John Paulson

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

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business


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.

The Moral Compass Missing From The Greatest Trade Ever

David Fiderer | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business


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.

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

newsweek.com | Daniel Gross | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business


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...

John Paulson: The Hedge Funder Who Made Too Much

Portfolio | Gary Weiss | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business


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...

Hedge Fund Managers Tell Congress They See Need For Tighter Restrictions

NY Times | LOUISE STORY | Posted 12.14.2008 | Business


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

Hedge Fund Managers See Billion-Dollar Paydays

New York Times | JENNY ANDERSON | Posted 04.23.2008 | Business


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

Alan Greenspan Joins Hedge Fund

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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...