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General Growth jumps after hedge fund investment
Struggling General Growth Properties Inc. rallied Tuesday after disclosing an investment from hedge fund manager Pershing Square Capital Management LP. General Growth stock nearly doubled in morning trading. New York-based Pershing Square Capital bought 20.1 million shares of General Growth […]
Another horrible day for the major markets
The Times of Trenton – Stocks prices fell sharply again yesterday, ending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index below 1,000 for the first time since 2003 on speculation banks and real-estate companies are running short of money as the credit […]
J-Power Wins Shareholder Vote on Payout, Defeats TCI
Bloomberg- J-Power shareholders defeated a proposal by U.K. hedge fund TCI for the company to double its dividend, ending a monthlong proxy battle and sending the stock to its biggest decline since February. Shareholders of Electric Power Development Co., the […]
Shareholders Approve $7.2 Billion WaMu Bailout
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A $7.2 billion bailout package was approved Tuesday by 94% of Washington Mutual Shareholders in a move that gives private equity firm TPG control of over 50% of the company, says the Seattle Times. Not that […]
Hedge funds lose shareholder vote on Jelmoli stock split
Forbes- Four hedge funds that own shares in Jelmoli Holding AG. have failed to win over investors at a vote over a proposed stock split and a special dividend at the Swiss retail and real estate companies. The four funds […]
