Owl Creek Asset Management was founded in 2001 in New York by Jeffrey Altman, its current manager.
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March 5 - Hedge Funds, News
Stan Druckenmiller is a billionaire, and was the long-time manager of Duquesne Capital. Now, he oversees a family office, but his investing strategy is mostly the same.
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February 24 - Hedge Funds, News
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
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 7 - Hedge Funds, News
Of all of the many sound investing principles that legendary teacher and investor Ben Graham put forward, he believed that his concept of “margin of safety” was the most important...
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September 19 - News
Big Pharma gets plenty of hype.
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September 17 - News
GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) (NYSE:GSK) and its partner Theravance Inc (NASDAQ:THRX) recently scored a second victory in their quest to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
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September 16 - News
There are plenty of biotech companies that put all of their eggs in one basket these days.
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September 16 - News
After the market closed on July 30, antibiotic expert Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CBST) announced two acquisitions worth up to a combined $1.6 billion.
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September 15 - News
A couple months may not seem like a long time, but when you're diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the prospect of a few months makes a huge difference.
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September 13 - Dividend Stocks, News
In a couple of years, Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) will have to face the music when the patent for its $4 billion a year drug, Neulasta, expires in the U.S. and Europe.
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September 12 - News
When most biotech investors think of cancer treatments, they tend to think of large established players like Roche and Amgen.
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September 12 - News
A couple of recent events got me thinking about price elasticity and how a savvy investor can capitalize on producers of inelastic products.
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September 10 - News
Since the time covered in last week's update, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) lost more in market value for the real-money Inflation-Protected Income Growth portfolio ...
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September 10 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are a multitude of metrics investors can use to track Mr. Market.
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September 5 - News
This past week has been fairly brutal to stocks as the situation in Syria deteriorated and American saber-rattling suggested that a military intervention may be right around the...
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September 4 - News
Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN), the diversified health care giant best known for Botox, boasts an impressive portfolio of products.
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August 30 - News
Shares of Perrigo Company (NYSE:PRGO), one of the world's largest health care suppliers, slid with the broader market on Aug.
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August 27 - News
After a second offer, Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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August 27 - News
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
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August 27 - Dividend Stocks, News
The wild swings in the market continued this past week, aided and abetted by both Goldman Sachs' trading glitch and the unexpected mid-session Nasdaq shutdown.
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August 27 - News
Judging by the numbers, Galena Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:GALE) isn't exactly a stock many would call great.
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August 26 - News
A finale has at last arrived for the biotech drama of summer 2013. Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) announced yesterday that it will buy Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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August 26 - News
In the eyes of many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are seen as useless, old financial vehicles of an era lost to time.
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August 26 - News
Breast cancer claims more than 40,000 lives in the United States annually and is one of the leading causes of death for females globally.
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August 23 - News
Like most pharma companies, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA)'s stock price generally trades akin to the actions of a roller coaster.
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August 22 - News
Bernard Horn, the manager of Polaris Capital Management, is a former employee of MDT Advisers.
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August 19 - Hedge Funds
It's a disease that doesn't often find itself in the spotlight, but multiple sclerosis is quickly becoming an ailment that drugmakers are focusing their efforts on to make a quality...
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August 19 - News
Sometimes the market drops, as do even the greatest companies within it.
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August 13 - News
Pharmaceutical companies are always looking for competitive advantages.
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August 13 - News
Will generic pharmaceutical makers like Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) and Perrigo Company (NYSE:PRGO) continue to be a value play after Obamacare kicks...
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August 12 - News
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) has been stuck is share purgatory for a number of years.
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August 6 - News
Maybe Texas just needs to fire up Ol' Sparky again.
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August 5 - News
The investing waters can get pretty choppy from time to time with a developmental stage company. A look at the five-year chart of Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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August 2 - News
Hidden beneath all the numbers and metrics in Biogen Idec Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB)'s recent earnings report is a key confirmation of a shifting market in the treatment of multiple sclerosis...
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August 1 - News
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE:TARO) hardly gets the attention it deserves.
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August 1 - News
With the SPDR S&P Biotech Index up 29% over the trailing-12-month period, it's evident that investment dollars are willingly flowing into the biotech sector.
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July 29 - News
The United States Court of Appeals is making this one miserable summer for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA).
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July 29 - News
The recent rally in shares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) may suggest investors are regaining some confidence in this pharmaceutical manufacturer.
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July 23 - News
The medical community certainly spends a lot of time and money researching treatments for cardiovascular disease and cancer.
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July 15 - News
The real-money Inflation-Protected Income Growth portfolio just finished an astonishingly strong week, rising by more than $1,080 since the prior week's update to close with a...
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July 15 - News
VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) has found an Italian to help it out.
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July 10 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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July 10 - News
Recently, I enjoyed an article contributed by Adam Feuerstein ("AF article") regarding Antares Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:ATRS) and its transformational product Otrexup.
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July 5 - News
It's hard to believe, but 2013 is already more than halfway over. This year has been a good one for many pharmaceutical stocks -- at least so far.
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July 3 - News
Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) has gone up a lot in share price over the last few years. Amgen, Inc.
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July 1 - News
Cheap generic versions of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)'s Viagra are coming to Europe, according the generic-drug maker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA).
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June 27 - News
A double-digit drop for Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) stock over the past couple of months has likely left a bad taste in the mouths of shareholders.
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June 25 - News
The healthcare sector has always been a subject of great interest to investors and analysts alike.
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June 21 - News
A new Supreme Court ruling presents pharmaceutical companies with a tough choice -- stop paying generic-drug producers to withhold generic options from the market, or risk getting...
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June 20 - News