GOLDMAN SACHS: Hedge funds are betting billions that these 18 stocks are doomed
Hedge funds have had a great year picking stocks. But there's a dark underbelly to their investment activity that involves betting on companies to falter.To see which stocks bear the biggest burden of...
View Article5 hedge funders and government insiders have been charged with illegal trading
NEW YORK — A Washington, DC, political consultant, a former federal employee, and three others have been charged with using confidential information from within a US health agency to engage in an...
View ArticleHedge funds are betting billions that a stock loved by millennials will...
Nvidia has surged by 95% since last year's US election, making it the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 over the period. Now hedge funds and millennial investors are divided over its outlook.The...
View ArticleA legendary hedge fund that raised $5 billion in 24 hours expects 'all hell...
A hedge fund led by an investing legend expects "all hell to break loose."Billionaire Paul Singer's Elliott Management, which raised $5 billion in less than 24 hours earlier this month, says it has...
View Article$33 BILLION HEDGE FUND: There could be a recession if the Trump...
Billionaire Paul Singer's Elliott Management says we might be in for a recession if the Trump administration doesn't pass reforms in taxes, regulation and health care.Trump took office with a plan to...
View ArticleA $33 billion hedge fund shared 5 lessons that have shaped how it invests
A $33 billion hedge fund has some advice to share as its industry faces notable headwinds.Elliott Management, an activist hedge fund founded by billionaire Paul Singer, laid out some of its major...
View ArticleIconic hedge fund manager Seth Klarman says investors are missing huge risks
An iconic hedge fund manager says investors are misperceiving risks in the markets — at a time when markets are hitting historic highs.Baupost Group's Seth Klarman laid out his concerns in April in a...
View ArticleSteve Cohen reportedly is prepping the biggest hedge-fund launch ever
Steve Cohen is looking to raise $20 billion for his big hedge-fund comeback, The Wall Street Journal reported.That would make his fund the biggest US hedge-fund launch, coming about four years after...
View ArticleOne of the most anticipated hedge fund launches of 2017 keeps raising money
One of the most anticipated hedge fund launches of the year continues to rake in fresh money, despite a rough start in terms of performance. Ben Melkman's Light Sky Macro dropped about 3.5% from March...
View ArticleWe just witnessed 2 perfect examples of Wall Street billionaires spinning...
It seems that in this world of constant Trump-watching, some of Wall Street's recent foibles have gone unnoticed.Allow me to get you up to speed.The mood on Wall Street right now, especially in...
View ArticleSteve Cohen is about to find out if he's the most notorious hedge-fund...
Steve Cohen, the billionaire who ran one of Wall Street's most infamous hedge funds, is trying to stage a big comeback.Less than four years after his old firm pleaded guilty to insider trading, Cohen...
View ArticleA hedge fund veteran is trying to bring quant trading to a new market —...
Sports trading company Stratagem raising a £25 million fund to bet on sports;Company set up by ex-hedge funder, run by former Goldman Sachs partner;Stratagem uses artificial intelligence to analyse...
View ArticleGOLDMAN SACHS: These are the 11 stocks most hated by hedge funds
The stock market may be hitting record highs all the time, but under the surface lurk companies that draw the ire of hedge funds.They span industries ranging from retail to internet software, and they...
View ArticleDALIO: Trump is putting a small part of America ahead of the entire world
The founder of the world's largest hedge fund says President Donald Trump is showcasing a tendency to choose the part over the whole.In a note posted on his LinkedIn page Monday, Ray Dalio of...
View ArticleThe 'smart money' is playing tug of war with a crucial part of the Trump trade
There's a tug-of-war brewing under the surface of one of the most popular Trump trades.Financial stocks soared more than any other group in the months following the presidential election on...
View ArticleHedge funds are loading up on bets against one of the Trump trade's biggest...
Few areas of the US market performed better than small-cap stocks following the presidential election. But hedge funds are betting the group's best days are finished.The Russell 2000 has surged by 17%...
View ArticleTraders are piling into Bill Ackman's favorite short bet (HLF)
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, the outspoken critic of Herbalife who publicly bet $1 billion against the company, took his share of lumps as the stock price failed to cooperate.Now that Herbalife's...
View ArticleBillionaire Paul Singer doesn't care what you think
At first Paul Singer thought it was a joke. The April 11 letter — sent to the Elliott Management Corp. founder from Klaus Kleinfeld, whom the hedge fund billionaire was trying to oust from his post as...
View ArticleCREDIT SUISSE: 18 stocks that hedge funds think are 'fading stars'
Hedge funds like to make money and can be quick to leave companies that aren't performing well.Credit Suisse compiled a list of stocks that hedge funds are giving up on, which it calls "fading stars."...
View ArticleDALIO: The US and UK might be facing a 'downward spiral'
The past 24 hours – with Jim Comey's testimony and the UK's snap election – are a cause for alarm to the founder of the world's largest hedge fund.The US and UK, in effect, are becoming dysfunctional,...
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