When the hedge fund he founded shorted over $25 billion mortgage securities in the early days of the 2008 financial crisis, John Paulson became a billionaire. Now, he’s looking at…
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Billionaire Paulson Calls Crypto “Worthless”
Gold is poised to surge, and cryptocurrency is a worthless bubble, says John Paulson in an interview with David Rubenstein, as quoted in Bloomberg Wealth. Paulson has been looked at…
Hedge Fund Manager John Paulson Steps Down
John Paulson, who made billions anticipating the 2008 financial crisis, has decided to “hand his investors’ their cash back and turn his firm into a family office.” This according to…
Paulson Dials Back Risk, Talks of Euro Unraveling
Hedge fund guru John Paulson is dialing back risk in his portfolios, and says he sees a 50% chance that the euro currency will unravel, Bloomberg reports. In a conference…
Paulson Sees European Crisis Worsening
Top hedge fund manager John Paulson thinks the European debt crisis is going to worsen, thanks to continuing problems in Spain. “Mr. Paulson told investors in a call on Monday…
Paulson On How To Fix Europe
John Paulson, the hedge fund manager who made a killing by shorting U.S. real estate before the bubble burst a few years ago, says the European Central Bank needs to…
Paulson Sees Weak Housing Market
John Paulson says weakness in the housing market is posing a threat to the U.S. economic recovery. “In my eyes, the major risk for the American recovery is the stagnation…
Paulson Bullish on Equities, Economy
In its year-end letter to clients, hedge fund guru John Paulson’s firm says it’s focusing on equities of firms that have gone through restructuring, and says that we’re in “the…
Paulson: Buy a House -- and then Buy Another
Hedge fund guru John Paulson is continuing to bet on big-time inflation hitting the U.S., and as a result is keying on equities, gold, and real estate. Forbes’ Robert Lenzner…
Buffett, Icahn, and Paulson all Busy in Q2
The firms of several top investors were busy buying and selling stocks during the second quarter, and CNNMoney.com recently highlighted the moves of three of them. For starters, Warren Buffett’s…