Some Highlights from 'Delivering Alpha' Conference: Chanos, Paulson, Cooperman, Kingdon, Hohn

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CNBC's "Delivering Alpha" conference is making waves Wednesday. Below are some highlights from the presentations/interviews.
Jim Chanos of Kynikos
  • Likes the Japanese auto market/stocks;
  • Says still shorting Hewlett-Packard HPQ;
  • Opened short on Caterpillar CAT, and
  • Believes the M&A interest in Dell DELL has "put value in the PC area."
John Paulson of Paulson & Co.
  • Believes the "rationale for owning gold is valid;"
  • Still sees "a lot of upside in housing market;"
  • Feels Realogy RLGY is a good way to play the housing recovery, and
  • Called Cablevision CVC a likely takeover target in the Cable sector.
Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors
  • Called the equity market a "zone of fair valuation;"
  • Sees returns in the market as "likely to be less going forward," and
  • Likes Express Scripts ESRX, QUALCOMM QCOM, Thermo Fisher TMO, SandRidge SD, Arbor Realty ABR, Chimera Investment CIM.
Mark Kingdon of Kingdon Capital
  • Likes Japanese autos;
  • Says he's long Toyota TM, and
  • Likes Aegerion Pharma AEGR.
Chris Hohn of Children's Investment Fund
  • Believes Porsche and Volkswagen to be merged within a year.
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