Paulson & Co.

Noted hedge fund manager John Paulson added 16.8 million Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) shares to his kitty during the period ended on March 31. He is among Bank of America’s (NYSE: BAC) biggest shareholders. According to a statement filed with the regulatory authorities, Paulson also bought 17...

Shares of MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) are higher by 4.58% today after John Paulson of Paulson & Co. reported a 40 million share stake in the casino operator. The stock is now struggling to hold the 50-day moving average, though with support like Paulson behind it, the stock now is relegated to the...

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is close to finalizing a financing deal with Starwood Capital Group. Under the deal, Goldman (GS) would assist Starwood in bidding for hotel chain Extended Stay Inc. The deal is expected to be worth $2.2 billion. Goldman is collaborating with Citibank on the transaction....

CNBC is reporting that hedge fund manager and multi-billionaire, John Paulson. Of Paulson & Co. is looking for the U.S. housing market to appreciate 3-5% this year and 8-12% in 2011. These figures are broadly higher than where the rest of the Street is estimating. John Paulson is most recently...

A former Moody’s executive said that Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) had hid the information about their collaboration with Paulson & Co. Eric Kolchinsky, a former team managing director at Moody’s, said, “I did not know that and I'm fairly sure that my staff did not know either." Kolchinsky was...

American Capital (NASDAQ: ACAS) has agreed to sell 13% of itself to John Paulson. The markets reacted favorably to the news, sending American Capital (ACAS) stock up 14%. The deal will provide the company with resources to restructure its debt. American Capital had offered $295 million worth of...

With news that Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is being investigating regarding inaccuracies in their disclosure documents for sub-prime mortgages, the S&P 500 is plummeting. Currently it is down nearly 21 handles to 1,191. Volatility is skyrocketing, up nearly 20% on the session, Gold Futures are off...

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is plummeting by over 9.23% this morning on news that the SEC will be investigating the company regarding “Fraud on Subprime Mortgages.” The news also involves John Paulson of Paulson & Co., a major hedge fund, who is being accused of shorting CDOs and CMOs, which were...

Breaking News: Goldman Sachs Plummets Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is plummeting by over 9.23% this morning on news that the SEC will be investigating the company regarding “Fraud on Subprime Mortgages.” The news also involves John Paulson of Paulson & Co., a major hedge fund, who is being accused...

Paulson & Co's John Paulson is looking to take even a bigger position in gold. John Paulson is set to launch a new fund after the new year focused entirely on gold. John Paulson will be investing $250 million of his own money into the new fund. SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE: GLD) is trading up...

Paulson's John Paulson doubles his Cadbury (NYSE: CBY) stake the same day Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) launched its formal offer for CBY. Paulson's fund bought 14.8 million shares at 759.59 pence, increasing his total stake to 28.5 million or 2.08% of Cadbury.

Conseco (NYSE: CNO) announced it entered into a deal with John Paulson's Paulson & Co., where Paulson & Co. will purchase warrants in Conseco.Conseco (NYSE: CNO) announced it entered into a deal with Paulson & Co., where Paulson & Co. will purchase warrants in Conseco.