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Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Carl Icahn, Nelson Peltz, Hestia Capital Management, HCP Focus Fund, Three Arrows Capital, Agree Realty Corporation (ADC), Morphic Holding, Inc. (MORF), and More

Icahn says doesn’t believe inquiry will have material impact. Request comes on heels of Hindenburg Research report.

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May 10 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Israel Englander, Michael Burry, Ken Griffin, Hudson Bay Capital Management, Three Arrows Capital, Kohl’s Corporation (KSS), Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY), and More

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

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March 30 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Ray Dalio, Michael Burry, Israel Englander, ValueAct Capital Management, Man GLG, Morgan Creek Capital, Kainos Capital, Stryker Corporation (SYK), Legato Merger II Corp (LGTO), and More

It says operating expenses, content funding have “exploded”. ValueAct CEO Mason Morfit disclosed position at event Friday.

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February 10 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Daniel Och, Bill Ackman, Daniel Loeb, David Einhorn, Saba Capital Management, Brookfield Asset Management, Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc (MIST), Axcella Health Inc. (AXLA), and More

The hedge fund firm formerly known as Och-Ziff "deteriorated" under the "mismanagement" of its founder Daniel Och, forcing those who succeeded him to spend years stabilizing the...

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October 24 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Richard Mashaal, Cheyne Capital Management, Three Arrows Capital, Man Group, Annexon Inc (ANNX), Rocket Companies, Inc. (RKT), and More

Billionaire investor William Ackman, who had raised $4 billion in the biggest-ever special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), told investors he would be returning the sum after...

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July 12 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: David Einhorn, Bill Ackman, Davidson Kempner Capital Management, Brevan Howard Asset Management, Protean Select, Mainsail Partners, Liquidia Corp (LQDA), PG&E Corporation (PCG), and More

(Bloomberg) -- The Alan Howard era at Brevan Howard Asset Management appears to have come to an end.

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April 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Anthony Scaramucci, Bill Ackman, Hugh Hendry, Cathie Wood, Complus Asset Management, Yellow Wood Partners, Bain Capital Specialty Finance Inc (BCSF), and More

For years 15 years, Hugh Hendry ran the hedge fund Eclectica Asset Management, earning a reputation as a provocative and contrarian thinker on the entire state of the world economy...

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March 30 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Crispin Odey, Anthony Scaramucci, Caxton Associates, Third Point LLC, Balyasny Asset Management, Citadel LLC, Othania Capital, Montrose Environmental Group Inc (MEG), Tryp Therapeutics Inc. (TRYP), and More

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has warned that World War III has “likely started already” amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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March 7 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Cathie Wood, Larry Robbins, Elliott Management, Cevian Capital, Protean Select, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), and More

Larry Robbins’ healthcare-heavy hedge fund was able to post much smaller losses than the various health care indices.

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February 2 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, David Einhorn, Stanley Druckenmiller, Bridgewater Associates, Senvest Management, Ursa Fund Management, Cavco Industries Inc (CVCO), and More

Pershing Square has purchased more than 3.1 million shares of the streaming service.

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January 27 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Morgan Creek Digital, Thryv Holdings Inc (THRY), Vor Biopharma Inc (VOR), Pool Corporation (POOL), and More

Gemini said on Thursday it had raised $400 million in a funding round led by hedge fund Morgan Creek Digital that valued the startup at $7.1 billion, becoming the latest crypto...

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November 19 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Ken Griffin, Starboard Value LP, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, Anchorage Capital, Melvin Capital Management, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AUPH), Clean Harbors Inc (CLH), and More

BOSTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services on Monday backed cloud storage vendor Box Inc (BOX.N) in its fight with activist investor Starboard...

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August 23 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Paul Marshall, David Tepper, Michael Burry, GlobeX Data Ltd (SWISF), Vishay Precision Group Inc (VPG), and More

BOSTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman on Tuesday said his blank check company is not an investment firm that needs to register with U.S.

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August 17 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Victor Khosla, Blue Owl Capital, Calgus Fond, Gladstone Capital, Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc (KW), Tandem Diabetes Care Inc (TNDM), and More

PARIS, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman on Tuesday bought 7.1% of Universal Music Group from French conglomerate Vivendi (VIV.PA) and pledged to...

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August 11 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Daniel Loeb, Bridgewater Associates, Elliott Management, ZoomInfo Technologies Inc (ZI), NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT (NWHUF), and More

Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, has unveiled a new multi-asset strategy which will trade assets that align with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals...

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July 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman, Starboard Value, Maverick Capital, Renaissance Technologies, Zoetis Inc (ZTS), Hess Corp. (HES), and More

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.

