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Pickens: Oil Has Had Its Day

By Thomas M. Kostigen - Thursday, 17 May 2012
Famous oilman T. Boone Pickens predicts brent crude oil will hit $148 per barrel this summer.

Man Worst As Private Funds Trail Markets

Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Man Group Plc is leading declines among global investment firms as private-equity and hedge funds produce the worst returns for public shareholders.

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UHNW Investors Favor Global Companies, Real Assets

By Karen DeMasters - Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Ultra-high-net-worth investors are increasingly putting their money into global investments, private companies and real assets, according to a new study.

Skoll Foundation’s Jungle Initiative

By Tom Kostigen - Friday, 23 March 2012
The bush plane detoured from its route to circle around something called the "Devil’s Egg,” a natural rock formation on a cliff. I had come to Suriname, the smallest sovereign country in South America, to see first hand the workings of Skoll entrepreneur Dr. Mark Plotkin and his Amazon Conservation Team.

Behind The Hedges

By Jerilyn Klein Bier, March 2012 issue
The maturing hedge fund industry is more diverse than investors may realize.

Einhorn’s Greenlight Bullish On ‘Cheap Stocks,’ Bought Dell

Thursday, 19 January 2012
Greenlight Capital Inc., bought shares of Dell Inc. and Xerox Corp. in the fourth quarter as part of a bet on undervalued U.S. stocks, according to a letter to investors.

Paulson Faces Uphill Climb To Profitability

Monday, 09 January 2012
John Paulson, the billionaire money manager who’s vowed to restore his hedge fund to profitability after the worst year of his career, may have to take a cue from rival Ken Griffin.

In The Eyes Of Business Tycoons

By Matthew G. Biller and Peter Newcomb, January 2012 issue
NJ Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov touts gold, Donald Trump embraces foreclosures.

Hedge-Fund Millionaire Diggle Bets On Farms, Life Sciences

Wednesday, 28 December 2011
The co-founder of a hedge fund that made $2.7 billion in 2007 and 2008 plans to open his personal farmland portfolio to investors and start a fund that will trade life-sciences companies.

London Penthouse Said To Sell For About $157M

Tuesday, 20 December 2011
A penthouse apartment in London’s Knightsbridge neighborhood was purchased for about 100 million pounds ($157 million), a person with knowledge of the transaction said.


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