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• UPDATE 1-Hedge funds selling gold after propping market a month ago Friday, 17 May 2013 | 6:53 PM ET

  *Money managers pull $1.4 bln from COMEX gold in May 14 week. Money managers, including hedge funds, pulled $1.4 billion from the U.S. gold futures market for the week ended May 14 by trimming their net long positions in the metal, according to Reuters calculations of data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

• Hedge funds back to selling gold after propping market a month ago Friday, 17 May 2013 | 6:09 PM ET

  *Money managers pull $1.4 bln from COMEX gold in May 14 week. Money managers, including hedge funds, pulled $1.4 billion from the U.S. gold futures market for the week ended May 14 by trimming their net long positions in the metal, according to Reuters calculations of data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

• SAC Capital Won't Cooperate Unconditionally Friday, 17 May 2013 | 6:07 PM ET

  

  SAC said it may not be able to provider investors with frequent updates regarding the government insider-trading probe but there will be "more clarity" soon.

• UPDATE 2-SAC Capital won't fully cooperate with govt -letter Friday, 17 May 2013 | 5:33 PM ET

  NEW YORK, May 17- Steven A. Cohen's hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors told investors on Friday it would no longer cooperate "unconditionally" with the U.S. government's insider trading investigation. But SAC Capital added that going forward it may "need to keep details confidential."

• UPDATE 1-SAC Capital won't cooperate unconditionally with government -letter Friday, 17 May 2013 | 5:15 PM ET

  NEW YORK, May 17- Steven A. Cohen's hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors told investors on Friday it would no longer cooperate "unconditionally" with the U.S. government's insider trading investigation. But SAC Capital added that going forward it may "need to keep details confidential."

• SAC Capital won't cooperate unconditionally with government -letter Friday, 17 May 2013 | 4:45 PM ET

  NEW YORK, May 17- Steven A. Cohen's hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors told investors on Friday it would no longer cooperate unconditionally with the U.S. government's insider trading investigation. In a brief letter to investors, the $15 billion hedge fund did not elaborate but said it believes the next few months will be critical in the investigation.

• U.S. judge blocks $13 million arbitration award against SunTrust Friday, 17 May 2013 | 1:40 PM ET

  NEW YORK, May 17- SunTrust Banks Inc won an court order on Friday preventing a Connecticut- based hedge fund from moving forward with a $13 million arbitration over mortgage-backed securities.

• 'Dirty Dozen': Singling Out 12 Worst Mutual Funds Friday, 17 May 2013 | 11:35 AM ET

  

  High fees plus poor performance: The formula is pretty easy to determine what makes a bad mutual fund. Some, though, are worse than others.

• Bonds and Cash 'Terrible' Investments: Ray Dalio  Friday, 17 May 2013 | 6:51 AM ET

  

  Artificial Fed moves driving investors to riskier assets, said hedge fund titan Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates. But he also had a warning for investors in an interview with CNBC.

• Cramer: Don’t Fall for Whale Watching ‘Nonsense’! Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 6:53 PM ET

  

  If you’re one of those investors who likes to parse through 13F filings Jim Cramer thinks you’re wasting your time.

• NetApp shares jump after Elliott discloses stake Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 2:47 PM ET

  NetApp Inc.' s shares rose Thursday on a report that hedge fund Elliott Management is pushing for major changes at the data storage company. THE SPARK: A report by Bloomberg, citing an unidentified person familiar with the situation, said Elliott has proposed new directors for NetApp's board and has asked the company to return cash to shareholders.

• Here's What the Billionaires Are Buying Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 2:36 PM ET

  

  Hedge fund managers and investment gurus have to notify the SEC about their moves every quarter. Investors pore over this data in the belief the big fish have special insight.

• Whale Watching: Financials  Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 2:22 PM ET

  

  13F filings revealed what the biggest hedgies are buying and selling. CNBC's Josh Lipton digs in on the financials.

• Hess and Elliott Bury Hatchet in Deal Over Board Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 10:56 AM ET

  

  Hess and Elliott Management ended a long-running proxy feud, settling on a mix of new directors and putting a battle over the company's strategy behind them.

• UPDATE 2-Hess seats 3 activist-backed directors, ends proxy fight Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 10:15 AM ET

  *Elliott will support Hess's five nominees. May 16- Hess Corp will put three directors backed by hedge fund Elliott Management onto its board, settling a months-long feud over the oil company's governance and long-term strategy.

• Apple Falling Out of Favor With Top Hedge Funds Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 3:05 AM ET

  

  One-time hedge fund darling Apple was dropped by more famous hedge fund managers in the first quarter.

• Billionaire Paulson's Big Housing Bet Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 1:21 AM ET

  

  The billionaire bet more heavily on mortgage insurers, suggesting he expects the housing recovery to continue.

• Paulson raised bet on mortgage insurers in 1st quarter -filing Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 7:36 PM ET

  BOSTON, May 15- Billionaire investor John Paulson bet more heavily on mortgage insurers during the first quarter, which suggests that his hedge fund expects the housing recovery to grow stronger in the months ahead.

• UPDATE 2-More top hedge funds dropped Apple shares in 1st quarter Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 5:08 PM ET

  May 15- One-time hedge fund darling Apple Inc was dropped by more well-known fund managers in the first quarter, including John Griffin and Chase Coleman. Shares of Apple closed down $15.01, or 3.4 percent, at $428.85 on Wednesday.

• Big Name Investors' 13F  Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 4:42 PM ET

  

  Greenlight Capital added to its stake in Oil States International, reports CNBC's Josh Lipton.