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Everything You Need To Know Before Herbalife Reports Earnings
Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) is set to report FQ4 2013 earnings after the market closes on Tuesday, February 18th. Herbalife is a multi-level marketing company which sells nutrition, weight management, and...
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Here Are The Asset Classes That Hedge Funds Love And Hate [CHART]
In a new note to clients, Societe Generale charts out what hedge funds are into these days.Hedge funds are particularly positive on the Nasdaq and oil, but they're not feeling commodities like corn and...
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Carl Icahn Has Made Another $643 Million On His Forest Labs Stake Today
The $25 billion deal for drug-maker Actavis acquiring Forest Laboratories is another massive win for billionaire investor Carl Icahn. "We were extremely pleased with the announcement this morning that...
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Hedge Funds Got Turned Upside Down In January
Gone are the days when a hedge fund could go long the market, lever up to its eyeballs and watch the money roll in (at least for now).According to a report from research firm Prequin, hedge funds got...
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Herbalife Shares Jump After Earnings (HLF)
Nutritional supplements seller Herbalife earnings came right in line with analysts' estimates.EPS for the fourth quarter came in at $1.28. Sales for the quarter came in at $1.27 billion. The stock is...
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Billionaire Investor Ken Griffin Just Made The Largest Donation Ever To...
BOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Kenneth Griffin, who started his hedge fund in his dormitory room at Harvard University, is donating $150 million to his alma mater in what will be the largest...
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What Dan Loeb Told The Dalai Lama
Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb, who runs Third Point LLC, was on a panel this morning with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.The panel, hosted by American Enterprise Institute (AEI), was called "Moral free...
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Hedge Funds Got Totally Smoked In 2013
The S&P 500 returned 32.4% in 2013, which proved a tough benchmark to beat.According to data from Goldman Sachs' Amanda Sneider, the average core large cap mutual fund came close returnin 31.6% in...
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DAN LOEB: Three Ways Yoga Makes Me A Better Investor
Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb, who runs $14 billion Third Point LLC, was on a panel yesterday with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.Loeb explained to...
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We Could Be On The Verge Of Changing Of The Guard In The Hedge Fund Industry
Whether you know it or not, right now Wall Street is in the midst of a hedge fund data dump, as everyone from banks to research firms release their 2013 reports on the industry.For the most part,...
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Hugh Hendry's Hedge Fund Took Its Biggest Monthly Loss Ever In January
Having thrown in his bearish towel in December, the self-proclaimed "last bear standing" has had a tough January. His plan, to "just be long pretty much anything" appears to have back-fired (for now)...
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Hedge Funder Chris O'Neill And Princess Madeleine Had Their First Child
Princess Madeleine of Sweden and her husband, hedge funder Chris O'Neill, welcomed the birth of their first child.The couple had a baby girl in New York on Friday, February 21.The grandparents of the...
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Miami Is Wall Street South — Here's Why
Miami is attracting the LeBron James of Wall Street, the Dwyane Wade of Greenwich equity, and the Chris Bosh of Boston — financial titans who are relocating to pay less in taxes and maintain a luxury...
View ArticleCARL ICAHN: The eBay Board Is Dysfunctional And It's Time To End The Charade
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn sent another open shareholder letter slamming eBay. Icahn, who owns a 0.82% stake in eBay, has been demanding that eBay spinoff PayPal into a separate company. The...
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REPORT: Hedge Fund Manager Steve Cohen Made $2.3 Billion In 2013
Forbes magazine has just released "The 25 Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers And Traders" list and Steven Cohen came in No. 3.According to Forbes reporter Nathan Vardi, Cohen made an estimated $2.3...
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A Former Hedge Fund Manager Is Selling His Florida Beach House For $13 Million
Alberto Franco, emerging market expert and former hedge fund manager at Quantek Frontier, is selling his modern South Florida beach front home, the Wall Street Journal reports.According to the listing,...
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George Soros Uses Quantum Mechanics To Describe How Amazing The Ukrainian...
Anyone who has lived through the last three years of war and revolution could easily forget how rare such uprisings are.George Soros reminds us in a recent column for Project Syndicate. For masses of...
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Hedge Funds And Private Equity Firms Are Poaching Young Bankers Earlier This...
For many junior bankers slogging through 100-hour workweeks, pounding out spreadsheets till dawn only to dollop 5-Hour Energy in their morning yogurt, a job on the "buy side" is the light at the end of...
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Hedge Funds Are Buying Up War Insurance On Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Investment firms have sharply increased the protection they buy against macroeconomic shocks, so called "tail risk" hedging for a potential armed conflict in Eastern Europe."There's been an uptick in...
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A Hedge Fund Strategy That's Been Limping Along For Two Years Is Making A...
After every crisis, someone has to pick up the pieces. In the financial world, the cleanup crew often involves hedge funds and private equity firms that understand how to deal with distressed assets —...
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