Insiders Bought These Seven Stocks In November
Studies show that, on average, stocks that are bought by insiders tend to outperform the market (read more about studies on insider trading).
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Billionaire Eddie Lampert’s Latest Stock Picks
Eddie Lampert founded ESL Investments in 1988 and has become a billionaire due to the fund’s strong performance; he has also become the chairman of Sears’s Board of Directors...
Mohnish Pabrai’s Top Stock Picks
Mohnish Pabrai once paid over half a million dollars for lunch with Warren Buffett.
Should You Join Carl Icahn in Greenbrier?
Shares in The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) rose about 15% on November 13th after billionaire Carl Icahn’s money management group reported that it had acquired 10% of the ...
Hedge Funds Are Buying These Stocks
Usually, we have to wait until six to seven weeks after the end of a quarter to see what hedge funds have been buying.
Icahn Moving Back To Take-Two
At the beginning of 2011, Carl Icahn owned nearly 10 million shares of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Hedge Funds Have Bought These Stocks Recently
When hedge funds or other notable investors take a large long position in a stock (or then change that position) it must be reported relatively quickly to the SEC.
Should You Join Icahn In Buying Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)?
It’s been a wild ride at Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) the past several years.
Kensico Nabs a Board Seat At WebMD
Kensico Capital Management owned 5.7 million shares of WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ:WBMD) at the end of June (find more stocks Kensico owned).
Hedge Fund News: George Soros, Seth Klarman, Carl Icahn
George Soros’, Soros Fund Management, a hedge fund management company, which he founded in 1969, bought 2% convertible Bond holdings in Digital River, Inc.
Is Chesapeake Energy a Good Stock to Buy?
We admit that Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) has its problems, and that you probably should not buy the company for its dividend, but if it is good enough for Mason ...
This Board Member Is Going More Organic
Richard Berke, a Board member at The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
Carl Icahn is Increasing His Stake in Forest Laboratories
In the past two weeks, activist investor Carl Icahn has purchased nearly 420,000 shares of Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:FRX) worth a total of $14.5 million.
Carl Icahn’s Latest Stock Picks: Chesapeake Energy, Navistar, Oshkosh
Activist investor Carl Icahn has been busy this year, and we have reported on a slew of 13D filings that have followed his often nasty battles.
Carl Icahn’s Letter to Forest Labs $FRX
We have received your letter responding to our demand for disclosure from Forest Labs under Section 220 of the Delaware law, in which you refused to provide us with documents ...
Billionaire Carl Icahn’s Favorite Stocks
At 76 years old, Carl Icahn does not seem to be slowing down at all.
Carl Icahn Bought Chesapeake Energy, Should You?
Last week, it was announced that corporate raider Carl Icahn was up to his usual antics, acquiring a 7.6 percent activist stake in the natural gas E&P giant Chesapeake Energy ...
Carl Icahn Scores Victory in Battle to Buy CVR Energy $CVI Shares
Activist investor Carl Icahn has finally claimed victory in his fight to buy 55% of the outstanding share of CVR Energy (CVI) after the board approved his offer of $2.26 billion...
Pay for Hedge Fund Managers Falls 35%, Top 6 Average Just $1.7B
"Compensation for the highest-paid U.S.
Carl Icahn and Insiders Were Right About This Stock
Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE: LGF), one of the largest film and television distributors in North America, has seen their fortunes rise precipitously in recent months. Entrenched...
Hedge Fund News: Brevan Howard, Jim Rogers, Bridgewater…
Brevan Howard is now the world’s top hedge fund manager by annualised net gains, new research suggests, following dramatic losses during 2011 at former number one Paulson & ...
Hedge Fund News: Buffett, Klarman, D.E. Shaw, Lampert…
Bloomberg's Dominic Chu reports that Warren Buffett, the former hedge fund manager who built Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Hedge Fund News, Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater, China Welcomes Foreign Hedge Funds, Jim Rogers and Commodities…
Bloomberg's Dominic Chu reports that Ray Dalio’s Pure Alpha hedge fund made $13.8 billion for its investors last year, while John Paulson lost clients almost $10 billion after...
Billionaire Carl Icahn’s Top Stock Picks
Carl Icahn is a legendary corporate raider. He started his career on Wall Street in 1961.
Hedge Fund News, Insider Trading Cases, Buffett & Gold, Ken Fisher, and Soros…
Ferrous Resources Ltd., the iron-ore miner backed by billionaire Philip Falcone’s Harbinger Capital partners LLC, appointed Jayme Nicolato Correa as chief executive officer, ...
Hedge Fund News, Buffett, Falcone, Owl Creek, Paulson…
Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said low interest rates and inflation should dissuade investors from buying bonds and other holdings tied ...
