Hedge Funds

Maverick Capital Has Positions In Oracle, Brocade, Marvell, And Apple (ORCL, BRCD, MRVL, AAPL)

Posted on 03/17/10 at 4:01pm
Lee Ainslie's hedge fund Maverick Capital may offer up some ideas for technology investors looking for an edge.
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Paulson & Co. Holding 42 Million Shares Of Anglogold Ashanti (AU)

Posted on 03/17/10 at 3:06pm
As of Q4 2009, John Paulson's hedge fund, Paulson & Co. was holding nearly 43 million shares of AngloGold Ashanti Limited (NYSE: AU). At $38.87 per share, this position amounts to around $1.8 billion. During the last 6 months, AU stock is down 11.66%. Mr. Paulson, however, is not one to bet against.
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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Say Regulatory System Needs A Major Overhaul

Posted on 03/12/10 at 12:59pm
While speaking at the SIEPR Summit, JPMorgan's (NYSE: JPM) Jamie Dimon said, "its pretty obvious that our regulatory system needs a major overhaul."
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Recent Hedge Funds Rally…Don't Get Fooled Again!!!

Posted on 03/10/10 at 1:04pm
As I listened to the talking heads on Squawk Box this morning drooling all over themselves as they stated that almost all of the major hedge funds were at or above pre-recession levels, I had a flash back to my teenaged years.
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iPad Hype: the Norway Connection (AAPL, QQQQ)

Posted on 03/10/10 at 12:13pm
So here we are. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is at all time highs. The stock is up another $5 today. The Apple/PowerShares QQQ Trust 1 (NASDAQ: QQQQ) slingshot trade has generated huge returns.
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Selerity Launches; Perhaps Redemption For Ehrenberg

Posted on 03/08/10 at 5:10pm
Selerity, “a low latency, real-time fact aggregation and event data company that caters to sophisticated investment firms including hedge funds, banks, and proprietary trading firms”, announced today its software platform is ready to roll out.
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Chanos Warns of Chinese Bubble (JJC)

Posted on 03/03/10 at 12:50pm
James Chanos of Kynikos Associates, who has been bearish on China for a long time now, is predicting a Chinese downturn after "excessive" investment in both residential and commercial property.
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Hedge Funds Held Secretive Ideas Dinner, Discussed Shorting Euro

Posted on 03/02/10 at 5:05pm
Bloomberg TV is reporting that hedge funds including George Soros' Quantam Fund, SAC Capital and Brigade plotted to short the Euro during a secretive "ideas" dinner held in New York on February 8th. The dinner was put on by a boutique research firm which caters to hedge funds.
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Pfizer Attracts Hedge Fund Investors (PFE)

Posted on 03/01/10 at 6:54pm
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) is fast becoming a favorite among hedge funds. According to a report released by Reuters, 11 out of the 30 largest equity-oriented hedge funds bought Pfizer stock in the fourth quarter.
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Abu Dhabi Investment Firm Seeks Funding

Posted on 03/01/10 at 12:57pm
Abu Dhabi based Invest AD is looking to raise finances for its second private equity fund. The fund will invest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Invest AD’s MENA fund has a corpus of $400 million.
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