Coatue Management adds new position in Level 3 Communications
Coatue Management added a new position in Level 3 Communications Inc. (LVLT) during the third quarter. The stock accounted for 1.46% of the fund’s 3Q14 portfolio.
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Analyzing David Einhorn’s Top Sells in 3Q17
Although General Motors has been the top holding of Einhorn’s portfolio for a long time, he reduced some of his position in the stock in 3Q17.
JANA’s Track Record As an Activist Investor
Activist investor JANA Partners sold a 20% stake in the firm to Neuberger Berman’s Dyal Capital Partners. Dyal holds a passive interest in JANA Partners.
Which Companies Are Due for a Stock Split in 2020?
Some tech stocks are getting too expensive for retail investors. After Tesla and Apple, other U.S. companies might be due for a stock split in 2020.
Stanley Druckenmiller Is Bearish on Growth Stocks: What’s He Buying?
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) remained in Stanley Druckenmiller’s top five holdings in the first quarter.
Bill Ackman Rolled the Dice, Profited from US Stock Market Crash
Bill Ackman made the correct bets when US stock markets crashed in the first quarter. He has been outperforming SPY by a wide margin this year.
Why Did Warren Buffett Sell Airline Stocks in April?
Warren Buffett said that he sold all of his holdings in airline stocks in April. He has been on a selling spree despite the crash in US stock markets.
Why Warren Buffett and Berkshire Are Underperforming
Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway’s chairman, is trailing SPY this year. However, a few months of underperformance shouldn’t bother long-term investors.
Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Struggle in 2020
Last year, Warren Buffett had his worst underperformance compared to the S&P 500 in a decade. So far, 2020 doesn’t look any different.
Why Elliott Management Might Be in Trouble
Last week, Elliott Management filed its 13F for the first quarter of 2020. In the last quarter, the hedge fund’s AUM was worth around $73.15 billion.
Q1 13F: How Bill Ackman Played the US Stock Market Crash
So far in 2020, Bill Ackman’s timing has been impeccable. He made over $2 billion by shorting stocks as US stock markets crashed in the first quarter.
Warren Buffett: Airline Stocks Were Finally a ‘Death Trap’
Over the weekend, Berkshire Hathaway held its annual shareholder meeting. Warren Buffett revealed that the company has fully exited airline stocks.
How Does the Oil Price Crash Impact Warren Buffett?
For the first time, WTI crude prices fell into the negative zone during trade on Monday. Warren Buffett invested in Occidental Petroleum last year.
Was 2019 a “Nightmare” for Warren Buffett and Berkshire?
Warren Buffett underperformed the stock markets last year. Berkshire Hathaway’s returns versus the S&P 500 were the worst since 2009.
What Berkshire Hathaway Really Does, Says Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway is a huge conglomerate with diverse operations. The company’s operations are complex, so let’s take an easy-to-understand approach.
Twitter Stock Is Poised for a Rebound
We take a close look at Twitter’s chart, options activity, and institutional transactions to see if the stock could rise in the coming weeks.
Jeffrey Gundlach: Buy Mortgage REITs, Short Utilities
Gundlach thinks that investors should short low volatility equity funds. People invest in them thinking that they’re safe, but they aren’t.
Icahn Identifies a Key Motivation behind the Buyback Spree in the US
Carl Icahn is one of the first activist investors to voice his opinion against share buybacks. He believes that companies are increasingly putting money into buybacks instead of using them for much-needed capital improvements.
Carl Icahn’s View on Share Buybacks Is Divided
Apple (AAPL) is one of the most cash-rich companies in the US. While Carl Icahn has been talking about share buybacks artificially inflating the Market and asset values, some buybacks have occurred as a result of his push.
Bill Gross: Credit Is the Oil That Lubes the System
Currently, we’re in a highly levered system, especially the developed world. A levered economy depends on continued credit creation for stability and growth.
Lower Rates Aren’t Equating to Higher Equity Prices
Bill Gross provided his view on lower rates no longer resulting in credit creation in the economy. They have also lost their efficacy in raising equity prices.
Bill Gross: Possibility of Deglobalization in the Economy
Gross warned about deglobalization in the global economy. Trade between nations, exacerbating immigration issues, and stagnant economic growth formed his belief.
Investors Beware: Duration Risk Has Risen across the Bond Market
If you’re a bond (BSV) (AGG) investor or fund manager, fluctuation in interest rates is one of the key risk drivers for the returns you get from your portfolio.
Gundlach Says This Chart Is ‘Early Warning Indicator’ of Recession
Jeffrey Gundlach seems quite bearish in his views about the US economy (IWM) (QQQ).
