Feb 14- Hedge fund heavyweights from Leon Cooperman's Omega Advisors to Barry Rosenstein's Jana Partners threw in the towel on Apple Inc in the fourth quarter, while other managers found discount retailers Dollar General Corp and Dollar Tree Inc attractive, regulatory filings showed on Thursday.
NEW YORK, Feb 7- KKR& Co LP said the fourth quarter of 2012 was its strongest yet as a publicly listed alternative asset manager, as exits from private equity investments delivered a record amount of cash for itself and its investors.
"Our private equity portfolio and our balance sheet both appreciated 24 percent in 2012, outperforming the S&P 500 and MSCI World indices by over 700 basis points," Henry Kravis and George Roberts, KKR's co-founders and co-chief executives, said in a statement on Thursday.
*EPS 69 cents vs Wall St 75- cent view. The discount chain began selling cigarettes and other tobacco products, Pepsi drinks, gift cards, magazines and other merchandise in recent months to better compete against chains such as Dollar General Corp..
*EPS 69 cents vs Wall St 75- cent view. Jan 3- Family Dollar Stores Inc posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday sending its shares tumbling 13 percent as its push to sell more everyday items including soft drinks and cigarettes attracted more customers but hurt profitability.
Jan 3- Family Dollar Stores Inc posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as its emphasis on selling more everyday items such as cigarettes and soft drinks put pressure on margins.
Jan 3- Family Dollar Stores Inc posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as its emphasis on selling more everyday items such as cigarettes and soft drinks put pressure on margins.
*Indexes up: Dow 0.6 pct, S&P 500 0.7 pct, Nasdaq 1.2 pct. NEW YORK, Dec 11- U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, led by gains in technology companies, helping the S&P 500 end at its highest level since Election Day. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said it will be difficult to reach agreement resolving the cliff tax hikes and spending cuts before Christmas.
Dec 11- Dollar General Corp on Tuesday said it remained cautious about the rest of the year despite an encouraging start to the holiday season, as heightened competition in pricing and advertising could hurt sales and margins.