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Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 12:45pm
Ira Sohn Investment Conference Market Movers for Thursday
The annual Ira Sohn Investment Conference was held in New York on Wednesday. At the event, which supports the treatment and cure of pediatric cancer, many of the world's most successful hedge fund managers and other noteworthy investors pitch stock ideas to their colleagues. The investment ideas...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 5:50pm
John Paulson at Ira Sohn: Bullish on Caesars Entertainment, AngloGold Ashanti and CVR Energy
Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson spoke at the Ira Sohn Investment Conference on Wednesday after the market close. The founder of Paulson & Co. said that he is long shares of Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR), which went public in February. He said that the company's social gaming platform...
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Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 3:21pm
ETFs For 13F Filing Season: Part II
It's safe to assume most investors would like to invest along side the smart money. A difficult task to be sure, but the 13F filing courtesy of the Securities and Exchange Commission can certainly help. For those not in the know, here's a quick explanation of what 13F's are straight from the...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 2:26pm
John Paulson Thinks The Euro Is Going To Fall Apart!
John Paulson, the founder of hedge fund Paulson & Co. which made billions on its "Big Short" of mortgage securities during the financial crisis, recently outlined his thesis on the euro in a letter to Paulson investors. The letter describes the euro as a "structurally flawed" currency and...
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John Paulson Apologizes to Investors for Dreadful Year
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 7:13pm
In a letter to investors obtained by CNBC, hedge fund legend John Paulson apologized for his fund's poor performance in 2011, which he characterized as "the worst in the firm's 17 year history." Indeed, it has been a dreadful year for Paulson & Co., with the Paulson Advantage fund losing 32.57...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 4:57pm
Apparently Some Of The Super-Wealthy Agree With Occupy Wall Street
According to a recent recent Bloomberg article, some notable members of the super-wealthy are sympathetic to the Occupy Wall Street movement (at least if you take their word for it). Hedge fund big wig (and China bear) Jim Chanos, founder of $6 billion Kynikos Associates, told Bloomberg that New...
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Rumors Large Hedge Fund Liquidating Precious Metals Positions
Friday, September 23, 2011 - 12:24pmWith the equity markets seeing increase volatility and the indexes dropping sharply this week, it would make sense that traders and money managers turn to precious metals. Not so this week. There are rumors today that a major macro hedge fund with heavy precious metal exposure is liquidating...
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Twitter Hedge Fund Knows More Than John Paulson
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 1:59pmIt's been a rough few weeks for John Paulson, of Paulson & Co., but not everyone in the hedge fund industry has has it rough recently. There is an article on CNBC that London-based hedge fund Derwent Capital Markets, actually had a strong first month of trading. The Derwent Absolute Return...
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John Paulson Capitulates; Sells Bank Stocks
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 3:55pm
Reuters is reporting that John Paulson told investors in his sprawling hedge fund, Paulson & Co., that his bets were "too aggressive" and that he is trimming back on some of his riskiest positions. In a conference call, he said that he has pared positions in bank stocks that have significant...
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Transocean Says Rig Stable Now
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 2:58pmTransocean (NYSE: RIG) just issued a report saying the rig in question is stable at this time. As such, shares are moving off the lows, with shares off $2.22 to $62.05, a loss of 3.45% after having been down much more than that after the rumor/news hit. In an interesting tidbit, John Paulson's...
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