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August 17 - Lists, News
Tiger Global Management, the New York-based hedge fund firm founded by Tiger Cub Charles (Chase) Coleman III, is the latest hedge fund firm to post disappointing results for September...
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October 3 - Hedge Funds
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) is turning to its chief executive for cash for the second time in three weeks in a sign that its efforts to sell off assets are coming...
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October 2 - Hedge Funds
The activist hedge fund firms that have been pushing for change at Sothebys (NYSE:BID) may have won their big boardroom battle. But they may be losing the war.
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September 24 - Hedge Funds
Despite two years of courtship and promises of financial aid and tax incentives, the world's largest hedge fund — Bridgewater Associates in Westport, has rebuffed state and ...
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July 3 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb's main hedge fund returned 6 percent during the first six months of 2014, beating many rival managers' largely lackluster returns but trailing...
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July 2 - Hedge Funds
Known for his saying that “the first billion is the hardest,” oil billionaire T.
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June 12 - Hedge Funds
The asset management industry is playing US regulators against their international counterparts and stirring national sentiment on Capitol Hill in an attempt to head off new regulation...
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May 19 - 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
Three weeks ago Quebec based pharmaceuticals company Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX) made a US$47 billion hostile takeover bid, in cash and stock, to acquire Irvine...
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May 12 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire Wilbur Ross invited Paul Ryan over for lunch. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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March 12 - 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
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
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
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
Two major and controversial stories have dominated America in the last two years.
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November 13 - Hedge Funds, News
Mariner Investment Group has become one of the few US hedge funds to adopt the UN principles for responsible investment.
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November 7 - Hedge Funds, News
Hedgie Dan Loeb’s long winning streak continued in October — although a 20 percent drop in his high-profile activist target Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) nearly wiped...
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November 6 - Hedge Funds, News
Hedge-fund legend John Paulson has come up with a second act. And this time, it's on the long side.
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November 5 - 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
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
Finance career site OneWire scored another great interview with one of the hedge fund world's Tiger cubs-this time with Lee Ainslie, the rarely-interviewed head of Maverick Capital...
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September 24 - Hedge Funds
Ray Dalio manages the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. It has a tremendous track record, so when the man talks about markets, people usually listen.
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September 23 - 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: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
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July 31 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF), Yahoo! Inc.
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July 30 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund manager John Paulson's gold fund has posted its third successive double-digit monthly loss and now stands down 65% this year, according to reports.
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July 9 - Hedge Funds
Carl Icahn expects to wrap up formal commitments today for the $5.2 billion six-year financing package he is raising for Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), The Post has learned.
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June 28 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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June 25 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD), salesforce.com, inc.
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June 18 - Hedge Funds
If Steven Cohen, the founder of embattled Stamford, Connecticut–based hedge fund firm SAC Capital Advisors, does in fact lose all or most of his outside investors, this will...
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June 5 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: UBS AG (NYSE:UBS), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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June 4 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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May 27 - Hedge Funds
A battle within the Republican Party over same-sex marriage is unfolding on two fronts, in public, and behind the scenes.
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May 6 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), SandRidge Energy Inc.
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May 3 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG), HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HBC), Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE:CS), Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), Capital...
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May 2 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE:DB), Apple Inc.
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May 1 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL), Nuance Communications Inc.
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April 25 - Hedge Funds
Five U.S. gun control groups have received almost $7 million combined from liberal billionaire George Soros, including the most prominent one, the Brady Campaign.
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April 24 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Baidu.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU), Micron Technology, Inc.
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April 18 - Hedge Funds
The most successful campaign initiated by billionaire hedge-fund operator George Soros has been the legalization of marijuana.
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April 17 - Hedge Funds
Carl Icahn, reviving a decade-old feud with hedge-fund manager William Ackman, said the founder of Pershing Square Capital Management LP acted inappropriately when publicly announcing...
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January 25 - Hedge Funds
David Tepper, the hedge-fund manager who runs the $15 billion Appaloosa Management LP, said he’s bullish on U.S.
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January 23 - Hedge Funds
David Einhorn’s hedge fund Greenlight Capital Inc. increased its bet that shares of Swedish medical-equipment maker Elekta AB will decline.
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January 21 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire investor George Soros said German Chancellor Angela Merkel is following the wrong policy by asking countries to fight debt with austerity, according to an interview...
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January 17 - Hedge Funds
When Jonathan Hollander left his high-flying job at SAC Capital Advisors in late 2008, he departed one of Wall Street’s premier hedge funds. ...The agents took Mr.
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January 15 - Hedge Funds
The insurer suing Paulson & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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January 14 - Hedge Funds
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) said Lou D’Ambrosio is stepping down as chief executive officer and Chairman Edward Lampert will take over the job as the billionaire...
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January 8 - Hedge Funds