Right out of an episode of House of Cards, about half of Senate Democrats did what a big donor wanted. They pulled an all-nighter to give lip service to global warming.
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March 18 - Hedge Funds
Warren Buffett didn’t become the second-richest man in the world by taking silly risks.
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March 17 - Hedge Funds
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp admitted on Thursday it failed to disclose to investors in 2010 the steps it took to thwart a hostile takeover bid by billionaire Carl Icahn, as ...
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March 13 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire Wilbur Ross invited Paul Ryan over for lunch. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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March 12 - Hedge Funds
Sears CEO Eddie Lampert admitted the retailer had a “tough-to-terrible” holiday season, but insisted the company’s strategy was a model for other chains.
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February 28 - Hedge Funds
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...
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February 27 - Hedge Funds
At 78, Carl Icahn could have just rode off into retirement, his reputation as ruthless money-maker still golden, his billionaire status unsullied.
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February 25 - Hedge Funds
George Soros wants to invest in Europe's financial sector, according to a German magazine's interview with the billionaire investor on Sunday [Feb. 23].
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February 24 - Hedge Funds
Tom Steyer, a billionaire retired hedge-fund investor, is aiming to spend $100 million to make climate change a priority issue in this year's midterm elections.
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February 19 - Hedge Funds
Tiger Global Management’s private equity business continues to be as active in the new year as it was in the fourth quarter of last year.
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February 13 - Hedge Funds
URS Corp (NYSE:URS) took a hit today, dropping by almost 14%. There is an explanation today, but before we should take a look at another interesting point.
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February 13 - Hedge Funds, Market Movers, News
Why aren’t there more women running hedge funds? The money’s good, and the lifestyle would seem to lend itself better to balancing family demands than more traditional Wall...
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February 12 - Hedge Funds
Brevan Howard Asset Management, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, with more than $40 billion in assets under management, is closing down its emerging markets fund, according...
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February 11 - Hedge Funds
Bill Ackman, the activist hedge-fund manager, sold all of his shares in General Growth Properties Inc (NYSE:GGP), one of his most profitable investments.
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February 10 - Hedge Funds
Hedge funds held up better than global stocks last month, falling an average of 0.1 percent as equities slumped amid a selloff in emerging-market currencies and signs of weakness...
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February 7 - Hedge Funds
Och-Ziff Capital Management's strong hedge-fund returns helped it top analysts' expectations in the fourth quarter.
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February 6 - Hedge Funds
The stock market’s decline this year is healthy and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index probably will end 2014 higher, Leon Cooperman, chairman of hedge fund Omega Advisors Inc...
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February 5 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass believes investors can still profit by lending to Argentina, Latin America's third-largest economy.
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February 4 - Hedge Funds
For months, Carl Icahn has been pushing Apple Inc.
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January 31 - Hedge Funds
Amazon tumbled 8.1 percent to $370.50.
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January 31 - Market Movers, News
The Blackstone Group L.P.
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January 31 - Earnings Report, News
ADT Corp., the provider of security services for residences and small businesses, tumbled the most in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index after profit and sales trailed analysts...
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January 31 - Hedge Funds, Market Movers, News
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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January 30 - Hedge Funds
The Blackstone Group L.P.
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January 30 - Market Movers, News
An investment analyst who played a leading role in Pershing Square Capital Management’s bet against Herbalife Ltd.
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January 29 - Hedge Funds
Alan Howard of storied hedge-fund firm Brevan Howard calls the 2013 performance of Brevan Howard Master Fund Limited’s class-A shares “somewhat disappointing” in an investor...
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January 23 - Hedge Funds
Paul Singer, the founder of the hedge fund Elliott Management, said on Wednesday that he remained skeptical that the financial markets were safer despite the changes enacted in...
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January 22 - Hedge Funds
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) fell in German trading after the company cited “challenges” at its server unit, said to be targeted by Lenovo Group Ltd.
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January 22 - Hedge Funds, News
Jeff Altman and John Paulson, two of last year’s best-performing hedge-fund managers, are predicting that stocks will continue their rally in 2014 even as the bull market approaches...
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January 21 - Hedge Funds
A court on Friday ordered Tiger Asia Management, the regional arm of the New York-based hedge fund Tiger Management, to repay nearly $6 million to more than 1,800 investors after...
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December 20 - Hedge Funds
Greece’s Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund is courting U.S.
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December 18 - Hedge Funds
Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy Holdings has this week placed a $1bn wind turbine order with Siemens for five projects in Iowa, the biggest order the German supplier has received...
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December 17 - Hedge Funds
A long-held perception is that hedge funds, especially those up big for the year, like to take it easy in December.
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December 16 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire David Tepper’s hedge fund firm, Appaloosa Management, celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2013 and it’s turning into a year to remember for the former Goldman Sachs...
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December 13 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund guru Crispin Odey has made a £22million bet that Manchester United’s poor performance on the field will be echoed in the stock market.
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December 11 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund Elliott Capital Advisors considers drug wholesaler McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) -0.33% $6.1 billion takeover offer for Germany's Celesio AG CLS1.XE +0.35% too low...
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December 10 - Hedge Funds
Timing isn't everything, but it sure helps. Six years ago, Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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December 9 - Hedge Funds
Stan Druckenmiller looks across the table at Charlie Rose, bemused.
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December 5 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund advisor Steven Drobny, the author of global macro books "Inside The House of Money" and "The Invisible Hands", is coming out with another book called "The New House...
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December 4 - Hedge Funds
After a rocky start to the month, Barry Rosenstein's Jana Partners, the activist and event-driven hedge fund managed by the New York–based investment firm of the same name, ...
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December 3 - Hedge Funds
David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital posted a strong 4.7 percent gain in November, putting it up 19.1 percent for the year with just one month to go.
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December 2 - Hedge Funds
Legg Mason’s Bill Miller is struggling to find the ‘extraordinary’ value in the US he did last year, and said equity markets could rise even higher in 2014.
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November 29 - Hedge Funds
Bridgewater Associates is the largest hedge fund in the world when it comes to assets under management.
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November 27 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund Elliott International has lifted its stake in German drugs distributor Celesio, bringing it close to a position where it could block the $8.3 billion takeover bid by...
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November 26 - Hedge Funds
The board of directors at Hologic, Inc.
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November 25 - Hedge Funds
Kyle Bass, a hedge fund manager who made a fortune betting against Greek bonds and US subprime, dropped a bombshell at a conference in September: he is investing in Argentina, ...
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November 21 - Hedge Funds
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...
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November 20 - Hedge Funds
There aren’t many broad market exposures more distrusted right now than emerging markets.
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November 15 - Hedge Funds, News
Hedge fund manager Richard Perry, who runs Perry Capital, has filed his third-quarter 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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November 14 - Hedge Funds, News