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A Hedge Funder Blamed Biden For An Expensive Room-Service Meal — And The Internet Responded Accordingly
Saturday, March 2, 2024 - 9:58am | 545One of the biggest topics among investors, analysts, financial experts and people eying the 2024 election has been inflation. While there could be plenty of blame to go around for who had the biggest hand in causing inflation, one hedge fund manager wants everyone to know who he is blaming. What...
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Market Volatility Concerns Hedge Fund Managers
Monday, May 16, 2016 - 8:35am | 500The SkyBridge Alternatives Conference (SALT) is a congregation of experts in various sub-industries throughout the United States, each of whom have come together to facilitate balanced discussions and communication. Market volatility creates a level of uncertainty in the markets that can be...
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Agree With Bass' China Short? Here's An Alternative Strategy
Friday, February 5, 2016 - 5:01pm | 552Hayman Capital Management’s Kyle Bass has been bearish on the Chinese banking system and yuan for several months now. A couple of days ago, the hedge fund manager appeared on CNBC, warning that the Chinese only have “a few months ahead of them before they get into a real danger...
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Kyle Bass Short 'Virtually Worthless' UDF, Was Original Author Of Anonymous Harvest Bear Thesis
Friday, February 5, 2016 - 11:39am | 422United Development Funding IV (NASDAQ: UDF) shares are down 12 percent after Kyle Bass' Hayman Capital launched a website calling the company a "billion dollar house of cards." "Almost like the game of musical chairs, I suspected that the music would soon end and investors in...
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Kyle Bass: We're In 6th Inning Of Emerging Market Selloff, 'Still Have Three Tough Innings To Go'
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 5:27pm | 223In new yet-to-be released commentary on Wall Street Week, Kyle Bass of Hayman Capital sheds light on his view into the deteriorating emerging market situation. Bass said he thinks emerging markets are "probably in the mid-fifth inning...maybe entering the sixth" of their current selloff...
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General Motors Under The Grip Of Activists
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - 5:10pm | 426It seems the recent upbeat results and raise in dividends by General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) were not enough to satisfy some shareholders. It was revealed on Tuesday, February 10, that four hedge funds have combined their powers to fight for a seat in the company’s board and push...
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Kyle Bass On CNBC: General Motors Could Double Its Dividend
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 11:06am | 153Hayman Capital's Kyle Bass spoke about General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) on CNBC Friday. Bass claimed that the automaker has “too much capital on its balance sheet.” “With $27 billion in cash and doing $15 billion a year in EBITDA and...$5 or $6 billion in free cash flow,...
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Kyle Bass Exits Facebook, Ups General Motors Holdings
Friday, November 14, 2014 - 12:28pm | 456Kyle Bass' Hayman Capital Management LP added to his position in General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) and exited Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) in the third quarter. Bass, who made a fortune betting against mortgage-backed bonds in the 2008 crash, said in a quarterly regulatory filing that his...
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Market Wrap For March 14: Ukraine Tension Drag Markets Lower
Friday, March 14, 2014 - 5:17pm | 2348U.S. stocks declined as concerns escalated over Ukraine, two days before its citizens will vote in a referendum to split from Ukraine and become part of Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin is gearing up to “invade eastern Ukraine” as a six hour talk between U.S. Secretary of State John...
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J.C. Penney Bulls: You Won't Like This
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 6:29pm | 604The miserable second-quarter release put out by struggling retailer J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) this morning wasn't exactly a surprise, but the sheer size of the miss has bears licking their chops. J.C. Penney reported a loss of $2.16 per share, missing earnings estimates by over 103, while also...
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Kyle Bass: Investors Buying Japanese Stocks are Picking Up Dimes in Front of a Bulldozer
Friday, January 18, 2013 - 4:28pm | 413Hayman Capital's Kyle Bass spoke with CNBC's David Faber on Friday about his outlook for a number of markets and how his hedge fund is positioned. Bass was particularly adamant about Japan's disastrous fiscal situation and his belief that the Japanese yen and bond market is headed for a...
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Kyle Bass: Gold Has Nothing But Upside
Monday, March 12, 2012 - 1:41pm | 315Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass believes investors have yet to see the highs in gold. Bass cites a pattern that has been established among central banks, where fiscal deficits are monetized through the expansion of balance sheets. "Call it what you want," the founder of Hayman Capital tells CNBC's...
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Pain Ahead: 3 Predictions For 2012
Friday, December 23, 2011 - 4:51pm | 778Europe Will Experience Hard Defaults - While the market is not currently anticipating hard defaults in the Eurozone, some of the world's top investors are predicting just that outcome. Specifically, Greece will default in the early part of the year and this could set off a "cluster" of sovereign...