Steve Cohen’s Venture Firm Invests in U.S. Cybersecurity Company (Reuters) NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Steve Cohen’s Point72......
(read more)February 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Och-Ziff to Shut European Hedge Fund as New CEO Shifts Focus (Bloomberg) Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC is shutting its European hedge fund as......
(read more)March 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Billionaire Singer Is a Welcome Addition to Italian Drama (Bloomberg) Activist hedge fund Elliott Management Corp isn’t letting a messy Italian......
(read more)March 6 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
In 2002 John Horseman founded Horseman Capital Management, a London-based fund that over the years has positioned itself as a contrarian due to its big......
(read more)October 24 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The crude markets and oil stocks such as Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:OAS), ENSCO PLC (NYSE:ESV), and Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG) are rather quiet despite......
(read more)October 16 - IPOs, News - Comments
1. U.S. Stock Market: “U.S. stocks struggled to hold on to slight gains Friday, flipping in and out of negative territory, as investors weighed......
(read more)May 5 - Commodities, Futures/Forex, Gold, Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
Crude futures are in the red again this morning as sentiment around the commodity remains sluggish. Although OPEC jawboning could always send the price......
(read more)March 20 - News - Comments
After being range-bound between $50 and $55 per barrel for over a quarter, volatility in the energy sector has returned. Beginning last Tuesday, crude......
(read more)March 18 - News - Comments
After getting thrashed for more than two years, the oil industry has slowly started to recover, amid OPEC’s decision to slash oil production by 1.2......
(read more)January 9 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The US stock market is trading slightly lower on Monday after a brief rally on Friday and following news that the UK plans to trigger Article 50 of the......
(read more)October 3 - Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
There are always two sides to every coin, and although we’re long-term bullish on crude prices, we will analyze the bear case for oil in the near......
(read more)October 1 - Commodities, News - Comments
With the end of the quarter approaching once again, the markets are quiet as investors await the latest economic data-points slated to be made public......
(read more)September 29 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
The fall in crude oil and natural gas prices starting in mid-2014 took a heavy toll on stocks of energy companies with some of them losing more than half......
(read more)September 24 - Hedge Fund Analysis, News - Comments
Given his many decades of experience and tens of billions in net worth, Carl Icahn of Icahn Capital certainly knows how to invest. Over his storied......
(read more)September 19 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Given that crude is generally more volatile than the major equity indexes, there seems to never be a dull moment in the energy sector. This week is no......
(read more)September 17 - News - Comments
Crude futures are again in the red this morning as sentiment around the commodity remains sluggish. Although inventories aren’t in danger of over......
(read more)September 16 - Commodities, Market Movers, News - Comments
All three indexes have opened relatively flat this morning as traders brace for the major events this month, the FOMC meeting and the informal Russia/......
(read more)September 15 - Commodities, Market Movers, News - Comments
The markets are quiet today as all three indexes are modestly lower and crude is only down by 0.3%. Among the stocks in the spotlight are Mylan NV (NASDAQ......
(read more)August 25 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News - Comments
All three index futures are pointing north in pre-market trading as the Bank of England just announced that it would cut interest rates for the first......
(read more)August 4 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News - Comments
Markets are struggling to find a direction on Monday amid the Institute for Supply Management data that showed that its index of national factory activity......
(read more)August 1 - Earnings Report, News, Tech - Comments
The U.S markets are making noise on Thursday amid payroll processor ADP reporting that private employers added 172,000 jobs in June, better than the forecasts......
(read more)July 7 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Markets are trading in the green on Friday following easing Brexit fears and optimism over central bank’s intervention. Investors are keenly watching......
(read more)July 1 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Although many investors, pundits, and politicians expected Britain to remain in the EU yesterday, British citizens surprised the world by voting for the......
(read more)June 24 - Commodities, Market Movers, News - Comments
The markets have quietly taken off after opening flat in the first hours of trading, but have inched down in the afternoon dragged by a decline in oil......
(read more)June 22 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Although most offshore drillers aren’t profitable at current crude prices and some have large debt loads, the sector does have potential for big......