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February 25 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Ken Griffin, Ray Dalio, Leon Cooperman, Fiserv Inc (FISV), Bumble Inc (BMBL), and More

Ken Griffin, the billionaire CEO of hedge fund Citadel, defended his $2 billion investment in short seller Gabe Plotkin’s Melvin Capital last month amid the height of the GameStop...

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February 19 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Steve Cohen, Anthony Scaramucci, Bill Ackman, Alexander Klabin, Marshall Wace, Brummer & Partners, Leslie’s Inc (LESL), BlackRock, Inc. (BLK), and More

A Marshall Wace hedge fund that bets on rising and falling stocks slumped to a record loss in January, as the U.S.

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February 3 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Paul Marshall, Glenn Welling, Steve Cohen, D.E. Shaw, Brevan Howard Asset Management, 1life Healthcare Inc (ONEM), Heico Corp (HEI), and More

The co-founder and chairman of hedge fund giant Marshall Wace, Sir Paul Marshall, tweeted that the pro-Trump woman killed by authorities in Washington amounted to "cold-blooded...

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January 7 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Jim Chanos, Michael Burry, Nicolai Tangen, Bill Ackman, Said Haidar, Point72 Asset Management, Coatue Management, Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (CMT), WESCO International, Inc. (WCC), and More

(Reuters) - Jim Chanos, who has been short on Tesla Inc’s stock for five years, has reduced his bet against the electric carmaker, the short-seller told Bloomberg News on Thursday...

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December 3 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Warren Buffett, Starboard Value, Highbridge Capital Management, State Auto Financial Corp (STFC), Enphase Energy Inc (ENPH), Oxford BioMedica PLC (OXBDF), and More

BOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman, who cautiously hedged his portfolio before the historic market sell-off in March, has extended his gains to 62...

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December 2 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Chase Coleman, Michael Hintze, Ray Dalio, Mike Novogratz, Lone Pine Capital, GreenSky LLC (GSKY), Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW), and More

The billionaire investor Mike Novogratz predicted that the price of bitcoin would hit $65,000 while offering advice to the "Game of Thrones" star Maisie Williams on Twitter on...

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November 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Chris Rokos, Donald Morgan, David Tepper, Silver Lake Partners, AbraPlata Resource Corp (ABBRF), Entasis Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (ETTX), and More

Hedge fund manager Chris Rokos’s investment firm has waded into the raging debate on racial discrimination sparked by the killing of George Floyd and vowed to use its money ...

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September 8 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Stanley Druckenmiller, Starboard Value LP, Brigade Capital Management, Darsana Capital Partners, Asgn Inc (ASGN), Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX), and More

(Reuters) - Starboard Value LP said on Tuesday it plans to raise $300 million through a blank-check acquisition vehicle, becoming the latest major hedge fund to jump on this year...

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August 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, Accendo Capital, Herman Miller, Inc. (MLHR), Irhythm Technologies Inc (IRTC), and More

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors raised more than $1 billion for its flagship hedge fund, double expectations, attracting fresh money from new and existing investors following the...

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July 9 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Ken Griffin, Millennium Management, CQS Cayman LP, Polar Capital, Dollarama Inc (DLMAF), and More

NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire investor William Ackman, whose hedge fund is delivering some of the year’s best returns, said on Monday he was looking to raise $3 billion...

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June 22 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Paul Tudor Jones, Bill Ackman, Marc Lasry, David Tepper, Third Point LLC, Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp (ADPT), Open Text Corp (OTEX), and More

Longtime hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones on Wednesday critiqued the long-held belief that companies should exist for the sole purpose of generating profits.

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June 11 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Paul Tudor Jones, Bill Ackman, David Tepper, James Simons, Bodenholm Capital, Hudson Pacific Properties Inc (HPP), Healthcare Trust Of America Inc (HTA), and More

LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - Swedish hedge fund manager Bodenholm Capital, which manages 5.1 billion Swedish crowns ($511.2 million), is shutting down and returning capital to...

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March 26 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: David Einhorn, Steve Cohen, Bill Ackman, Glenview Capital Partners, Melvin Capital Management, Bridgewater Associates, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW), Hexcel Corporation (HXL), and More

LONDON (Reuters) - American hedge fund firm Glenview Capital Partners lost 7.1% in February, bring year to date losses to 13.7%, showed data compiled by HSBC and seen by Reuters...

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March 10 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Jim Simons, Tom Steyer, Aurelius Capital Management, Six Flags Entertainment Corp (SIX), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (CNK), and More

Disgruntled investors, including hedge fund Aurelius Capital Management, have ignited a fresh legal battle over Nine West Holdings Inc.

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February 27 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Bain Capital, AQR Capital Management, Lansdowne Partners, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (LW), Winmark Corporation (WINA), and More

BOSTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Two years ago, investor William Ackman, who pushes corporations to perform better, took his own advice and laid out a plan for a comeback after years...

