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Hedge fund takes HSBC short position

Reuters – U.S. hedge fund Harbinger Capital is the first company to declare a short position in HSBC following the bank’s record rights issue, after making millions from a similar tactic with UK bank HBOS last year. Harbinger said in […]

U.S. hedge fund takes HSBC short

International Herald Tribune – U.S. hedge fund Harbinger Capital is the first company to declare a short position in HSBC following the bank’s record rights issue, after making millions from a similar tactic with UK bank HBOS last year. Harbinger said […]

China buys into Australian iron ore miner

TopNews – Fortescue Metals Group Ltd said Tuesday that Chinese steel maker Hunan Valin Iron and Steel will pay 558 million Australian dollars (357 million US dollars) for a 16.5-per-cent stake in the Australian iron ore miner. Under what’s known as […]

Harbinger Continues Cablevision Sell-off

Multichannel Online – Harbinger Capital, the hedge fund that caused a stir last year when it began buying large blocks of Cablevision Systems shares, continued a sell-off of the stock that began earlier this year, reducing its holdings in the […]

Jordan makes it crystal clear: life at the Palace has become impossible for a mere millionaire

Guardian Unlimited – When Simon Jordan bought Crystal Palace in July 2000, flush with £36m from selling his mobile phone company to One2One, the club’s fans could hope that he would deliver Premier League football and a ground shinier than […]