Leon Cooperman

Seeking Alpha- I wish I could have been there

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But this is the next best thing without having to be body searched and fly with the public in a cramped aluminum can. CNBC’s Tyler Mathisen talks to six power players to get their best ideas for investing right now, featuring Kyle Bass, Hayman Advisors LP founder and principal; Leon G. Cooperman, Omega Advisors chairman and CEO; Philip Falcone, Harbinger Capital Investments founder; J. Tomilson Hill, Blackstone Marketable Alternative Asset Management CEO; Daniel S. Loeb, Third Point LLC founder and CEO; Anne B. Popkin, Symphony Asset Management president.  

Some very interesting insider buys today

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Finally the CEO at GM stepped up and bought $900,000 worth of stock on 5-11.  I originally posted on GM on March 12th.  GM and the Japan earthquake disaster present a compelling opportunity.  We’ve traded in and out of the stock a couple of times mostly sucessful.  Today we stepped up again.  I’m not crazy about the chart but we took a major position anyway.  It was very interesting listening to hedge fund legend, Leon Cooperman opine on CNBC today about the merits of investing in GM.  I’m sure I’ve made more money it on than Leo but I dont’ … Read more