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Wait and See on Fiscal Cliff (KORS, DKS, SKS, WFT, CIS)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 10:12PM on November 13th

It was another seesaw day on Wall Street that saw stocks close moderately lower. Earnings were generally good today, particularly out of the retail sector. News out of China saw the yuan hit a high against the dollar as its…

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Soros Calls It A Day, Will Return Money To Investors (AAPL, C, DHR, WFC, WFT, EM, MON, TEVA)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 11:25AM on July 26th

Legendary investor George Soros is hanging up his hedge fund spikes, ending an illustrious career that has lasted over four decades. Soros’ $25.5 billion firm will return less than $1 billion to outside investors by the end of this year…

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Soros Fund Maintains Big Cash Position As Markets Remain Choppy (AAPL, C, EM, TEVA, WFT, CVS, DHR, MON, WFC)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 12:07PM on July 19th

The $25.5 billion Quantum Endowment Fund is taking a step back from risk, paring the number of trades it commits to and is now about 75% in cash as it waits for better opportunities to come along, Bloomberg News reported, citing…

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Natural Gas Tussle Sees Koch Topping Pickens (CLNE, EOG, DVN, SD, DOW, APA, BP, MUR, WFT, CHK)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 11:32AM on July 13th

For over a year now, legendary energy investor T. Boone Pickens has been trumping passage of legislation he endorsed that would see increased consumption of natural gas in the U.S., a move that would benefit Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE), the operator…

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At Least One Country May Need To Bid Euro Adieu, Soros Says (AAPL, C, DHR, MON, WFC, WFT)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:55PM on June 27th

Legendary investor George Soros says that Europe needs a regional solution to the Greek sovereign debt crisis, not country-by-country solutions to the debt woes in the Mediterranean country and the other PIIGS nations, adding that it is very likely one…

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Soros, Google Plunk Down $25 Million On Energy Waste Reduction Firm (GOOG, IOC, WFT, AAPL, C, MON, TEVA)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 11:17AM on June 24th

In news that could be viewed as a small boon for the alternative energy sector, billionaire investor George Soros and Google (GOOG), the largest U.S. provider of Internet search services, invested $25 million in Transphorm, a California-based company specializing in energy…

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Morning Spy: Don’t Forget About The FOMC Comments (QPSA, PKX, NAK, AG, BA, MSFT, CSCO, CIM, CB, WFT, WYNN, XOM, SINA)

Posted by Eric Monte at 10:31AM on June 21st

The markets have opened to the upside on Tuesday, continuing the push higher from yesterday. One point to note: Today is the start of a two day FOMC meeting. Tomorrow a policy statement will be released and Chairman Ben Bernanke…

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Inventory Data Sparks Oil Services Rally (HAL, SLB, RIG, NOV, WFT)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:39PM on May 25th

Shares of Halliburton (HAL), the world’s second-largest provider of oilfield services, are soaring 3% after NYMEX-traded crude for June delivery rebounded above $100 a barrel following a Department of Energy report that showed rising gasoline stockpiles and increased activity at U.S.…

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Billionaire Pickens Makes Selected Buys Amid Energy Bill Push (APA, CNQ, BP, EOG, MUR, NE, OXY, WFT, CLNE)

Posted by Jason Smith at 9:45AM on May 18th

Texas oil billionaire turned wind energy and natural gas proponent T. Boone Pickens was adding to many of his top positions during Q1, while opening new bets in select energy players.

At the beginning of 2011, Pickens predicted that oil will…

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What’s Next For Billionaire Pickens and BP Capital? (CLNE, SU, CHK, BP, HAL, NOV, DVN, WFT)

Posted by Jason Smith at 9:14AM on May 6th

Oilman turned natural gas proponent T. Boone Pickens has been very vocal of late, touting an energy bill designed to increase incentives for vehicles that run on natural gas, thus reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

Aside from his hedge fund…

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