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John Paulson Betting On Healthcare And Consumer Discretionary Stocks
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 3:11pm | 525Read More...Paulson & Company is a hedge fund managed by John Paulson, who many might remember for his famous stakes against subprime mortgages. The firm tends to invest across most sectors of the economy. In its recently filed Form 13F for the second quarter of the year, the fund disclosed seven new...
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Watch These After-Hours Movers On Wednesday Morning
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 7:14am | 324Read More...Let’s take a look at Tuesday’s after-hours movers. After Earnings Shares of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) were down more than 1 percent after the bell, following the announcement of the company’s second quarter results. Earnings came in at $0.69 per share, ahead...
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John Paulson Gives 'Unprecedented Gift' To Harvard University
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 8:47am | 314Read More...Harvard University President Drew Faust announced on Wednesday that John A. Paulson has pledged a donation of $400 million to the university's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). The school and its deanship will be renamed in Paulson's honor. The gift will be the largest...
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Can Cyberonics Really Deliver A Record-Setting Quarter? Crowd & Experts Disagree
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 2:44pm | 372Read More...Shares of Cyberonics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYBX) are climbing on Wednesday afternoon, as the company readies to announce its fourth quarter financial results before the market opens on Thursday. According to Estimize, this could be a record-setting quarter, as the crowd is projecting consensus...
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Report: Mylan Could See Sweetened Bid From Teva Pharmaceutical
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 3:55pm | 262Read More...Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE: TEVA) will soon sweeten its $40 billion bid for Netherlands-based Mylan Inc (NASDAQ: MYL) and may resort to Dutch courts if the offer gets rejected, according to a report Wednesday. Mylan changed hands recently up about 1.7 percent at $71.72. Teva may...
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Synergy Rallies 18% Following News of Paulson & Co. Stake
Monday, May 18, 2015 - 10:10am | 297Read More...Shares of Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: SGYP) rallied over 18 percent following the market open Monday. Synergy is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of drugs to treat gastrointestinal disorders and diseases. The stock rallied over 13 percent to $4.00 in the...
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John Paulson Continues To Bet On Health Care And TV
Sunday, May 17, 2015 - 10:49am | 391Read More...You might remember John Paulson for his bets against subprime mortgages. However, there’s much more to him than just that. Paulson manages Paulson & Company, a hedge fund that last disclosed an equity portfolio worth more than $19.6 billion, mainly allocated to healthcare stocks -- 42...
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A Look At 12 Of Alibaba's Largest Investors
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 4:53pm | 342Read More...Many investors find tracking a stock’s institutional ownership effective as a strategy. Investment firms usually count with resources and research that individual investors don’t. Thus, their stock picks are not random. A look at Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA)’s...
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2 Big Conferences Coming Next Week: SALT And Sohn Investment
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 1:41pm | 322Read More...With earnings season in full force, investors should be aware of two major conferences happening next week. SALT Conference: Hedge Fund Managers, Military Leaders Collide The SALT Conference is "committed to facilitating balanced discussions and debates on macro-economic trends, geo-...
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Paulson & Company's Q4 Moves: Healthcare And Beyond
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 5:12pm | 616Read More...John Paulson became famous a few years ago for his bets against subprime mortgages and later, on gold. His fund, Paulson & Company recently disclosed an equity portfolio for the fourth quarter of 2014, worth roughly $19.36 billion, focused on healthcare stocks (42.6 percent of the total...
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Why You Should Pay Attention To 13F Filings
Thursday, August 14, 2014 - 3:13pm | 497Read More...Investors are eagerly awaiting second quarter 13F filings to get a peak at which stocks Wall Street’s most prominent hedge funds are betting on. The 13F is a quarterly filing that funds with more than $100 million in assets are required to publish.The report shows which securities the...
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5 Minimal Peter Cundill-Like Moves For Your Portfolio
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 4:47pm | 931Read More...Have you read the book There's Always Something to Do by Christopher Russo-Gill? If not, it should move right to the top of your summer reading list. It is the accumulated reflections of Peter Cundill. A Canadian value investor, Cundill used the Graham Deep Value Approach to...
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5 Smart Money Managers Taking A Shine To Gold Miners
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 3:25pm | 853Read More...Fishing for opportunities in battered sectors can be a frustrating experience. Just because a particular sector or industry has seen difficult times and prices have declined to bargain levels does not necessarily mean a turnaround is imminent. Quite often, things continue to worsen for a...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, May 16: Wall Street Giants Take Up Positions In Telecom Sector
Friday, May 16, 2014 - 6:58am | 1153Read More...Big investment firms are taking large positions in the telecommunications space as several deals take shape throughout the sector. Warren Buffett, Daniel Loeb and John Paulson all bought a sizable number of Verizon Communications shares and several dumped all or part of their stake in General...
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Wall Street Gears Up For 13F Filings
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 1:47pm | 412Read More...Traders on Wall Street will be whale watching on Thursday, as 13F filings from the likes of high-profile players such as Warren Buffett, Bill Ackman and David Tepper will be hitting the newswires. A 13F is an SEC-required document that all institutional investment managers with over $100...
