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John Paulson, founder of Paulson & Co. and one of the world's most successful hedge fund managers, claims that his success can be traced to eating candy when he was a kid in the new book The Alpha Masters: Unlocking the Genius of the World's Top Hedge FundsThe Alpha Masters. He tells the story...

The annual Ira Sohn Investment Conference was held in New York on Wednesday. At the event, which supports the treatment and cure of pediatric cancer, many of the world's most successful hedge fund managers and other noteworthy investors pitch stock ideas to their colleagues. The investment ideas...

Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson spoke at the Ira Sohn Investment Conference on Wednesday after the market close. The founder of Paulson & Co. said that he is long shares of Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR), which went public in February. He said that the company's social gaming platform...

It's safe to assume most investors would like to invest along side the smart money. A difficult task to be sure, but the 13F filing courtesy of the Securities and Exchange Commission can certainly help. For those not in the know, here's a quick explanation of what 13F's are straight from the...

John Paulson, the founder of hedge fund Paulson & Co. which made billions on its "Big Short" of mortgage securities during the financial crisis, recently outlined his thesis on the euro in a letter to Paulson investors. The letter describes the euro as a "structurally flawed" currency and...

In a letter to investors obtained by CNBC, hedge fund legend John Paulson apologized for his fund's poor performance in 2011, which he characterized as "the worst in the firm's 17 year history." Indeed, it has been a dreadful year for Paulson & Co., with the Paulson Advantage fund losing 32.57...

According to a recent recent Bloomberg article, some notable members of the super-wealthy are sympathetic to the Occupy Wall Street movement (at least if you take their word for it). Hedge fund big wig (and China bear) Jim Chanos, founder of $6 billion Kynikos Associates, told Bloomberg that New...

With the equity markets seeing increase volatility and the indexes dropping sharply this week, it would make sense that traders and money managers turn to precious metals. Not so this week. There are rumors today that a major macro hedge fund with heavy precious metal exposure is liquidating...

It's been a rough few weeks for John Paulson, of Paulson & Co., but not everyone in the hedge fund industry has has it rough recently. There is an article on CNBC that London-based hedge fund Derwent Capital Markets, actually had a strong first month of trading. The Derwent Absolute Return...

Reuters is reporting that John Paulson told investors in his sprawling hedge fund, Paulson & Co., that his bets were "too aggressive" and that he is trimming back on some of his riskiest positions. In a conference call, he said that he has pared positions in bank stocks that have significant...

Transocean (NYSE: RIG) just issued a report saying the rig in question is stable at this time. As such, shares are moving off the lows, with shares off $2.22 to $62.05, a loss of 3.45% after having been down much more than that after the rumor/news hit. In an interesting tidbit, John Paulson's...

CNBC's Kate Kelly is reporting that John Paulson's Paulson & Co hedge fund has sold a large chunk of its Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) stock. At last check, shares of Bank of America were off 14 cents to $11.00, a loss of 1.4% on 130 million shares.

Chinese stocks that had been hit by the likes of Sino-Forest and other frauds are rising sharply today, as the major market averages are all up roughly 1% on the day. Names like Baidu.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), Sina Corporation (NASDAQ: SINA), Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd ADR (NASDAQ: SNDA...