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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • *Gold down for fifth straight session, longest since Jan 2011. *Gold buying in India muted after new restrictions. NEW YORK/ LONDON, May 15- Gold slid below $1,400 an ounce on Wednesday, losing two percent and hitting its lowest in nearly a month as a record rally in U.S. equities and economic optimism undermined bullion's safe-haven appeal.

  • NEW YORK/ LONDON, May 13- Gold fell 1 percent on Monday, hovering near its lowest price in two weeks as stronger U.S. retail sales data inspired economic hopes and reduced the safe-haven bid for gold, and as exchange-traded products liquidated more gold holdings.

  • LAS VEGAS, May 10- In Las Vegas this week, hedge fund investors rubbed shoulders with big-name managers, Hollywood heavies and political swells against a Bellagio hotel backdrop of glitz and gambling.

  • According to filings late Wednesday in Manhattan bankruptcy court, MSR Hotels& Resorts Inc. sought Chapter 11 protection from creditors to sell its remaining assets and wind down.

  • Behind the Scenes at SALT  Thursday, 9 May 2013 | 11:35 AM ET

    Gary Kaminsky, Morgan Stanley vice chairman, shares some of the untold stories from some of the biggest names in the hedge fund industry.

  • PRECIOUS-Gold extends losses; ETFs at 4-year low Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | 9:32 PM ET

    SINGAPORE, May 8- Gold fell further on Wednesday as investors turned to equities for better returns, while holdings on bullion exchange-traded funds plunged to their weakest since early 2009, reflecting investors' diminishing interest in the precious metal. *Spot gold fell $1.38 an ounce to $1,450.61 by 0115 GMT. *U.S. gold was at $1,450.00, up $1.20.

  • *MSCI Asia ex- Japan up 0.2 pct, Nikkei opens 0.1 pct higher. "Foreign investors just don't stop buying Japanese shares," said Kenichi Hirano, operating officer at Tachibana Securities. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.2 percent, with Australian shares trading up 0.2 percent and South Korean shares opening 0.4 percent higher.

  • NEW YORK, May 7- Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson is emerging as one of the biggest losers in this year's gold rout, further tarnishing his once legendary status in the $2 trillion hedge fund industry. Assets under management at his Paulson& Co firm have dropped to $18 billion, down from $38 billion in early 2011, due to investor redemptions and poor performance.

  • Gold 1444.25 Silver 23.750 Gold 1468.89 Light Crude 95.47----------------------------------------------------------------. Overnight market action with latest New York figures. Add Sydney stock market trend.

  • *MSCI share index at highest since 2008; DAX at record high. NEW YORK, May 7- Major stock indexes in Germany and the United States hit all-time highs on Tuesday after data bolstered expectations that Germany has returned to growth, while Australia reminded markets that accommodative policies from central banks have room to run.

  • New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | 3:27 PM ET

    Overnight market action with latest New York figures. NEW YORK- U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 extending its three-day rally to yet another intraday high, led by gains in the materials and energy sectors. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 3.84 points, or 0.11 percent, at 3,396.81.

  • *Gold ETFs holdings fall to lowest since August 2009. NEW YORK/ LONDON, May 7- Gold fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday as outflows from gold-backed exchange-traded funds showed no signs of abating and after news hedge fund billionaire John Paulson suffered a heavy loss in his gold fund in April.

  • UPDATE 3-Hedge fund chief Paulson loses big on gold Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | 2:24 PM ET

    NEW YORK, May 7- Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson is emerging as one of the biggest losers in this year's gold rout, further tarnishing his once legendary status in the $2 trillion hedge fund industry. Assets under management at his Paulson& Co firm have dropped to $18 billion, down from $38 billion in early 2011, due to investor redemptions and poor performance.

  • UPDATE 3-Hedge fund chief Paulson loses big on gold Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | 2:23 PM ET

    NEW YORK, May 7- Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson is emerging as one of the biggest losers in this year's gold rout, further tarnishing his once legendary status in the $2 trillion hedge fund industry. Assets under management at his Paulson& Co firm have dropped to $18 billion, down from $38 billion in early 2011, due to investor redemptions and poor performance.

  • NEW YORK, May 7- Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson is one of the biggest losers in this year's gold rout, with his gold fund of under $1 billion losing 27 percent in April alone, according to performance figures provided by a source familiar with the fund.

  • Paulson's gold fund lost 27 pct in April - source Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | 9:36 AM ET

    NEW YORK, May 7- John Paulson's gold fund lost 27 percent in April amid a big sell-off in the commodity, bringing the total year to date loss for the under $1 billion fund to 47 percent, a source familiar with the fund said. Paulson disclosed the loss to investors on Monday along with results for his other funds.

  • WOLFEBORO, New Hampshire, May 7- During the crazy days of the housing bubble in 2006, bankers created a bond called MABS 2006- FRE1. The instrument gave buyers the right to payments on the subprime housing loans of nearly 2,000 borrowers, including Stephen Monzione, a professional wedding photographer in New Hampshire.

  • NEW YORK, May 7- Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson is one of the biggest losers in this year's gold rout, with his gold fund of under $1 billion losing 27 percent in April alone, according to performance figures provided by a person familiar with the fund.