Leon Cooperman

This year has been the worst year for hedge fund shutdowns since 2008. More than 400 funds shut down in the first half of the year. Of the remaining funds, average 2015 returns are nearly flat. There’s no doubt about it: 2015 has been a rough year for hedge funds. New data from Bloomberg...

Mario Gabelli, chairman of Gamco Investors, Inc. and Leon Cooperman, founder of Omega Advisors, are perhaps two of the best value investors of our time, and if both of them are betting big on a stock, its highly probable that it will outperform in the long run. Gabelli and Cooperman both were on...

It is official. We are all just screwed. Janet Yellen told us that stocks are overvalued and potentially dangerous. Warren Buffett said that if interest rates go higher we will find that current stock valuations are high. Of course interest rates have moved higher all over the world as bonds have...

Renowned value investor and chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors, Leon Cooperman, was on Wall Street Week recently to discuss if, after a continuous bull run in equities for six years, a bear market is about to start. He also discussed whether or not the Fed should raise rates. Bear Market Not In...

One of the most successful value investors on the Street, Omega Advisors’ Leon Cooperman, was on Wall Street Week recently to discuss how he picks stocks and his career at Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS). Goldman Sachs On why he joined Goldman Sachs after his MBA from Columbia,...

In the hedge fund’s latest 13-F filing, Omega Advisors and CEO Leon Cooperman disclosed changes to the fund’s holdings that occurred during Q1 of 2015. Here’s a list of some of the moves the fund made to its largest positions during the quarter. Buys Acquired position in...

Some of the top investment managers in the United States presented some of their best investment themes and ideas at SALT Conference 2015 on Thursday. The panel was moderated by Omeed Malik and panelists consisted of Kyle Bass, John Burbank, Jim Chanos, Leon Cooperman and Michael Karsh. Leon...

Whereas most market participants are worried about interest rate hikes, billionaire investor and chairman of Omega Advisors, Leon Cooperman, feels a rate hike in September or December isn't of much significance. Cooperman was on CNBC Monday to discuss the current state of the market and...

The Ira Sohn conference -- one of the world's biggest investing conferences -- is happening now. As expected, stocks have already begun to move. 06:10:01pm: Ackman: Valeant could become the next Berkshire Hathaway. 05:55:09pm: Ackman says Jarden Corp (NYSE: JAH) and Valeant...

CNBC reported on Thursday that hedge fund Omega Advisors, which has around $9.4 billion in assets under management, has sent a letter to its investors informing them that the fund has received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and by U.S. Attorney's Office in New...

The decline in oil prices has baffled many investors. However, Leon Cooperman, the man who created Goldman Sachs Group Inc's asset management arm and one of the highest-paid hedge fund managers on the Street, is unfazed even though his largest equity holdings are in the energy sector....