Hedge Funds

Joe Biden, the former vice president who once mused about beating up then-candidate Donald Trump last year, shook his fist at hedge fund trader Bill Ackman and may have even threatened to punch him out during a testy exchange at a ritzy dinner in Las Vegas, reports say. A verbal skirmish took place...

Activist investor Daniel Loeb's Third Point disclosed over the weekend a 3.28 billion Swiss franc ($3.4 billion) stake in the Switzerland-based giant Nestle SA (ADR) (OTC: NSRGY), best known for its chocolate products and beverages offerings. Third Point's stake in Nestle marks one of the biggest...

This weekend's Barron's features a look at how Canadian stocks have fared and how to play the trends. Other featured articles discuss one particular Canadian stock that has caught the eye of short sellers and a rising software star benefiting from the ecommerce arms race. The...

For the first time in several years, investors have begun expressing an interest in opportunities in Asia. Investors have shared increasing concerns about the high valuations of both the U.S. equity and fixed income markets (pushed further by the Trump rally in the U.S. equity markets). In addition...

To say that Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA)’s 2018 guidance for between 45 and 49 percent revenue growth in 2018 got Wall Street’s attention would be an understatement. Not only did Alibaba’s stock initially jump more than 10 percent to new all-time highs on the news...

For years, Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) was the industry darling. But deflating food costs and heightened competition from the likes of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ: SFM) and Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) prompted the halving of Whole Foods’ share value between 2013 and 2015. Same-...

WorldQuant Ventures announced Thursday that it had taken a stake in Canalyst, an equity research technology vendor. WorldQuant Ventures invests the personal funds of WorldQuant CEO Igor Tulchinsky. Canalyst provides Excel models for equity research. According to a WorldQuant Ventures press release...

David Einhorn needs a new vision for General Motors Company (NYSE: GM). The Greenlight Capital founder suffered defeat at Tuesday’s annual meeting as shareholders rejected his Board nominees and proposal to establish two stock classes. Heeding the advice of advisory firms Institutional...

Could you beat a robot in a job interview? It’s a scenario that, if you haven’t faced already, could very well be on the horizon. Recent studies have highlighted the financial industry as a sector that’s particularly at risk of automation. Not everyone, though, is preparing for...

On Friday at 8:30 a.m. EDT, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its jobs report for the month of May. The report will include statistics on unemployment, the labor market, wages and more. Some key figures to look out for are non-farm and private payrolls, which measure how many people...

Leon Cooperman is a very rich hedge fund manager, but by his own admission, he should be even richer. Speaking as a guest on CNBC's "Fast Money Halftime Report" last week, Cooperman explained that his analysts have held a "very bullish" stance on the stock market, which implies his value-oriented...

President Donald Trump is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, Axios reported in a story quoting sources with direct knowledge of the decision. For his part, the president tweeted he would announce his decision in the coming days, leaving open the possibility for a change of mind. EPA...

Hedge-fund billionaire Steve Cohen is returning to his trading roots after being involved in one of the biggest insider trading scandals. Cohen, formerly with SAC Capital Advisors, hopes to raise over $20 billion in assets and is planning to launch a new fund in 2018, according to a Wall Street...

Legendary Wall Street investor and hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman has settled insider trading charges filed against him with the SEC, to the tune of $4.9 million, despite claiming he would have won the case. The Omega Advisors chairman and CEO appeared on CNBC Tuesday to discuss why he chose to...

Deutsche Bank analyst Brett Levy reiterated a Buy rating on Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) with a price target of $180. The analyst elaborated on the long, ongoing proxy war between the company and activist investor Marcato Capital Management. On Wednesday, Institutional Shareholder Services...