Michael Burry

Michael Burry, Profiled In 'The Big Short,' Bets On Farmland, Gold

bloomberg.com | Jon Erlichman and Dakin Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gold Investments, Hedge Fund Managers, Scion Capital, The Big Short, Gold, Banks, Michael Lewis, Farmland, Michael Berry Website, Michael Burry, Business News

Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Burry, the former hedge-fund manager who predicted the housing market's plunge, said he is investing in farmable land, ...

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'The Big Short,' By Michael Lewis: Why Politicians Love This Bestseller

politico.com | Marin Cogan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Big Short, Politicians Favorite Books, Banks, Amity Shales, Michael Lewis, Moneyball, Michael Burry, Business News

Politicians have been known to latch onto books -- Amity Shlaes's "The Forgotten Man" was a must-read among Republicans last year during the bailouts ...

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Michael Burry, Greenspan Play The Financial Crisis Blame Game (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bloomberg Television, The Big Short, The Week, Alan Greenspan, The Financial Fix, Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis, Michael Burry, Video, Business News

In a New York Times op-ed yesterday, Michael Burry, the reclusive hedge-fund manager profiled in Michael Lewis's best-selling "The Big Short," lambas...

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Five Lessons on Rightness From Michael Lewis's The Big Short

Kathryn Schulz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Big Short, Financial Crisis, Michael Lewis, Subprime Mortgages, Books, Michael Burry, Books News
Kathryn Schulz

Herewith, a brief list of the qualities that enabled the guys in The Big Short to foresee the coming financial calamity -- and that can help the rest of us get stuff right, too.

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Michael Lewis' New Book, 'The Big Short,' Likley 'The Single Best Piece Of Financial Journalism Ever Written': Felix Salmon

The Big Short | Felix Salmon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deutsche Bank, John Paulson, Collaterized Debt Obligations, Mortgage Crisis, Greg Lippmann, Andrew Lahde, Financial Crisis, Credit Default Swaps, Michael Lewis, Michael-Burry, Felix Salmon, Business News

Michael Lewis' 'The Big Short,' Felix Salmon writes, "is not the story of the crisis, as the crisis is commonly understood." "Instead, Lewis has foun...

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Michael Burry: The Unlikely Billionaire Investor In Michael Lewis's Latest Book

Huffington Post | Grace Kiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Subprime Crisis, Economy, Mortgage Crisis, Michael Lewis, Credit Default Swaps, Recession, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, John Paulson, Financial Crisis, Bear Stearns, Subprime Loans, Michael Burry, Home Loans, Business News

In his new book, "The Big Short" -- excerpted in the latest Vanity Fair -- Michael Lewis profiles the value investor who foresaw the mortgage meltdown...

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