DAVID EINHORN: We're Adding To Our Apple Bet
In a conference call, hedge fund manager David Einhorn said that he got a big boost from the weakening yen, reports Bloomberg.What's more, he says Apple took a "step forward" and that he's adding to...
View ArticleDan Loeb's Biggest Winners And Losers In April
Dan Loeb's April performance numbers are out, and he just narrowly lagged the S&P by 0.5% (1.4% to 1.9%) — not terrible. Not great either.It's still interesting to see where one of the smartest,...
View ArticleBillionaire Paul Singer Says Bernanke Is 'Uprooting The Basic Stability Of...
Previously, it was Seth Klarman, one of the most respected value investors of all time warning against the hubris of economists, the complacency of investors and the stupidity of politicians.Now, it is...
View ArticleOne Year Ago, Hedge Funders Publicly Announced Their Favorite Investments —...
Investors will be gathering at Lincoln Center on Wednesday afternoon for the 18th annual Sohn Investment Conference. Some of the world's top hedge fund managers will be sharing their top picks and...
View ArticleSomeone Got Married At A Big Hedge Fund Conference In Las Vegas
This happened during the Value Investing Congress in Las Vegas last night... — Alex Rubalcava (@AlexRubalcava) May 7, 2013— Alex Rubalcava (@AlexRubalcava) May 7, 2013[Via NetNet]Please follow...
View ArticleHedge Funds Are Getting Their Teeth Kicked In This Year
Most active managers prove their worth when the market declines. But what about the other, oh, 75% of the time when the market is rising? The reality is that being an active manager is incredibly...
View ArticleHedge Funder John Thaler Just Sold His Upper East Side Apartment For $5.2...
It took over a year but JAT Capital's John Thaler has sold his sick condo combo for $5.2 million, according to the New York Observer.He listed it last year for $6.4 million, so someone got a deal for...
View ArticleBillionaire Hedge Funder Paul Singer's 9-Point Plan To Save The Global...
Paul Singer, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Elliot Management, believes there are still deadly, fundamental flaws in the global economy.Another Lehman moment, he writes in his latest letter to...
View ArticleWhitney Tilson's Monster Presentation On AIG, Netflix And Two Brand New Stock...
Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson, who now runs Kase Capital, gave two new stock picks at the Value Investing Congress in Las Vegas this week. Tilson, the co-founder of the Value Investing Congress,...
View ArticleThe Financial Products That Blew Up The Global Economy Are Sliding Into The...
The products that threw banks around the world into free-fall, dragging the global economy down with them, are not gone — they're just moving into hedge funds, Bloomberg reports.Because hedge funds are...
View ArticlePAUL SINGER: The Fed Is Creating 'Class Warfare' And The Recovery Is Being...
Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Singer, who runs Elliott Management, opened the Sohn Investment Conference and his talk was pretty much a downer.Singer made the point that quantitative easing has...
View ArticleBILL ACKMAN: Procter & Gamble Is One Of The 'Greatest' Businesses In The World
Activist investor Bill Ackman, who runs $12 billion Pershing Square Capital Management, spoke at the Sohn Investment Conference moments ago.He's gave a bullish case on Procter & Gamble. Pershing...
View ArticleLIVE COVERAGE: Einhorn Begins With Joke — 'Welcome To Day 2 Of The Sohn...
Investors are gathering at Lincoln Center in Manhattan today for the highly-anticipated 18th annual Sohn Investment Conference.Some of the world's top hedge fund managers will share their investment...
View ArticleJIM CHANOS: 'If I Had To Pick One Short, It Would Be Seagate'
Jim Chanos believes in the mobile revolution, and that means the death of the PC and all the businesses that exist within the PC family.At the annual Sohn Investing Conference today, he focused on one...
View ArticleDavid Einhorn Revealed His Big Investment Idea At The Sohn Conference
Hedge fund hot-shot David Einhorn, who runs Greenlight Capital, gave his big investment idea at the Sohn Conference. He's the last speaker of the day. He opened with a joke, "Welcome to day two of the...
View ArticleDavid Einhorn Gave A Perfect Example Of How To Be Classy In The Hedge Fund...
Business Insider was at the Sohn Investment Conference yesterday, and we'd just like to point out something that doesn't always get discussed in the world of finance — manners and etiquette.Greenlight...
View ArticlePhil Falcone's Harbinger Group Says He's Reached A Settlement With The SEC
Hedge fund manager Phil Falcone's Harbinger Group said in a securities filing that he has reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over two civil actions. (via DealBook)Last...
View ArticleThe Best Moments From Yesterday's Sohn Investment Conference That Had Nothing...
The Sohn Investment Conference is a serious affair. It attracts the brightest minds and best ideas in the world of value investing for a great cause — pediatric cancer research (check out their site...
View ArticleLeave John Paulson Alone
I have a quote or two in this MarketWatch piece about "celebrity hedge fund managers" - I think the criticism of John Paulson has been way too harsh and totally relentless. People forget that a)...
View ArticleGASPARINO: Dan Loeb Took Some Shots At Bill Ackman At The Biggest Hedge Fund...
Fox Business Network's senior correspondent Charlie Gasparino is getting some dirt on the Bill Ackman versus Dan Loeb battle over Herbalife at the SALT conference in Las Vegas. — Charles Gasparino...
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