Hedge Fund News: Jeffrey Ubben, George Soros, Apple Inc. (AAPL)
While most hedge funds were most likely unable to keep with the S&P 500 in the first quarter, when the benchmark surged 10 percent, at least two funds — Jeffrey Ubben’s ValueAct...
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Hedge Fund News: Lee Cooperman, Julian Robertson, Crocs, Inc. (CROX)
Cooperman, presenting at a fundraiser for nonprofit Portfolios with Purpose, enumerated the companies he is using in the group's charity stock picking competition: Brazilian health...
Is Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) Going to Burn These Hedge Funds?
According to most shareholders, hedge funds are assumed to be slow, old financial tools of yesteryear.
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR): Insiders Are Dumping, Should You?
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR) was in 28 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.
Hedge Funds Are Buying Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (NYSE:SNI)
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (NYSE:SNI) was in 28 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.
Should You Avoid Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG)?
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG) was in 46 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of December.
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, John Paulson, Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)
Just when it looked like 2013 couldn’t get worse for hedge-fund manager William Ackman, one of his longest-standing investment allies is abandoning ship.
AMC Networks Inc (AMCX), NovaGold Resources Inc. (NG): Some Picks From Billionaire John Paulson You Should Consider
In the world of small-cap companies, most don't get as much attention in the media or the blogosphere, which often leaves them less efficiently priced than their larger peers.
Hedge Fund News: David Einhorn, John Paulson, Agrium Inc (AGU)
Another day, another hedge fund manager weighs in on nutritional products company Herbalife Ltd.
Hedge Fund News: Ken Griffin, John Paulson, General Motors Company (GM)
The two biggest hedge funds led by Citadel LLC CEO Ken Griffin posted returns of about 26 percent as of the end of the year compared to 2011 year end results, according to a person...
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Whitney Tilson, SandRidge Energy Inc. (SD)
John Paulson, the hedge fund manager who made a fortune during the downturn but more recently blamed a bad 2012 performance on Europe, didn’t let that stop him giving friends...
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Bill Ackman, Caribou Coffee Company Inc.
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has become the second major brokerage to drop hedge fund manager John Paulson's Advantage and Advantage Plus Funds from their retail offerings...
Anglogold, Novagold, Randgold: Why Billionaire John Paulson Loves Gold
Billionaire John Paulson founded Paulson & Co. in 1994 and has become famous for his bets against subprime mortgages.
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Carl Icahn, Halcon Resources Corp
One of the hedge funds run by John Paulson, whose prescient bets against housing where chronicled in the book "The Greatest Trade Ever," is on track to be the second worst performer...
Andreas Halvorsen and VIking Global’s Top Dividend Stocks (Part II)
Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) is another new pick in Andreas Halvorsen’s portfolio, valued at $139 million at the end of the third quarter.
Hedge Fund News: Carl Icahn, Steven Cohen, Hewlett-Packard
Activist investor Carl Icahn bumped up his stake in Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), a company where he has already pushed for sweeping changes in governance.
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Eddie Lampert, Tiger Global
Paulson & Co., the hedge fund run by billionaire John Paulson, and mutual fund firm Franklin Resources, Inc.
Hedge Fund News: David Tepper, Chase Coleman, Apple Inc (AAPL)
Appaloosa Management is a value hedge fund managed by billionaire David Tepper (whose name might sound familiar to any recent attendees of Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of...
Hedge Fund News: George Soros, Seth Klarman, Crispin Odey
Silicon Valley has supported President Barack Obama with huge contributions to the super PAC backing his reelection in the final month before the election.
Wynn, MGM, Las Vegas Sands, Melco Crown: Is it Time to Gamble on Casino Stocks?
Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) posted solid earnings this yesterday that is pushing the stock up over 5%. EPS came in at $1.48, compared to consensus of $1.31.
3 Gold Price Predictions For 2013
The Federal Reserve’s stated mission is to provide “the nation with a safe, flexible, and stable monetary and financial system.” This has historically meant doing its best...
