David Einhorn's New York-based hedge fund firm Greenlight Capital missed August's market move altogether.
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September 2 - Hedge Funds
Warren Buffett built a fortune of nearly $60 billion from astute stock picking, but when the 83-year-old dies, the vast majority of the money he leaves his wife will be parked...
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September 1 - Hedge Funds
It must have been a bitter moment for President Barack Obama when he got the news that his favorite economic guru not only doesn’t like paying taxes but hates America.
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August 29 - Hedge Funds
Some of Europe's most powerful hedge fund managers are sharply divided on the outlook for English soccer club Manchester United PLC (NYSE:MANU) -0.17%, whose share price has ...
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August 28 - Hedge Funds
Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to hold off on its decision about former hedge-fund kingpin Steve Cohen for three more months...
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August 27 - Hedge Funds
Every year, when Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) kicks off his value and special-situation investing class at Columbia Business School, he makes his students a guarantee.
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August 25 - Hedge Funds
When William Ackman took the stage at the AXA Equitable Auditorium in Midtown Manhattan on April 22, investors were still digesting the news that his firm, Pershing Square Capital...
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August 22 - Hedge Funds
Summer for the well-heeled means posh, star-studded parties at the Hamptons, many for good causes, and the better the causes, the more high-profile the guests.
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August 19 - Hedge Funds
Hedge-fund manager James Chanos of Kynikos Associates describes how he became a “fundamental short seller” in this week's "Masters in Business" podcast.
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August 18 - Hedge Funds
It seems legendary hedge fund billionaire George Soros might be souring in his view on the market outlook for U.S.
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August 15 - Hedge Funds
The hedge fund billionaire Louis M.
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August 14 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire investor George Soros’ family office, Soros Fund Management, has jumped on the divest Israel band wagon.
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August 13 - Hedge Funds
Famous activist investor Carl Icahn was assumed to be one of the forces behind the deal between Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) and Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO).
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August 12 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund ValueAct Capital LLC has taken a $1 billion stake in Rupert Murdoch-controlled film and TV company Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ:FOX), CNBC reported.
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August 11 - Hedge Funds
James Dinan's New York-based hedge fund firm, York Capital Management, got off to a strong start this year, making it perhaps the best-performing multistrategy firm in the first...
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August 8 - Hedge Funds
The Center for Public Integrity, which won journalism’s prestigious Pulitzer Prize earlier this year, has been awarded a $2.8-million gift that will help it expand operations...
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August 7 - Hedge Funds
Can a Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) partnership take a hit to Amazon.com, Inc.
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August 7 - News, Tech
Billionaire hedge fund manager Dan Och has not been impressing Wall Street with fantastic returns in recent years, but he has been excelling at another key aspect of the hedge...
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August 6 - Hedge Funds
Hedge-fund manager David Einhorn is struggling to find value amid a five-year stock market rally.
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August 5 - Hedge Funds
Carl Icahn makes more money between sips on his outsized Martinis than most mortals make in a lifetime.
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August 4 - Hedge Funds
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) is seeking for a large deal to put its mountain of cash to work.
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August 4 - Hedge Funds, News
Dalio, who has owned a home in Greenwich, turns 65 on Friday. The businessman was born Aug. 1, 1949, in Jackson Heights, Queens, N.Y.
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August 1 - Hedge Funds
New York-based multistrategy hedge fund firm Taconic Capital Advisors is raising money for a new hedge fund, a longer lock-up vehicle that will invest in illiquid situations in...
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July 31 - Hedge Funds
Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)’s strong second quarter earnings report is bad news for Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL).
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July 30 - News, Tech
Three months after his once-powerful hedge fund entered a guilty plea to insider trading charges, Steven A. Cohen is doing quite well. This summer, Mr.
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July 30 - Hedge Funds
Stephen Mandel Jr.'s Lone Pine Capital, which lost between 1 percent and 3 percent in its funds in the first half, does not apologize or second-guess its decisions.
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July 29 - Hedge Funds
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is investigated by China over monopoly allegations, according to a CNBC report.
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July 29 - News, Tech
Odey Asset Management has opened an office in Geneva, Switzerland, its first office in the country.
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July 28 - Hedge Funds
Perry Capital, the $10.9 billion hedge-fund firm run by Richard Perry, is betting on the paper and packaging industry anticipating that the value of companies could double if ...
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July 25 - Hedge Funds
Citadel Investment Group founder Kenneth Griffin has filed for divorce from his wife of 10 years.
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July 24 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson, who runs Kase Capital, says he has "more confidence" in his Herbalife position following Bill Ackman's latest presentation.
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July 23 - Hedge Funds
North American investors are helping Winton Capital Management Ltd. make progress — albeit slowly — toward its founder's goal of becoming a $100 billion company.
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July 22 - Hedge Funds
Famed investor Bill Ackman has been in a long-running battle against Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), a maker of health shakes.
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July 21 - Hedge Funds
Investors have pulled more than $1 billion from Eric Mindich's Eton Park Fund, managed by his New York-based multistrategy hedge fund firm Eton Park Capital Management, since ...
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July 18 - Hedge Funds
Warren Buffett broke his own record by donating $2.8 billion dollars to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and family charities through selling stock.
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July 17 - Hedge Funds
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) today confirmed the largest layoff in the company’s history.
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July 17 - News, Tech
The Fed is out of step with Wall Street, say some of the country’s wealthiest investors.
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July 16 - Hedge Funds
The hedge fund manager's stock-junkie lifestyle starts at 5:15 a.m. on weekdays, when he wakes up in the Short Hills, New Jersey, house he's lived in for 36 years.
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July 15 - Hedge Funds
Sothebys (NYSE:BID), the auction house that put activist investor Dan Loeb on the board after he battled with management over performance, has entered into a partnership with ...
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July 14 - Hedge Funds
Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) which is one of the biggest banks in the World reported net income of $5.7 billion, up 4% from second quarter of last year, while diluted earnings...
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July 14 - Earnings Report, News
Warren Buffett has been a big believer in and buyer of U.S. energy-indirectly.
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July 11 - Hedge Funds
One of American Media Inc.'s largest second-lien noteholders and hedge fund investor Leon Cooperman have entered into a non-binding letter of intent to take over the magazine ...
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July 10 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio is the king of the rich hedge fund industry.
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July 9 - Hedge Funds
A $4.7 billion hedge fund manager run by a disciple of legendary investor Julian Robertson has in recent weeks substantially increased its stake in Delek US Holdings, becoming...
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July 8 - Hedge Funds
The CNBC team, in its popular segment "Squawk on the Street" analyzed the commentary provided by global retailing giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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July 8 - News
Long Island hedge-fund investor James Simons and his wife have given $50 million to the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory to establish a center that uses quantitative tools to understand...
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July 7 - Hedge Funds
Caroline Hyde, the European Business Correspondent on Bloomberg TV, in her report, has mentioned that food processing major Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM), is close...
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July 6 - News
In the midst of the credit crisis, Gabelli Funds had another beast to contend with: claims of market-timing abuses by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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July 4 - Hedge Funds
Despite two years of courtship and promises of financial aid and tax incentives, the world's largest hedge fund — Bridgewater Associates in Westport, has rebuffed state and ...
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July 3 - Hedge Funds
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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July 3 - News