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January 9 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Julian Robertson, York Capital Management, Marcato Capital Management, Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD), Marriott International Inc (MAR), and More

Hedge-fund firms York Capital Management and Southpaw Asset Management are barring clients from getting back all of the money they have requested for year-end, a sign of the pressure...

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December 23 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Paul Singer, Bill Ackman, Steve Cohen, Soros Fund Management, Fortress Investment Group, Snap Inc (SNAP), Energous Corp (WATT), and More

Fox News' Tucker Carlson said Wednesday night that Sen.

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December 5 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Ray Dalio, Bill Ackman, Warlander Asset Management, Corporate Office Properties Trust (OFC), Symantec Corporation (SYMC), and More

Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio said he wouldn’t rule out China using its Treasury holdings to gain an upper hand against the U.S.

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August 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Ray Dalio, Steven Cohen, Elliott Management, Woodford Investment Management, Chemed Corporation (CHE), Neogen Corporation (NEOG), and More

Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, urged investors to have bets on “both horses in the race” amid rising trade tensions between...

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August 7 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Jeffrey Talpins, Viking Global Investors, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS), Service Corp International (SCI), and More

(Reuters) - William Ackman’s activist hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management LP is opposed to United Technologies Corp’s $120 billion aerospace merger with defense ...

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June 11 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, David Einhorn, Paul Singer, FS KKR Capital Corp (FSK), Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (IONS), and More

It’s all chalk.

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March 21 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Eddie Lampert, Trian Partners, Pershing Square Capital, Clean Coal Technologies Inc (CCTC), Reis Inc (REIS), and More

Sears Chairman Eddie Lampert seemingly swooped in once again to save Sears, with a plan to pay to support it through its bankruptcy operations.

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October 25 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Jana Partners, BlueCrest Capital Management, Iqvia Holdings Inc (IQV), Twelve Seas Investment Company (TWLVU), ABIOMED, Inc. (ABMD), and More

Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman, whose investment assets have shrunk by more than half in the last three years, has made a second round of staff cuts and laid off...

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June 27 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Jim Simons, VIVUS, Inc. (VVUS), Red Violet Inc (RDVT), Cerecor Inc (CERC), and More

William Ackman's private hedge fund has gained more than 9 percent this year while his publicly traded fund is up double digits, marking a dramatic reversal for the billionaire...

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June 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: George Soros, Pershing Square, ProtoKinetix, Inc. (PKTX), Scott’s Liquid Gold Inc. (SLGD), Intuit Inc. (INTU), and More

George Soros says the euro area is in “existential danger” -- and the world’s biggest banks are flogging a flurry of products to parlay his warning into tantalizing returns...

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June 4 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: George Soros, Bill Ackman, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO), Estee Lauder Companies Inc (EL), Aduro BioTech Inc (ADRO), and More

Glen Point Capital LLP, a London-based hedge-fund firm that counts billionaire George Soros among its investors, has started a macro strategy to target trading opportunities in...

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April 13 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Starboard Value LP, Two Sigma, Rev Group Inc (REVG), Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD), Pfizer Inc. (PFE), and More

(Reuters) - Starboard Value LP, which is looking to replace the entire board of Newell Brands Inc (NWL.N), said on Wednesday three of its nominees would buy about $25 million ...

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March 14 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Paul Tudor Jones, Dan Loeb, David Einhorn, Legacy Reserves LP (LGCY), Prospect Capital Co. (PSEC), Alteryx Inc (AYX), and More

Paul Tudor Jones, the hedge fund manager who called the October 1987 crash, gave a stark warning about the financial markets.

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March 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: T. Boone Pickens, Steve Eisman, ImmunoGen, Inc. (IMGN), Motus GI Holdings Inc (MOTS), VerifyMe Inc (VRME), and More

Legendary oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens has closed his hedge fund, but the octogenarian’s name may live on on the New York Stock Exchange.

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February 28 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Ken Griffin, Michael Novogratz, FTS International Inc (FTSI), Intrexon Corp (XON), and More

Organizers of the annual gala for the Museum of American Finance said they were glad it hadn’t been scheduled for Monday, when the Dow plunged 1,175 points.

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February 7 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Ray Dalio, Bill Ackman, PetMed Express, Inc. (PETS), Opko Health Inc. (OPK), and More

The bonuses and wage increases seen after the passage of the GOP's tax overhaul won't change the wealth gap in America, hedge fund giant Ray Dalio told CNBC on Tuesday.

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January 23 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Edward Lampert, Bridgewater Associates, Trian Fund Management

(Reuters Breakingviews) - The last chapter for Sears looks to be at hand. The troubled U.S.

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March 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments

Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, Paul Singer, Och-Ziff Capital Management

Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals dropped Tuesday after news surfaced late Monday that billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman sold his remaining stock in the company.

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March 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments