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It looks like Paulson & Co. might have a big new position
Paulson & Co. portfolio manager Samantha Greenberg pitched Charter Communications as a long at a private investment conference in New York.Greenberg, a partner and the media/cable/satellite and...
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George Soros is betting on eBay and PayPal (PYPL, CIT)
Soros Fund Management has published its 13-F filing, which sets out the fund's long positions as of the end of the third quarter.The filing sets out Soros' investments in eBay and PayPal Holdings, the...
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Greenlight Capital cut back two of its investments that 'performed abysmally'
Greenlight Capital, the hedge fund led by David Einhorn, sold some of its money-losing positions in solar energy company SunEdison and semiconductor maker Micron Technology during the third quarter....
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Hedge fund manager Barry Rosenstein has likely made a killing on Microsoft
Barry Rosenstein's hedge fund, Jana Partners, took a big position in Microsoft last quarter, according to its latest 13F filing.And it likely made a killing.The stock was trading at $47.23 at the...
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Tiger Global made a $1 billion bet on Amazon and it's paying off big time
Tiger Global's public equity business, run by Scott Shleifer, added a boat load of Amazon shares during the third quarter.Tiger Global bought 2.44 million shares of Amazon, bringing its stake to more...
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The top Citigroup stock trader just landed a huge role at a $5.7 billion...
UBS O'Connor, the $5.7 billion hedge fund unit housed by UBS, has hired former Citigroup trader Kevin Russell to be chief investment officer, according to people familiar with the matter.He will join...
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There is a new word for the hot hedge fund trade of 2016
There's a hot new word taking hold among activist investors.Bumpatrage.It's a little different than standard M&A arbitrage, which requires traders to make bets on whether already-announced deals...
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The short seller who called out Lumber Liquidators' formaldehyde problem is...
Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson, the founder of Kase Capital, pitched two new ideas at the Robin Hood Investors Conference in New York on Monday.The newest long in his portfolio is the low-cost...
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Here's David Einhorn's presentation on one energy company that he thinks can...
On Monday, Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn gave his long thesis for Consol Energy, a natural-gas exploration and coal company that has lost 77% of its value since the start of the year.The...
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An elite hedge fund conference was held in New York this week — here are all...
The Robin Hood Investors Conference, one of the most elite hedge fund gatherings, was held this week in New York City.The annual charity conference brings together some of the biggest names in the...
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Hedge funds keep on imploding
Some brand-name hedge funds are having a terrible year.BlackRock is winding down its Global Ascent Fund, a global macro hedge fund that once contained $4.6 billion in assets, according to Bloomberg's...
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Hedge funds are a total rip-off — I'm stunned that more smart people don't...
Whisper softly enough around Silicon Valley, and your missive is destined to be water cooler walla the next day.With the advent of waves of new wealth these days, the “plastics” cum “The Graduate” is...
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Hedge funds are becoming really bearish on oil
One-hundred and forty-six years after the Suez canal opened in Egypt, and one-hundred and two years after the first steamship traveled through the Panama canal, the crude complex is praying for calm...
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It's easier to get into Harvard than it is to get a job at this hedge fund
Twenty-five years ago, Ken Griffin launched his hedge fund in his Harvard dorm room.Griffin now has a net worth of $7 billion, and Citadel, the hedge fund giant he started, employs 1,600 people and has...
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Hedge fund giant Citadel hosts a staggering number of meetings to try and...
There is no such thing as too many meetings.Not for $26 billion Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel, where frequent business meetings are a pillar of the company's business model."We'll do about 15,000...
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The 50 stocks that big hedge funds love most
It turns out that a lot of hedge funds are tracking the returns of the stock market.But within the market, hedge funds favor some securities over others.According to FactSet's new hedge fund ownership...
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Hedge fund managers are describing a presentation on a Florida insurer as the...
Hedge fund manager Anthony Bozza, founder of the $3 billion Lakewood Capital, this week presented an epic takedown of Universal Insurance Holdings, a Florida-based home insurer led by a CEO with a...
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Here's what Carl Icahn has been buying and selling this quarter
Every quarter, many money managers have to disclose what they've bought and sold via 13F filings. Their latest moves can shine a bright light on smart stock picks.Today, let's look at investing giant...
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A sign that the world's richest are about to hit a rough patch (BID)
Quietly, over the last three months, Sotheby's auction house has seen its stock lose one-quarter of its value.This is, in large part, due to its high-end clients. Something is about to happen to...
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It's easier to get into Harvard than it is to get a job at Ken Griffin's...
Twenty-five years ago, Ken Griffin launched his hedge fund in his Harvard dorm room.Griffin now has a net worth of $7 billion, and Citadel, the hedge fund giant he started, employs 1,600 people and has...
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