Ray Dalio: ‘Risks Are Asymmetric on the Downside’
“Risks are asymmetric on the downside” On the economy, Ray Dalio stated that “the risks are asymmetric on the downside, because asset prices are comparatively high at the same time there’s not an ability to ease.” Courtesy of the current global monetary policy’s low interest rates, asset prices are artificially inflated—so much so that they’ve […]
The ‘Three Big Forces’ That Drive All Economies
The “three big forces” Ray Dalio believes that “three big forces” drive all economies. These are: productivity growth the short-term debt cycle the long-term debt cycle An economy has to go through upturns and downturns Central bankers need to study the determinants of productivity for their economy. The determinants could include the costs of education, […]
Gundlach: Invest in Industrials, Materials, Financial Sectors
“Industrials, materials, and financials are the sectors. . .you want to be invested in,” said Jeffrey Gundlach recently in a CNBC interview.
What the Buffett Indicator Says about Aramco’s Valuation
The market-cap-to-GDP ratio, also known as the Warren Buffett indicator, could offer some insight into Saudi Aramco’s valuation and Saudi Arabia’s economy.
How Are Citadel Advisors Hedging their Portfolio?
Kenneth Cordele Griffin is the CEO of investment management firm Citadel Advisors LLC. He is the hedge fund manager and he founded Citadel in 1990.
What Warren Buffett Might Say about Tesla’s Q3 Earnings
Warren Buffett has been somewhat critical of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Tesla released its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, which shattered the estimates.
Berkshire Hathaway: Apple Is a Shining Star in 2019
Berkshire Hathaway stock has underperformed the S&P 500 this year. However, Apple is outperforming the markets. Buffett has been optimistic about Apple.
Amazon: Is Mark Cuban Influenced by Berkshire?
On September 30, Mark Cuban said to Fox Business that he had a stake worth around $1 billion in Amazon. He added, “It’s my biggest holding.”
Walmart’s All-Time High—Should You Listen to Buffett?
On September 25, Walmart stock closed at $118.47, just 1.4% below the all-time high it made in the previous trading session.
Warren Buffett Isn’t Always Right on Apple Stock
Warren Buffett has admired Apple in the past. As a value investor, Buffett was expected to add more shares when Apple stock fell in the fourth quarter.
Can Warren Buffett’s Protégé Outperform Her Mentor?
Last week, Tracy Britt Cool, a Warren Buffett protégé, said she’d leave Berkshire Hathaway to start a new company. She joined Berkshire Hathaway in 2009.
Is Warren Buffett’s Nightmare Scenario Coming True?
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway’s cash pile has grown steadily. At the end of Q2, the company had more than $122 billion in cash and cash equivalents.
Berkshire Hathaway 13F: Warren Buffett Played It Safe
There weren’t any real surprises in Berkshire Hathaway’s 13F for the second quarter. In some ways, the 13F replicated the first quarter.
Ackman Makes Berkshire Bet: What It Means for Investors
According to the regulatory filing from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital, the fund has taken a new stake in Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B).
Why Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Is Underperforming in 2019
Pure Alpha, the flagship fund of Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates, fell 4.9% in the first half, the Financial Times reported.
Bill Ackman Thanks Warren Buffett for His Fund’s Comeback in 2019
Bill Ackman has made a huge comeback in 2019.
How Does Warren Buffett View Cannabis Companies?
Buffett sees companies as businesses and not just tickers. Buffett avoids businesses that he doesn’t understand.
Warren Buffett Isn’t Exiting Kraft Heinz
Buffett said that considering Berkshire Hathaway’s massive stake in Kraft Heinz, it wouldn’t be easy for him to exit the company.
Could Warren Buffett’s Views on Bitcoin Change?
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) chair Warren Buffett has never been a fan of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.
Why George Soros Bought Amazon and Netflix
Legendary billionaire investor George Soros made some changes in his firm, Soros Fund Management LLC’s, portfolio in the first quarter.
Bernstein: Income-Oriented Investors Should Worry about Inflation
In the late-cycle phase, production activity shows blockages, inflation shoots up, and the central bank tightens credit availability.
How Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman View Herbalife
Carl Icahn is a great believer in Herbalife. He has been a substantial investor in this stock since January 2013.
Warren Buffett to Investors: Never Buy a Stock Using Leverage
In his annual letter to shareholders, legendary value investor Warren Buffett advised investors never to buy a stock using leverage or borrowed money.
Why Bill Miller Thinks Bond Bull Market May Be Coming to an End
Bill Miller said, “Bonds, in my opinion, have entered a bear market, but one that is likely to be benign for the next year or so.”
What Led to Sharp Rise in Germany’s Services PMI in December 2017?
According to data provided by Markit Economics, the final Markit Germany services PMI (purchasing managers’ index) showed a solid rise in December 2017.
Why Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Had a Rough 2017
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management saw negative returns in 2017 for the third consecutive year.