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Jana Partners Discloses Stake in Groupon and Zynga (GRPN, ZNGA)

Jana Partners, one of the leading activist hedge funds, managed by Barry Rosenstein, revealed on Wednesday that it holds stake in Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA).

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SolarCity Shares Surge Ahead of Quarterly Results (SCTY)

Shares of SolarCity Corp. (NASDAQ: SCTY), a San Mateo, California-based company engaged in the design, installation and sale or lease of solar energy systems to residential and commercial customers, are seeing a huge rally ahead of the release of the company’s quarterly results.

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What Major Funds are Buying and Selling Now ...

What Major Funds are Buying and Selling Now

After a solid first quarter that saw all three benchmark indexes rise sharply, equity markets continued their excellent run in the first month of the second quarter. All three indexes finished higher in April.

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What Smart Hedge Funds are Buying and Selling for Early 2013

Equity markets are continuing to have an excellent run in 2013. Year-to-date, the S&P 500 has gained 6.45% and crossed the psychological 1,500 mark.

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Cooperman’s Omega Advisors Buys Facebook Shares (FB, AAPL, LVS, SD, SIRI, NYX)

A recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing (SEC) showed that Leon Cooperman’s Omega Advisors bought shares of Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) in the fourth quarter of 2012.

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Heinz to be Acquired by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital (HNZ, BRK.A)

H.J. Heinz (NYSE: HNZ) announced on Thursday that it has agreed to be acquired by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A) and private equity firm 3G Capital in deal estimated at more than $28 billion, which will also include debt, sending shares of ketchup making giant up by nearly 20% in premarket trading.

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Major Gainers on February 14; HNZ, Z, VCLK

Shares of H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ), a manufacturer and marketer of a range of food products throughout the world, are seeing a huge rally in trading today after the company agreed to be acquired by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital.

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Dell to go Private in Deal Worth $24.4 Billion (DELL)

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) announced on Tuesday that it has reached a deal to make itself private, in a $24.4 billion leveraged buyout—the biggest buyout transaction since the financial crisis.

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Transocean Gains as Noted Investor Carl Icahn Buys Stake (RIG)

Shares of Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) gained on Monday after the world’s largest offshore rig contractor revealed that billionaire investor, Carl Icahn has acquired a 1.56 percent stake in the company and is considering to expand his holding in the company.

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Duff & Phelps to be Acquired by Private Investor Consortium (DUF)

Duff & Phelps Corp. (NYSE: DUF), a New York City-based provider of independent financial advisory and investment banking services, announced over the weekend that it signed a definitive merger agreement under which a private investor consortium will acquire the company for $15.55 per share in cash.

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