GOLDMAN SACHS: These are the 14 VIP stocks that matter most to hedge funds
It's a good time to be a hedge fund.The stocks most widely held by large speculative financial institutions are beating the S&P 500 by almost 4 percentage points this year, on pace to exceed last...
View Article2,000 Wall Streeters just had a meeting in Las Vegas, and they all kept...
One distinct noise dominated the biggest Wall Street conference of 2017. It wasn't the "Wolf of Wall Street" types screaming at the craps table, or the plink-plink-plink of slot machines as dad-bros...
View ArticleAlgos could trigger the next stock market crash
Quant-focused hedge funds – they specialize in algorithmic rather than human trading – gained $4.6 billion of net new assets in the first quarter, and now hold $932 billion, or about 30% to the $3.1...
View ArticleGOLDMAN SACHS: Hedge funds are betting billions that these 18 stocks are doomed
Hedge funds have had a great year picking stocks. But there's a dark underbelly to their investment activity that involves betting on companies to falter.To see which stocks bear the biggest burden of...
View Article5 hedge funders and government insiders have been charged with illegal trading
NEW YORK — A Washington, DC, political consultant, a former federal employee, and three others have been charged with using confidential information from within a US health agency to engage in an...
View ArticleHedge funds are betting billions that a stock loved by millennials is going...
Nvidia has surged 95% since the election, making it the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 over the period. Now hedge funds and millennial investors are divided over its outlook.The stock is the...
View ArticleA legendary hedge fund that raised $5 billion in 24 hours expects 'all hell...
A hedge fund led by an investing legend expects "all hell to break loose."Billionaire Paul Singer's Elliott Management, which raised $5 billion in less than 24 hours earlier this month, says it has...
View Article$33 BILLION HEDGE FUND: There could be a recession if the Trump...
Billionaire Paul Singer's Elliott Management says the US might be in for a recession if the Trump administration doesn't make changes in taxes, regulation, and healthcare.Trump took office with a plan...
View ArticleA $33 billion hedge fund shared 5 lessons that have shaped how it invests
A $33 billion hedge fund has some advice to share as its industry faces notable headwinds.Elliott Management, an activist hedge fund founded by billionaire Paul Singer, laid out some of its major...
View ArticleIconic hedge fund manager Seth Klarman says investors are missing huge risks
An iconic hedge fund manager says investors are misperceiving risks in the markets — at a time when markets are hitting historic highs.Baupost Group's Seth Klarman laid out his concerns in April in a...
View ArticleSteve Cohen is reportedly prepping the biggest hedge fund launch ever
Steve Cohen is looking to raise $20 billion for his big hedge fund comeback, the Wall Street Journal reported.That would make his fund the biggest ever US hedge fund launch, less than four years after...
View ArticleOne of the most anticipated hedge fund launches of 2017 keeps raising money
One of the most anticipated hedge fund launches of the year continues to rake in fresh money, despite a rough start in terms of performance. Ben Melkman's Light Sky Macro dropped about 3.5% from March...
View ArticleWe just witnessed 2 perfect examples of Wall Street billionaires spinning...
It seems that in this world of constant Trump-watching, some of Wall Street's recent foibles have gone unnoticed.Allow me to get you up to speed.The mood on Wall Street right now, especially in...
View ArticleSteve Cohen is about to find out if he's the most notorious hedge-fund...
Steve Cohen, the billionaire who ran one of Wall Street's most infamous hedge funds, is trying to stage a big comeback.Less than four years after his old firm pleaded guilty to insider trading, Cohen...
View ArticleA hedge fund veteran is trying to bring quant trading to a new market —...
Sports trading company Stratagem raising a £25 million fund to bet on sports;Company set up by ex-hedge funder, run by former Goldman Sachs partner;Stratagem uses artificial intelligence to analyse...
View ArticleGOLDMAN SACHS: These are the 11 stocks most hated by hedge funds
The stock market may be hitting record highs all the time, but under the surface lurk companies that draw the ire of hedge funds.They span industries ranging from retail to internet software, and they...
View ArticleDALIO: Donald Trump is putting a small part of America ahead of the entire world
The founder of the world's largest hedge fund says Donald Trump is showcasing a tendency to choose the part over the whole. In a note posted on his LinkedIn page Monday, Bridgewater Associates' Ray...
View ArticleThe 'smart money' is playing tug of war with a crucial part of the Trump trade
There's a tug-of-war brewing under the surface of one of the most popular Trump trades.Financial stocks soared more than any other group in the months following the presidential election on...
View ArticleHedge funds are loading up on bets against one of the Trump trade's biggest...
Few areas of the US market performed better than small-cap stocks following the presidential election. But hedge funds are betting the group's best days are finished.The Russell 2000 has surged by 17%...
View ArticleTraders are piling into Bill Ackman's favorite short bet (HLF)
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, the outspoken critic of Herbalife who publicly bet $1 billion against the company, took his fair share of lumps as the stock price failed to cooperate.Now that...
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