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Mitt Romney, BlueCrest
Hedge-fund manager John Paulson famously made nearly $4 billion in 2007 correctly betting that the housing bubble, fueled by the subprime mortgage market, would pop.
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Doug Kass, Jim Rogers
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...
Silver Point Capital’s Top Stock Picks
Silver Point Capital LP, founded in 2002 by Goldman Sachs alums Edward A. Mule and Robert J.
Hedge Fund News: Steven Cohen, Kenneth Griffin, Geoffrey Raynor
Oops, they did it again! Yet another trader with ties to hedge-fund titan Steven Cohen has gotten caught up in Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara’s widespread insider-trading...
Why Does John Paulson Love Gold?
On the back of QE3, commodities are sure to have an illustrious future, with gold having the potential to lead the way.
QE3: Time to Buy Financials?
With QE3 now in play, we believe that several funds may be set to capitalize on the policy’s impact on financials.
Hedge Fund News: George Soros, Steven Cohen, John Paulson
Democratic heavyweight George Soros keeps inching his way back into partisan politics. The latest evidence: Mr.
Why is This Hedge Fund Betting Big on AMC Networks?
Luxor Capital Group, managed by Christian Leone, is a New York-based hedge fund with an estimated $3 billion in assets under management.
QE3: Did Hedge Funds Know It Was Coming?
The notion of QE3 rejuvenates thoughts of Ben Bernanke and the Fed flooding the market with dollars, weakening the U.S.
Hedge Fund News: Jeffrey Smith, George Soros, Ray Dalio
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...
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, John Arnold, Telus Corp
John Paulson, the billionaire hedge fund manager, will be forever known on Wall Street as the man who made nearly billions shorting subprime mortgages.
Hedge Fund News: Thomas Steyer, Dan Loeb, BlackRock
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...
Hedge Fund News: George Soros, Steven Cohen, John Paulson
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...
Hedge Fund News: Lee Ainslie, Nelson Obus, Leon Cooperman
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...
Hedge Fund News: Dan Loeb, Bill Ackman, D.E. Shaw
Dan Loeb’s Third Point has been accused again of conspiring to destroy Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) (PINK:FRFHF), after it is alleged that the hedge fund was...
Hedge Fund News: Marc Lasry, Bill Gross, John Paulson
One year ago Assets at Marc Lasry’s Avenue Capital Group dipped to $12.3 billion by midyear 2011, from $18 billion just six months earlier, as the firm had been liquidating ...
Hedge Fund News: David Einhorn, Mitt Romney, Philip Falcone
David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital posted a 4 percent gain in August. This put the hedge fund manager up 9.7 percent for the year to date.
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Louis Bacon, Bridgewater Associates
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.
Hedge Fund News: WellPoint, Bill Ackman, Mitt Romney
Bowing to intense investor pressure, the chairwoman and chief executive of health insurance giant WellPoint Inc. abruptly resigned and the company named an interim CEO.
Hedge Fund News: Steven Mandel, Sam Israel, John Paulson
According to a 13G just filled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Steven Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital LLC has now owns 8,645,289 shares of Verisign, Inc.
Hedge Fund News: Paul Singer, Matt Grossman, George Soros
Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul E.
Hedge Fund News: Carl Icahn, John Paulson, Bill Ackman
Activist investor Carl Icahn agreed to allocate as much as $3 billion to a management duo composed of his son, Brett, and David Schechter, expanding their role in running the ...
Warren Buffett News: Warren Buffett Reloads The Elephant Gun
Warren Buffett may well be loading Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE: BRK-A, BRK-B) "elephant gun".
Hedge Fund News: Carl Icahn, John Paulson, Yahoo
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.
Hedge Fund News: BarclayHedge, Marc Faber, Paul Singer
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...
Hedge Fund News: Carl Icahn, John Paulson, Julian Williams
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who took over CVR Energy Inc.
Hedge Fund News: Barclays, Carl Icahn, John Paulson
Marcus Agius, the chairman of Barclays, resigned on Monday, less than a week after the big British bank agreed to pay $450 million to settle accusations that it had tried to manipulate...
