Not bad for a single trade: Baupost Group appears to have made nearly $1 billion on just one of its stock picks.
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June 9 - Hedge Funds
The Milwaukee Bucks' new owners were in town Thursday taking a tour of Brew City. Marc Lasry and Wes Edens started their day at Cranky Al's in Wauwatosa.
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May 29 - Hedge Funds
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD), the department-store chain struggling to rebound from three years of operating losses, is considering a sale of its Canadian stores.
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May 14 - Hedge Funds
Carl Icahn has again set his sights on Navistar International Corp (NYSE:NAV) and has increased his investment in the stock. Icahn Capital has reported the addition of approximately...
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April 16 - Hedge Funds, News
Nearly one year ago, Jeffrey Ubben showed up at a New York investment conference with news: His San Francisco-based ValueAct Capital Management hedge fund had taken a $2 billion...
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April 2 - Hedge Funds
Aboard his Gulfstream G550, T.
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March 31 - Hedge Funds
Ever since the story first broke, more than five weeks ago, that David Einhorn was suing Seeking Alpha, the Israeli financial website has been very, very quiet on the topic.
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March 24 - Hedge Funds
Bridgewater Associates -- founded by Ray Dalio, who famously predicted the global financial crisis in 2007 -- is a $150 billion hedge fund with a wide spectrum of institutional...
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March 21 - Hedge Funds
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
Billionaire Wilbur Ross invited Paul Ryan over for lunch. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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March 12 - Hedge Funds
George Soros’ Soros Fund Management LLC has disclosed holding 2.5 million shares of Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRIV).
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March 7 - Hedge Funds, News
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
In the current round of 13F filings, hedge funds and other institutional investors are disclosing their equity portfolios as held at the end of the last year.
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February 18 - Hedge Funds, News
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
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
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
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
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
It has been about 100 hours since William Ackman revealed his Pershing Square hedge fund’s nearly 10% stake in both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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November 19 - Hedge Funds
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
Steven Cohen’s company has agreed to pay, plead guilty to all criminal charges and close its investment advisory business in a deal reached with Manhattan U.S.
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November 4 - Hedge Funds
George Soros may be the most controversial billionaire on the planet. Many of his investment choices are widely applauded by the market, like his entries into J.C.
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November 1 - Hedge Funds, News
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) is considering separating its Lands' End clothing and Sears Auto Center businesses into independently managed operations as part of its...
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October 29 - Hedge Funds
This weekend Stan Druckenmiller sat down with the WSJ to talk about hiscontinued crusade for entitlement reform.
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October 22 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire Steve Cohen is one of Wall Street’s most mysterious characters, making unexpected moves and constantly throwing people off.
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October 15 - Hedge Funds, News
Carl Icahn stock picks: In case you’ve been living under a rock this week, Carl Icahn is at it again.
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October 9 - Hedge Funds, News
Best Dividend Paying Stock Lists By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment.
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October 8 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds
How does George Soros invest? Opinions of George Soros vary depending on whom you ask, but there’s no arguing against the Hungarian-American hedge fund manager’s investing...
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October 4 - Hedge Funds
Herbalife, Bill Ackman: The manager of the New-York-based hedge fund, Pershing Square, Bill Ackman, recently announced it was reducing its short position in Herbalife Ltd. (...
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October 3 - Hedge Funds, News
Winton Capital Management Ltd., the $24.5 billion hedge-fund firm founded by David Harding, said profit plunged 64 percent last year after its main fund posted just its second...
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October 3 - Hedge Funds
Carl Icahn's Best Stock Picks: Carl Icahn may have lifted the company’s market cap by $20 billion in less than two days of trading last month, but Apple Inc.
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October 2 - Hedge Funds, News
Hedge Fund billionaire William Ackman has acknowledged that his big investment in J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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September 27 - Hedge Funds
Institutional investors are so big, they move the market.
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September 25 - Hedge Funds, News
Bill Ackman holdings: Bill Ackman is one of the most polarizing figures in the investment world. From his bullish bet on the floundering retailer J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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September 23 - Hedge Funds, News
Shares of Herbalife hit an all-time high Tuesday, fueled by talk of an aggressive buyback operation by the nutritional supplements marketer.
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September 17 - News
Whether it was calling out Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) as a "pyramid scheme" or spinning off Tim Hortons Inc.
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September 17 - News
If you enjoy the finer things in life, then you'll love the action taking place in the specialty retail market.
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September 14 - News
Carl Icahn’s asset allocation strategy originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com.
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September 14 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds
Derivatives trading has improved dramatically, becoming safer and more efficient through post-crisis reforms that have shifted power from bank “dealers” to investors, according...
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September 12 - Hedge Funds
Nutritional products company Herbalife, battling allegations that it operates an illegal pyramid scheme, has a new and unexpected advocate: former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa...
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September 6 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAIN), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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September 6 - Hedge Funds
Today let's look at investing giant Carl Icahn, who has made billions, partly by taking large positions in companies and pushing for change in them.
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September 5 - Hedge Funds
William Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management is largely flat for the year after a bruising August in which the hedge fund lost 3.6 percent, said two investor sources ...
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September 5 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX), J.C.
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September 5 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD), The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
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September 4 - Hedge Funds
KPMG resigned as the auditor of Herbalife Ltd after one of its senior partners engaged in insider trading in Herbalife stock, the nutritional products company said on Tuesday.
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September 3 - News
In the eyes of many traders, hedge funds are perceived as useless, outdated financial vehicles of a period lost to current times.
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September 3 - News