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In the News: Children with High Blood Pressure (Thomas Jefferson University)

Edit Public Technologies 08 May 2016
(Source. Thomas Jefferson University). The Washington Post's Emily Sohn recently spoke with Dr. Bonita Falkner, Thomas Jefferson University Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, about high blood pressure in children ... As the number of overweight and obese teenagers has increased, the hypertension rates have also climbed ... (noodl....

CONSUMERS IN FOCUS: Your complete preview of the week's big economic events

Edit Business Insider 08 May 2016
That was a disappointment. Last week was a busy one for the US economy, and it was capped with the April jobs report, which was a bit of a downer. In April, the US economy added 160,000 jobs, less than forecast. The unemployment rate held at 5% and the labor force participation rate also fell ... nothing great, nothing terrible. The focus this week? The US consumer ... This week, the annual Sohn Investing Conference was held in New York ... gold ... ....

The Bubble No One Is Discussing

Edit Forbes 07 May 2016
The initial reaction to the weak jobs report Friday caused further selling in early trading Friday ... The high 47.3% neutral reading would need to typically drop before the reading would be consistent with a correction low. WA5-6a The financial press was focused last week on the Sohn Conference which raises money for pediatric cancer ... ....

Hedge funds — there are too many of them and most of them are lousy

Edit Yahoo Daily News 07 May 2016
The uproar against the hedge fund industry has become almost deafening in recent weeks ... There’s a “lack of talent.” ... Loeb wrote ... Amid the criticism of funds, Larry Robbins, the founder of Glenview Capital, defended the industry at the Sohn Investment Conference on Wednesday in front on nearly 3,000 investors ... Larry Robbins, Founder, Portfolio Manager and CEO, Glenview Capital Management LLC., speaks at the Sohn Investment …....

Battleground: Piper Takes On Short Seller With Upgrade Of Ozarks bank

Edit The Street 06 May 2016
Piper Jaffray upgraded Bank of the Ozarks  (OZRK - Get Report) to Overweight, a rating equivalent to "buy," following a pullback after Carson Block, Chief Investment Officer of Muddy Waters Capital, presented the stock as his new short idea during the Sohn Investment Conference on Wednesday ... Speaking during the Sohn Investment ......

Some of the world's most influential investors got together and their outlook was incredibly grim

Edit The Times of India 06 May 2016
By Bob Bryan. The biggest investors in the market got together on Wednesday, and judging from their investment ideas they're pretty bearish. About everything. The dour outlooks all came at the Ira Sohn Investment Conference on Wednesday. The conference itself is a forum for big-time investors, mostly hedge fund managers, to pitch bold ideas ... gold ... Some of the more micro-focused presenters at Sohn also had worrying outlooks for the economy....

How To Follow The Best Activist Investor In The Business

Edit Forbes 06 May 2016
Yesterday we talked about the Sohn Investment Conference that took place in New York,where many of the top billionaire investors and hedge fund managers gave their outlook on the stock market, the economy and their favorite long and short picks. With that, yesterday we focused onbillionaire Larry Robbinsand his favorite stocks. Today [...] ... ....

Could Amazon.com, Inc. Be the First $1.0-Trillion Company?

Edit Profit Confidential 06 May 2016
Looking Ahead for AMZN Stock. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ.AMZN) has the most controversial stock prices of all time. It is a company barely in the black, yet it trades at 533 times its earnings. Some people would consider that crazy—not everyone though ... His name is Chamath Palihapitiya. “This is a story that’s just beginning,” Palihapitiya said at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York on Wednesday. “In. The post AMZN Stock ... ....

Here's Carson Block's brutal presentation outlining his latest big short

Edit Business Insider 06 May 2016
Carson Block has set his eyes on a new target, and he's got a bundle of reasons why. At the Sohn Investment Conference on Wednesday, Block said that he has taken a short position on regional bank Bank of the Ozarks ... No more acquisitions, no more deposits ... ....

Nobody knows nuthin', so count on your luck

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 06 May 2016
COMMENT. In "Adventures in the Screen Trade," screenwriter William Goldman wrote that "nobody knows anything." It is a quote that is enjoying a second life these days ... Advertisement ... Robert H ... Another reminder of the role of luck for better or worse was this week's Sohn Investment Conference in New York, where professional investors and hedge-fund managers gather to reflect on the state of the investment world ... ....

William Ackman

Edit Forbes 05 May 2016
William "Bill" Ackman, founder and chief executive officer of Pershing Square Capital Management LP, speaks during the 20th Annual Sohn Investment Conference in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 4, 2015....

STOCKS GO NOWHERE: Here's what you need to know

Edit Business Insider 05 May 2016
Stocks finished the day little-changed ahead of Friday's big April jobs report, the biggest economic news of the week. First, the scoreboard. Dow. 17,642, -8, (-0.05%) S&P 500. 2,048, -2, (-0.1%) Nasdaq. 4,713, -12, (-0.3%) WTI crude oil. $44.30, +1.2% US Economy ... ET. Claims totaled 274,000 last week, the most in five weeks though overall initial claims remain near historic lows ... Tesla ... Bob Bryan went to the Sohn Conference yesterday ... ....

Sohn Conference newsmakers

Edit CNBC 05 May 2016
CNBC's Kate Kelly provides highlights and takeaways from some of world's best known hedge fund managers at Wednesday's Sohn Conference ... ....
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