Tag Archives: john-mccain


Hedge Funds, Politics, and the Market Crash

February 3, 2009 : Permalink

American Thinker – There are several culprits in the recent market crash, but one key source of the problem has hitherto escaped attention: an economic index that can be easily manipulated by hedge funds and whose gyrations have shaken the […]

Senate Gives Obama Victory, Allows Distribution of $350 Billion in TARP

January 16, 2009 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – President-elect Barack Obama has been granted permission to dole out the second half of the $700 billion in the Troubled Asset Relief Program, after a vote of confidence from the Senate.  They shot down a resolution […]

Hedge Funds Hop on the Icahn Bandwagon

May 21, 2008 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Another hedge fund is backing Carl Icahn’s proxy battle against Yahoo, days after Paulson & Co. gave their support. Third Point LLC, a hedge fund that manages $5.7 billion in assets, is believed to be on […]