Hedge Fund News: Ackman & CP, LightSquared, Asia Hedge Funds…
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s (CP) support for Chief Executive Officer Fred Green doesn’t make sense because the company’s performance trails all of its North American...
Icahn Setback at Annual OshKosh $OSK Meeting
"Oshkosh Corp (OSK) shareholders handed a defeat to activist investor Carl Icahn on Friday, electing 'at least' 12 of the 13 management-backed nominees to the company's board...
Bill Ackman, Phil Falcone’s LightSquared, Hedge Funds and Greece
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP) said William Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management has asked to elect five of its nominees to the company's board as the proxy...
Icahn Said to Buy LightSquared Debt, Seth Klarman Invests In Europe, Greece Nears Debt Deal, Etc…
Billionaire Carl Icahn has purchased debt from Philip Falcone’s LightSquared Inc.’s bondholders as the satellite-broadband-service provider struggles to start service, two...
Icahn, Tepper and Beal Bet on LightSquared’s Collapse
"Billionaire Carl Icahn has purchased debt from Philip Falcone’s LightSquared Inc.’s bondholders as the satellite-broadband-service provider struggles to start service," reports...
Carl Icahn Initiated A New 14.54% Activist Stake In CVR Energy
Carl Icahn recently filed for his new position in CVR Energy Inc. (CVI).
Canadian Pacific Cautioned Ex-Chief To Stay Away From Ackman, Icahn Buys $CVI, European Hedge Funds Bet China Down
The Canadian National Railway publicly cautioned its former chief executive, E. Hunter Harrison, on Friday against participating in the hedge fund manager William A.
Hedge Fund Performance in 2011 Not All Lemons
Hedge fund may have had a tough year, on average – Amid political uncertainty, the debt-ceiling debate in Congress and mounting fears of a European financial crisis, the Eurekahedge...
GO.L Index Declined, Hedge Fund CEO Gets Prison, Sears’ Loans Halted, Buffett Challenges Republicans
Hedge funds have started the new year with a bout of the January blues, as investors get their books in order to start afresh in 2012, after last year's rollercoaster ride, data...
Carl Icahn Fought Back Oshkosh With A Second Presentation
Carl Icahn delivered the second presentation today after the board of Oshkosh claimed against Icahn’s presentation yesterday.
WebMD $WBMD Off the Market, Icahn Soros Have Large Stakes
WebMD (WBMD) was a top pick for several big-time hedge fund managers in the third quarter. Looking at the list of hedge funds that initiated new positions or increased holdings...
Top 10 Hedge Funds in 2011
We have been compiling hedge fund returns in 2011 for the past couple of weeks. We gathered returns for more than 60 hedge funds we are tracking.
Carl Icahn Urges Oshkosh To Sell JLG
Corporate raider Carl Icahn delivered a presentation to Oshkosh’s shareholders.
Ackman Plans A Proxy Fight, Todd Combs Posted Gain In Bershire, Chase Coleman Returned 45% In 2011
William Ackman’s plan to wage a proxy fight to install a new chief executive officer at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
Jeffrey Altman’s Owl Creek Asset Management Concerns Navistar’s Potential Merger
Jeffrey Altman’s Owl Creek Asset Management files an SEC disclosure today regarding its recent issue with the management team of Navistar International Corp (NAV).
Afternoon Aggregate News: Hedge Fund Net Inflows, Oshkosh Blast Icahn.
Hedge funds ended the year on a high note, with positive net inflows of 1.55% in December, according to the GlobeOp Capital Movement Index.
Carl Icahn Will Support A Merger Between Oshkosh and Navistar
Carl Icahn stated on December 6, 2011 during a telephone interview on CNBC, in response to a question that he owns stakes in both Oshkosh Corp (OSK), and Navistar International...
Carl Icahn’s Icahn Capital Filed For $CLX, $WBMD, and $MMI
Carl Icahn’s Icahn Capital recent disclosed its activist stakes in Clorox Co (CLX), Webmd Health Corp. (WBMD), and Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (MMI).
Icahn v. Ackman – How $4.5M Turned Into Almost $9M
Two superstar hedge fund managers have been in a tiff since 2004, reports the New York Times. The pair in question is Carl Icahn and Pershing Square's Bill Ackman.
Carl Icahn: “This is Absurd”
Carl Icahn seems to be agitated by CMC board. Earlier today we shared Carl Icahn's letter to the board of CMC. Here is his latest letter to the board:
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Carl Icahn’s Letter to the Board of Commercial Metals Company $CMC
Carl Icahn's letter to the board of Commercial Metals Company is presented below. The stock is up 23% today after Carl Icahn's $15 per share offer.
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Ackman Raises CP Rail Stake, Abrams $CCMO, Bannasch $MF $NTCT
William Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management has upped his stake in Canadian Pacific Railway, Canada’s second-largest railroad. The activist investor has bought another...