(read more)June 20 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
After falling almost 1% in morning trading, the three indexes are trying to make a comeback of sorts. The Dow is off just 70 points, while the S&P......
(read more)June 16 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Crude futures were volatile this week. After rallying above the key $50 per barrel mark and igniting some short covering, Wednesday’s EIA report......
(read more)June 11 - Commodities, Market Movers, News - Comments
It’s a green day on Wall Street as all three major indexes are in the green. The markets are also calm as the VIX fear index is below 14 and crude......
(read more)June 6 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Although the major indexes are mostly flat for the day, shares of Chemours Co (NYSE:CC), Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE:FCAU), KLX Inc (NASDAQ:KLXI......
(read more)May 23 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Although the NASDAQ index is deep in the red and the S&P 500 and Dow Jones are close to flat, shares of Energy Transfer Equity LP (NYSE:ETE), CONSOL......
(read more)April 27 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Most of the people who follow billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn know that he holds some substantial stakes in energy companies. According to ......
(read more)February 25 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Wall Street is trading in the green on Tuesday and shares of Pep Boys-Manny Moe and Jack (NYSE:PBY), Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG), Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ......
(read more)December 29 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Billionaire Carl Icahn is one of the most feared activist investors on Wall Street and Insider Monkey had the pleasure to hear him speak at the DealBook......
(read more)November 4 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions, News - Comments
After a bit of wobbling around the opening, equities seem to be heading north, as the upward momentum is still strong ahead of the earnings season. However......
(read more)October 12 - Commodities, News - Comments
While most stock analysis reports available involve companies with bright future prospects, today we have decided to pack a treat for risk loving short......
(read more)September 24 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Long term investors are picking through energy stocks in the wake of the sickening drop in oil prices that has rendered most of them extremely cheap and......
(read more)January 20 - News - Comments
The year 2014 has been a roller coaster ride for many investors, with a lot of tech names making big impacts and a lot of energy stock plunging down towards......
(read more)December 15 - News - Comments
Shares of BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) fell sharply lower this morning shortly after the news broke that the company had been found grossly negligent in the......
(read more)September 4 - News - Comments
With the first quarter of 2014 behind us, we are eagerly awaiting the 13F filings of hedge fund managers, which will provide insight into which stocks......
(read more)April 3 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Greece courts Paulson in attempt to revive state asset sale plan (Ekathimerini) Greece’s Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund is courting U.S. hedge......
(read more)December 18 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In a newly amended 13D filing with the SEC this morning, Carl Icahn disclosed maintaining a 5.96% stake in Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG). The real purpose......
(read more)November 12 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Carl Icahn stock picks: In case you’ve been living under a rock this week, Carl Icahn is at it again. In a filing with the SEC and a subsequent tweet......
(read more)October 9 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Chevron news: A 20-years deal has been reached between Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) and Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9506). The oil giant......
(read more)October 1 - News - Comments
Carl Icahn has been in the news recently. The 77-year-old billionaire investor’s recent flurry of activist and aggressive investing activity has......
(read more)September 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
As last week neared its conclusion, Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG) CFO Esa Ikaheimonen stood before analysts at Barclay’s CEO Energy-Power Conference......
(read more)September 16 - Commodities, News - Comments
Global energy demand is on the way up, led primarily by emerging markets. Therefore, opportunities abound in the energy sector. In particular, investors......
(read more)September 16 - News - Comments
Carl Icahn’s asset allocation strategy originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com. Some of you might have heard something about Carl......
(read more)September 14 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds - Comments
Over the next five years, the offshore drilling services market is expected to grow from $73.1 billion in 2013 to $121.1 billion by 2018. Within this......
(read more)September 11 - News - Comments
The tragic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is now more than three years in the past. However, lingering effects still exist and are serving as anchors......
(read more)September 5 - Commodities, News - Comments
What’s smart Seadrill Ltd (NYSE:SDRL) investor to do? If you were to ask many market players, hedge funds are seen as delayed, outdated investment......
(read more)August 30 - News - Comments
