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John Paulson

The $20 Billion Gamble: The Greatest Coup in Financial History

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Sub-Prime, Goldman Sachs, Greg Zuckerman, Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, Hedge Fund, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis, Sub-Prime Mortgages, John Paulson, The Greatest Trade Ever, Citigroup, Real Estate Boom, Wall Street Journal, Business News
Blake Fleetwood

Paulson made his bets in late 2006 just as the sub-prime mortgage markets were starting to weaken. His timing was impeccable, as was his luck.

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The Moral Compass Missing From The Greatest Trade Ever

David Fiderer | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Deutsche Bank, Subprime Mortgage Market, Goldman Sachs, Cdos, Wall Street Crisis, Subprime Mortgages, John Paulson, Hedge Funds, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Hedge Fund Managers, Bear Stearns, Credit Default Swaps, Wall Street Journal, Dick Fuld, Business News
David Fiderer

As much as anything, what killed Lehman was Dick Fuld's emasculation of the risk management function, which served as a moral compass.

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John Paulson: How The Hedge-Fund Manager Made $15 Billion Betting Against The Housing Market

newsweek.com | Daniel Gross | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Subprime Mortgages, John Paulson, Hedge Funds, Housing Crisis, Business News

In a span of just three years, hedge-fund manager John Paulson went from practically unknown to practically unparalleled. After a series of smart bets...

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John Paulson: The Hedge Funder Who Made Too Much

Portfolio | Gary Weiss | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Mortgages, Hedge Funders, Paulson & Co., Housing, John Paulson, Hedge Funds, Hedge Fund Managers, Stock Market, Short Seller, Business News

In an era in which losers are universal and making a profit seems somehow shady, Paulson is the most conspicuous of Wall Street's winners. Paulson & C...

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Hedge Fund Managers Tell Congress They See Need For Tighter Restrictions

NY Times | LOUISE STORY | Posted 12.14.2008 | Business

Read More: George Soros, Wall Street Crisis, Kenneth Griffin, John Paulson, Economy, Hedge Fund Managers, James Simons, Philip Falcone, Business News

Five prominent hedge fund managers testified Thursday before a House committee that they supported some additional regulation of their industry. The ...

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Hedge Fund Managers See Billion-Dollar Paydays

New York Times | JENNY ANDERSON | Posted 04.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Money, John Paulson, Hedge Funds, George Soros, Business News

Hedge fund managers, those masters of a secretive, sometimes volatile financial universe, are making money on a scale that once seemed unimaginable, e...

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Alan Greenspan Joins Hedge Fund

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: John Paulson, John Snow, Greenspan Hedge Fund, Federal Reserve, D.E. Shaw, Hedge Funds, Alan Greenspan, Lawrence Summers, Cerberus, Business News

Hedge fund manager John Paulson, who earned billions of dollars last year by betting against the housing market, said on Tuesday that former Federal R...

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