The Daily Mail – Multi-billionaire US hedge fund manager John Paulson, who pulled off one of the biggest coups in Wall Street history when he made £2.3bn by betting against the sub-prime housing market, is showing the Midas touch again writes Edward Helmore from New York.
Initial reports suggest his firm, Paulson & Co, has made returns of nearly treble the industry average of 7 per cent in 2010, giving him a personal gain estimated at more than £800m.