CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin said that sources depicted Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) intentions of bidding $80 per share for Family Dollar Stores Inc.
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September 2 - News
It must have been a bitter moment for President Barack Obama when he got the news that his favorite economic guru not only doesn’t like paying taxes but hates America.
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August 29 - Hedge Funds
Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG), the Tennessee-based discount retailer, announced its second-quarter earnings today.
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August 28 - News
When Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) recently outbid Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) for acquiring Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
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August 21 - News
As we reported last month, Tiger Global Management’s* star hedge fund Tiger Global, managed by Feroz Dewan, returned 6.1% in June, and more than 15.2% in the first semester...
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August 21 - Hedge Funds, News
After Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) made a bid for Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) earlier this week, Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO)'s Board is at a crossroad...
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August 20 - Hedge Funds, News
Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) has also joined the battle to acquire Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) in an interesting development today. Dollar Tree, Inc.
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August 18 - News
Dollar General (NYSE:DG) has made an aggressive move to acquire Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO), offering $78.50 in cash per share for the discount retailer.
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August 18 - News
The proxy from Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
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August 11 - News
Lone Pine Capital, the hedge fund managed by Tiger cub Stephen Mandel, lost about 1%* in the first half of 2014.
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July 22 - Hedge Funds
On the reflections of a billionaire investor, CNBC took an outlook of Carl Icahn who manages Icahn Capital Lp, an activist investor with interest in many high-performing companies...
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July 16 - Hedge Funds, News
Eric W. Mandelblatt founded New York-based Soroban Capital Partners in 2010.
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June 6 - Hedge Funds, News
Stockbridge Partners is a Berkshire Partners’ subsidiary managed by Robert J. Small since inception, in 2007.
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May 22 - Hedge Funds, News
Insider Monkey tracks more than 700 equity hedge funds and around 650 of them disclosed their equity and options positions in publicly traded US stocks recently.
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February 19 - Hedge Funds, News
In its latest 13F, Stephen Mandel's Lone Pine Capital has disclosed its holdings as held at the end of the fourth quarter of 2013.
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February 16 - Hedge Funds, News
February has been witness of hundreds of hedge fund 13F filings for the fourth quarter of 2013.
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February 14 - Hedge Funds, News
Tiger Global, managed by Chase Coleman and Feroz Dewan, has recently filed a 13F form with the Securities and Exchange Commission, revealing their top stock picks.
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November 15 - Hedge Funds, News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) and broader-based S&P 500 (S&P Indices:.INX) are up a staggering 137% and 151% from their March 2009 lows.
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September 23 - News
Discount retail chain Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)'s second-quarter results were better than expected.
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September 17 - News
In the eyes of many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are viewed as bloated, old financial tools of an era lost to time.
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September 16 - News
Dividend investors like to see an ongoing commitment from companies to raise their payouts over time, and Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
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September 13 - News
Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)'s performance so far this year has been surprising with shares up around 34%.
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September 11 - News
An improving economy is good for most stores, but not dollar stores.
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September 6 - News
Five Below Inc (NASDAQ:FIVE) will release its quarterly report on Monday, but investors remain confident in the stock's prospects for future growth.
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September 6 - News
The dollar store sensation may be a played-out investment thesis at this point, especially since the big-box players have fought back hard, but that may not be enough to stop ...
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September 5 - News
Discount retailer Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) has been impressive this year, as robust strategies and terrific execution have helped it outperform its peers.
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September 3 - News
Discount retailers were some of the few beneficiaries of the financial crisis, as cash-strapped consumers were forced to cut back on spending.
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August 29 - News
Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) will release its quarterly report on Friday, and investors are concerned about the potential for the discount retailer to see its past earnings growth...
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August 29 - News
In August, hundreds of hedge funds and other major investors filed their 13Fs for the second quarter of 2013 (disclosing many of their long equity positions as of the end of June...
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August 27 - Hedge Funds
"Hot Stuff. Cool Prices." That's Five Below Inc (NASDAQ:FIVE)'s catchy slogan, likely to appeal to its teen and pre-teen target market.
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August 26 - News
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is a retailing juggernaut that rakes in more than $460 billion in annual sales, the majority of which are in the U.S.
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August 26 - News
To the average investor, there are dozens of gauges shareholders can use to analyze the equity markets. A pair of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading movement.
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August 25 - News
In the eyes of many traders, hedge funds are assumed to be delayed, outdated investment tools of a forgotten age.
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August 23 - News
Insider Monkey tracks quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds, including billionaire Dan Loeb’s Third Point.
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August 23 - Hedge Funds
Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) is one of the most popular stocks for investors betting on consumers' continued love of discounts, even in relatively good economic times.
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August 22 - News
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) is billed by its bulls as a Wal-Mart killer.
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August 22 - News
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) saw its bottom line fall today in its latest earnings report, and shares are off 3.5% as a result.
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August 21 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
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August 19 - News
Jorge Paulo Lemann is a billionaire, and the Brazilian founded 3G Capital in 2004.
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August 14 - Hedge Funds
Patrick Mccormack is the manager of Tiger Consumer Management, one of the several hedge funds seeded by Julian Robertson, the founder of Tiger Management.
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August 14 - Hedge Funds
If the world returns to a recession (not something I view as likely, but you never know), there are a series of companies which will do comparatively well – dollar stores.
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August 8 - News
If the world returns to a recession (not something I view as likely, but you never know), there are a series of companies which will do comparatively well – dollar stores.
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August 2 - News
A typical discount store is one that sells products at prices lower than those asked by traditional retail outlets, with most of them offering a wide assortment of goods while...
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July 29 - News
Discount store Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
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July 29 - News
The reaction to discount retailer Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO)’ recent results was surprising to me.
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July 26 - News
Every week for the past year we've examined a CEO, or pair of co-CEOs, who's done an exemplary job of managing the company and delivering for shareholders, providing a fun and...
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July 25 - News
In India, there is a television commercial that shows that if you get something more than what you expect, you tend to get elated! I believe that's exactly how investors reacted...
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July 22 - News
There's been a lot of concern about dividend stocks of late as interest rates have started to move higher.
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July 19 - News
Discount retailers can be pretty fun to shop at. After all, spending less money on life's necessities means we have more money to plow into the stock market.
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July 18 - Hedge Funds
With giants like Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), Tesco and Metro running over the small mom and pop stores, Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) has done well to firmly...
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July 18 - News