NYC Democratic mayoral primary, Absolute Return reported today. Dan Loeb (Third Point), Robert Ziff (Och-Ziff) and Peter...
Hedge Fund News: Dan Loeb, John Paulson, Sony Corporation (ADR) (SNE)
Last week George Clooney, the Oscar-winning mega star, slammed Third Point Capital CEO Dan Loeb over the hedge fund manager's recent critical remarks about Sony Corporation (ADR...
Hedge Fund News: David Tepper, SAC Capital, Sony Corporation (ADR) (SNE)
If you invested $1 million in David Tepper’s hedge fund 20 years ago, how much would you be worth today? How about $149 million? That’s what Appaloosa Management, the hedge...
Is Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Going to Burn These Hedge Funds?
To the average investor, there are tons of indicators shareholders can use to track Mr. Market. A duo of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, FedEx Corporation (FDX), Citigroup Inc (C)
Editor's Note: Related tickers: FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD), The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), Facebook Inc (...
Hedge Fund News: Thomas Steyer, SandRidge Energy Inc. (SD), Hess Corp. (HES)
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD), Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES), Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE:NFX), Dell Inc.
Philippine Long Distance Telephone (ADR) (PHI): Insiders Aren’t Crazy About It
Philippine Long Distance Telephone (ADR) (NYSE:PHI) was in 7 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
Infinera Corp. (INFN): Insiders Are Buying, Should You?
Infinera Corp. (NASDAQ:INFN) was in 8 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
Billionaire News: Warren Buffett’s Bond Advice, George Soros & Helicopters, David Einhorn’s Apple Inc. (AAPL) Support & More
Warren Buffett said the US economy is gradually improving, but low interest rates have made bonds “terrible investments” while stocks remain “reasonably priced.” Speaking...
Hedge Fund News: Jeffrey Vinik, George Soros & BlackRock Inc. (BLK)
Jeffrey Vinik's Tampa Bay Lightning are struggling, but the performance of his National Hockey League team isn't the only worry for the veteran stock-picker.
Which Billionaires Made It Big In 2012? – CVR Energy, Inc. (CVI), Sirius XM Radio Inc (SIRI)
Billionaire hedge fund manager David Tepper posted outstanding 2012 performance; he brought in $2.2 billion and returned some 30% for his hedge fund Appaloosa Management.
Billionaire Steve Cohen Gets Nutritious: GNC Holdings Inc (GNC) and More
Steve Cohen and SAC Capital are getting nutritious, in the sense that the billionaire dollar hedge fund has upped its stake by over thirty times what it owned at the end of the...
Hedge Fund News: Warren Buffett, Paul Singer, Herbalife Ltd (HLF)
Hedge fund founder and investor extraordinaire Warren Buffett had a few words to say about women in investing over at UK newspaper The Telegraph.
Hedge Fund News: Steven Cohen, Bank of America Corp (BAC), Citigroup Inc (C)
Each of the two big Steve Cohen magazine profiles out this week — one from Bloomberg Businessweek and the other from literary journal n+1 — has its merits.
Hedge Fund News: George Soros, Steven Cohen, John Paulson
Democratic heavyweight George Soros keeps inching his way back into partisan politics. The latest evidence: Mr.
Hedge Fund Returns in September
September was a tough month for hedge fund across the board. Even well-known fund managers lost big.
