I recently came across an old transcript of a David Einhorn speech at the Value Investing Congress in 2006.
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October 10 - Hedge Funds
The exchange-traded products industry has provided investors with a new tactical tool for addingcommodities exposure to their portfolios.
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October 9 - News
Veteran investors Jim Rogers and 'Dr Doom' Marc Faber have clashed over the merits of investing in Chinese equities.
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October 8 - Hedge Funds
Some analysts, like Jim Rogers, have been warning about a coming recession in 2013, while other big names like Roubini and Faber have been even morebold with their statements...
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October 5 - News
John Paulson, the billionaire hedge- fund manager coming off record losses in 2011, further pared declines in his Gold and Advantage funds last month, according to two people...
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October 5 - Hedge Funds
Given all of the turmoil in markets this year, we have seen a number of investors change their positions on statements made in the past.
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October 4 - News
Tiger Global, one of the world's best-performing hedge funds, ended the third quarter with strong gains, leaving the fund up 22.4 percent for the year, two people familiar with...
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October 4 - Hedge Funds
Although most might think of coffee as their breakfast-time drink of choice (or in most cases, necessity), its popularity as a lucrative financial instrument has surged in recent...
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October 3 - News
After the official announcement of QE3, a number of hot-shot analysts and experts have come out with their opinions on how the policy will impact our future.
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September 28 - News
Mark Fetting, chief executive officer of Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE:LM), was out of time.
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September 28 - Hedge Funds
Democratic heavyweight George Soros keeps inching his way back into partisan politics. The latest evidence: Mr.
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September 22 - Hedge Funds
QE3 was announced on Thursday and it is by far the most aggressive action that the Fed has taken in years.
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September 21 - News
You know that really damaging hidden camera footage of Mitt Romney that's making the rounds today? Mother Jones' David Corn has revealed that the tapes come from a fundraiser ...
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September 18 - Hedge Funds
Activist hedge fund Starboard Value is expected to disclose on Monday that it has taken a 13.3 percent stake in Office Depot Inc, making it the biggest shareholder of the office...
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September 17 - Hedge Funds
Central bankers are “counterfeit money printers” and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke should resign for messing up the U.S.
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September 14 - Hedge Funds
While most hedge fund managers are backing President Barack Obama's opponent this November, Farallon Capital Management founder Thomas Steyer is keeping faith with his liberal...
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September 11 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros made some bold statements in an interview with the Financial Times, saing that Germany must either lead the Eurozone out of...
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September 10 - Hedge Funds
Maverick Capital Ltd.'s Steve Galbraith, who left a top investment-strategist post at Morgan Stanley MS +3.64% for the hedge fund eight years ago, plans to leave the firm as soon...
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September 7 - Hedge Funds
Believe it or not, the housing crash wasn't all heartache and tears. When the mortgage bubble burst a few select investors made a boatload.
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August 31 - Hedge Funds
What do you get Warren Buffett, the man that has everything, for his 82nd birthday? Deal Journal would have guessed maybe a toy train, but Buffett has answered it himself: nothing...
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August 31 - Hedge Funds
Bruce Richards stood under a party tent anchored by multiple stakes in the lawn of his Southampton home.
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August 27 - Hedge Funds
New York star hedgie Chase Coleman is on his way to a standout year — but a good chunk of his returns are supported by one very Main Street investment: Apple.
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August 22 - Hedge Funds
A New York hedge fund that owns bonds of bankrupt Eastman Kodak has asked the US Trustee to probe the company's patent auction because it was concerned about the "unusually secretive...
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August 21 - Hedge Funds
Carl Icahn is pushing a split at truck maker Oshkosh Corp., urging it to spin a unit he’s called a mistake in the past because its value is being obscured.
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August 10 - Hedge Funds
BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry redeemed $4.9 billion (0.3% of assets) in June, compared with inflows of $1.1 billion...
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August 9 - Hedge Funds
Prudential Financial has hired a hedge fund economist to boost its emerging markets credit capabilities.
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August 8 - Hedge Funds
Pfizer (PFE) Inc., Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Elan Corp.
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August 7 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund managers represent 6% of the 200 most active art collectors in the world, according to ARTnews. Leading that group of hard-core collectors is Steven A.
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August 6 - Hedge Funds
A sprawling mansion on a hill is in the works for D.E. Shaw & Co. founder David Shaw and his family.
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August 3 - Hedge Funds
My post yesterday contrasting Seth Klarman with many of his more well-known hedge fund peers has generated a ton of feedback, which is cool.
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July 24 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund manager Louis Bacon has promised to donate the largest single conservation easement in U.S.
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July 23 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management told investors this week that it recently sold its position in Citigroup and used that money to buy shares of Procter & Gamble.
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July 19 - Hedge Funds
Ex-Morgan Stanley strategies and hedge fund manager Barton Biggs died on Saturday, according to various media reports.
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July 17 - Hedge Funds
New York City’s Fifth Avenue has a new resident from the hedge fund world.
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July 14 - Hedge Funds
Altana Wealth, the Monaco-based hedge fund firm set up by Lee Robinson, saw its two hedge funds suffer big drops in June, leaving them both with double-digit losses for the year...
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July 13 - Hedge Funds
At Heard & Scene, we're often asked what—and who—may be about to burst on to the scene.
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July 9 - Hedge Funds
Crispin Odey, one of Europe's best-known hedge fund managers, has spotted an opportunity in shares in UK bank Barclays amidst the growing scandal over interest rate rigging.
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July 5 - Hedge Funds
Activist investor Daniel Loeb may be gearing up for another boardroom battle after having amassed a big position in embattled natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK....
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July 4 - Hedge Funds
The hedge fund manager who challenged the US wireless broadband connectivity system by launching a cheaper alternative has been under investigation by the SEC for alleged manipulation...
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July 3 - Hedge Funds
Stark Investments will close three of its hedge funds, including its flagship, as its assets under management dwindle.
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June 30 - Hedge Funds
On a scorching April morning in Monterrey, Mexico, Enrique Garcia, Vitro SAB’s local plant manager, crosses under a mural that commemorates the 100th anniversary of the company...
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June 26 - Hedge Funds
The marketing chief of Jamie Dinan’s York Capital Management has left the hedge fund giant to become CEO and president of KVO Capital Management, with the latter renaming itself...
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June 21 - Hedge Funds
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 & ...
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March 7 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
The gold doomsayers have found their champion in the media's favorite financial adviser and one of the world's richest men.
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March 6 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
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...
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February 29 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Hedge fund assets under management could reach $2.13 trillion at the end of the year, as investors put more cash into the industry and managers report positive returns, a survey...
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February 28 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Anita Nemes, Deutsche Bank AG's London-based global head of capital introduction, talks about the outlook for the hedge-fund industry.
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February 27 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Wuzhu Asia Partners, founded by former director of Asia research at New York-based multi-billion dollar hedge fund Kingdon Capital Kyu Ho, is set to launch a pan-Asia long/short...
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February 23 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Jim Chanos, founder of Kynikos Associates Ltd., Jamie Zimmerman, chief executive officer of Litespeed Management LLC, Michael Novogratz, principal at Fortress Investment Group...
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February 22 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Gold traders are getting more bullish after billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson told investors it’s time to buy the metal as protection against inflation caused by government...
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February 17 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions