Hedge Funds
Irenic takes a position at KBR. Here’s how the activist may help improve shareholder value
KBR headquarters in Houston, TX. Courtesy: KBR Company: KBR Inc (KBR) Business: KBR provides scientific, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. The company operates through two segments: Government Solutions and Sustainable Technology Solutions. Its Government Solutions (GS) business segment provides full life-cycle support solutions to defense, intelligence, space, aviation and […]
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Starboard sees an opportunity to create value at Riot Platforms amid growth in hyperscalers
Business: Riot Platforms is a bitcoin mining and digital infrastructure company. It has bitcoin mining operations in central Texas and Kentucky, and electrical switchgear engineering and fabrication operations in Denver. It operates a bitcoin-driven infrastructure platform. Its segments include Bitcoin Mining and Engineering. The Bitcoin Mining segment is engaged in bitcoin mining. The Engineering segment […]
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Nvidia tangos with an activist hedge fund: An excerpt from Tae Kim’s new book on the tech giant
The following is excerpted from the book “The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant,” written by Tae Kim, a senior technology writer at Barron’s, and publishing Dec. 10 by W.W. Norton & Company. The excerpt is from a chapter about activist hedge fund Starboard Value, founded by Jeff Smith. Early […]
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Activist ValueAct is poised to trim fat and help boost profits at Meta Platforms. Here’s how
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Company: Meta Platforms (META) Business: Meta Platforms builds technologies that help people find communities and grow businesses. The company’s products enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, wearables and in-home devices. The company operates through two segments: […]
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David Einhorn is building new position in CNH Industrial, says agricultural play is ‘cheap’
NEW YORK – Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn said Wednesday he has taken a medium-sized position in agricultural play CNH Industrial. Speaking at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha conference in New York City, the hedge fund investor said the agricultural machinery company is an under-the-radar value play as the industry nears the end of a bearish cycle. “It’s exactly the kind […]
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Trump backer John Paulson bows out as possible Treasury Secretary pick
John Paulson visits “Mornings With Maria” at Fox Business Network Studios on October 23, 2024 in New York City. John Lamparski | Getty Images Hedge fund chief John Paulson removed himself Tuesday from consideration as a potential nominee for Treasury secretary by President-elect Donald Trump. Paulson said, “My complex financial obligations would prevent me from […]
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D.E. Shaw, Mantle Ridge zero in on key fixes to build shareholder value at Air Products
Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Company: Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Business: Air Products and Chemicals is an industrial gases company. It’s focused on serving energy, environmental and emerging markets. Its base business provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, […]
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Hedge funds do an about-face on the China trade, selling stocks in record numbers
Hedge funds that recently flocked into Chinese stocks on stimulus hopes just did a 180. Professional traders posted the largest single-day net selling of Chinese securities, both onshore and offshore, on Tuesday, according to Goldman Sachs’ prime brokerage data. The net selling was 1.4 times larger than the previous record, Goldman said. The record exodus […]
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Voss Capital wants to maximize shareholder value at International Money Express. How it may play out
Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Company: International Money Express (IMXI) Business: International Money Express is an omnichannel money remittance services company. IMXI offers money transfer services digitally through a network of agent retailers in the United States, Canada, Spain, Italy and Germany. It works through company-operated stores, its mobile application and the company’s […]
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Ken Griffin’s Wellington hedge fund at Citadel squeezes out 1% gain in volatile August
Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO, Citadel speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s suite of hedge funds at Citadel eked out small gains in what proved a volatile month in August as markets […]
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