Betting on hard times for the U.S. Some hedge funds are wagering the American economy will tank and Treasuries will plunge Read more on The Globe and Mail

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A Hedge Fund Show Tune: Ditty Lampoons Magnetar's 'Betting Against The … Huffington Post (blog) As part of their segment this week on the hedge fund Magnetar, This American Life and Planet Money asked Broadway composer Robert Lopez to write a show tune … How one hedge fund helped keep the housing bubble goingArizona Republic ProPublica Investigates Toxic Asset – Dealing Hedge Fundmediabistro.com (blog) How one hedge fund helped keep the housing bubble goingHedgeCo.net The Business Insider -Berthoud Recorder -DealBreaker.Com (blog) all 12 news articles »

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Hedge funds: Betting on recovery, or being welfare queens? It’s not just the big banks that are doing very well. So is the unregulated shadow banking system, including hedge funds. According to the New York Times, the pay of the top fund managers made a staggering recovery last year. One made $4 billion betting on the recovery of…the financial sector. (No, this is not an April Fool joke). Read more on Seattle Times

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Hedge fund famous for betting against housing bets big on SunTrust Atlanta Journal Constitution John Paulson, the New York hedge-fund manager who made billions betting against the overheated housing market, is now betting big on … Hedge Fund Manager Paulson's Big Banking Bet ContinuesWall Street Journal Citigroup Stock Proving Irresistible to Hedge FundsBusinessWeek Hedge Funds Boost Bets On Citi, Other BanksFINalternatives Reuters -istockAnalyst.com (press release) -Portfolio.com (blog) all 48 news articles »

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