Sentences with phrase «fund mogul»

Before the 2016 election, Cambridge Analytica was an obscure consulting company funded by the family of conservative hedge fund mogul — and Republican political donor — Robert Mercer.

In January, he even criticized Ted Cruz for receiving «$ 11M from a NY hedge fund mogul,» precisely the amount Mercer had given Make America Number 1 at that point in its previous iteration.

Wynn recently entered into a contract to sell the painting to hedge fund mogul and avid art collector Steven Cohen for $ 139m.

BOSTON, Nov 30 (Reuters)- Hedge fund mogul David Einhorn has lost 20.6 percent this year as a bet on solar company SunEdison cratered in November, extending losses of his Greenlight Capital and putting it on course for its first losing year since the financial crisis.

On the surface, Chuck Rhoades Jr. (Paul Giamatti)-- the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York — should have the noble advantage over Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis), a billionaire hedge - fund mogul who made a fortune on September 11 by shorting aviation and shipping stocks between the two tower hits.

Former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg and Suffolk hedge - fund mogul Robert Mercer contributed to Suffolk exec Bellone.

Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, businessman Bob Stefanowski and hedge fund mogul David Stemerman are each conducting a petition drive to try to get onto the primary ballot — they need signatures from 9,600 Republicans by June 12.

In March 2016, four months after announcing the Exxon probe, the Democratic AG tried to arrange a phone meeting with hedge - fund mogul Tom Steyer, an environmental activist and Exxon enemy.

Before the 2016 election, Cambridge Analytica was an obscure consulting company funded by the family of conservative hedge fund mogul — and Republican political donor — Robert Mercer.

It's a key earnings period for Herbalife, which has been whipsawed this year by the opinions of two long - sparring hedge fund moguls.

«Andrew Cuomo has made a choice, he has surrounded himself with wealthy donors, powerful corporate real estate tycoons, and Wall Street hedge fund moguls,» Nixon said.

Not exact matches

Casting is looking for entrepreneurs who can pitch their breakthrough business concepts, products, properties and services to moguls in hopes of landing investment funds.

The media mogul spoke on CNBC's «Squawk on the Street» on Thursday and said she is in favor of an «industry - wide pressure» for the companies to «give back something» and «fund real journalism.»

But then the Los Angeles - based startup recently raised $ 85 million in funding, including a newly - announced partnership with billionaire mogul Richard Branson and his Virgin Group — a move the now - called Virgin Hyperloop One says «provides external validation.»

Moreover, several of those pols (from both parties) who received funds from the real estate mogul are either in jail, facing charges, or forced out politics because of a scandal.

Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has cut a $ 30 million check to the House GOP - aligned Congressional Leadership Fund, a massive cash infusion that top Republicans hope will alter the party's electoral outlook six months before Election Day.

And that doesn't include an explosion of late advertising funded by last - minute checks from mega-donors like Las Vegas casino owner Sheldon Adelson and Chicago media mogul Fred Eychaner, whose emergence as political forces may be the enduring legacy of 2012.

Doe Fund founder George MacDonald asked supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis whether Catsimatidis was threatening him Vito Corleone - style when Catsimatidis, in a radio interview, said he would make MacDonald «disappear.»

I wonder if Mr Clegg sees this almost incestuous relationship between members of the political establishment who help to fund an important Lib Dem campaign and his own party in similar terms to the close relationship between politicians and media moguls?

Eccentric supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis — rumored to be weighing a second bid for mayor on the Republican line — today sketched out a plan to establish a «reward fund» for people who share evidence that leads to the arrest of hate crime offenders.

His initial reaction to Trump's shock victory was to call the mogul (a longtime donor of his), proffer his congratulations and highlight which of his pet infrastructure projects that could benefit from federal funding — then to go on television and talk about how the Republican's Empire State roots were «a bonus» for New York and the nation.

Other contributors of interest / note: Democrat - turned - Republican supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis gave $ 8,000, Wilson's fellow hedge funder Bruce Kovner and his wife, Suzanne, both maxed out at $ 37,800.

Doe Fund founder George McDonald asked his GOP mayoral rival, supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis, whether Catsimatidis was threatening him with Mafia - like language when Catsimatidis, in a radio interview, said he would make McDonald «disappear.»

His chief GOP rival — self - funded supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis — has edged closer to Lhota in recent polls after unleashing a wave of TV and radio ads.

The face - off was the first to feature all of the GOP hopefuls, including supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis, Doe Fund founder George McDonald, publisher Tom Allon, and for mer Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión Jr., who is currently lobbying the Republican party chairs so he can run on their party line.

The fund, started by Colorado software mogul Tim Gill in 2005, had turned the art of flipping legislatures into a science.

There are several other party switchers angling for the GOP nod in next year's mayor's race, including supermarket / oil mogul John Catsimatidis (he made the change in preparation for a 2009 mayoral bid, but then dropped out when Bloomberg announced he would push to overturn term limits and run again); DOE Fund founder George McDonald; and Manhattan Media executive Tom Allon,

The duo had secured over $ 2 million in funding and signed up contestants for promotional shoots when media mogul Rupert Murdoch launched Fox Reality Channel, causing Mycoskie to lose prime advertisers.

Avanzino left the SF SPCA in 1999 to head Maddie's Fund, the brainchild of PeopleSoft software mogul Dave Duffield.

Recently Hedge fund billionaire Steven A. Cohen purchased Woman II (1952) for $ 137.5 m from dealer / collector and music mogul David Geffen.

A persona whose extravagance dovetailed perfectly (during the boom times anyway) with the airs of hedge - fund billionaires, real estate moguls, and museum chairmen, his elaborate excesses gave arty, operatic voice to their buttoned - up longings.

The current selection from the museum's collection is relatively cohesive, dominated by European figurative painting from the 14th to 20th centuries, with some Brazilian works, and amassed by the media mogul Assis Chateaubriand from the late 1940s to the late 1960s (using funds largely accumulated through blackmail).

Clients include billionaires Tom Hill and Eli Broad, as well as newsprint mogul Peter Brant and former hedge - fund manager Howard Rachofsky.

Advertising mogul Charles Saatchi attended the show, which was staged in an abandoned space in the London Docklands, and by 1991 had offered to fund Hirst's art production.

Among the rogues gallery of leading climate change deniers are (from left to right, top to bottom): Congressman Joe Barton (R - TX), fossil fuel shill Steve Milloy, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, self - styled «Skeptical Environmentalist» Bjorn Lomborg, scientist - turned - denier - for - hire Fred Singer, the inimitable Sarah Palin, conservative funders Charles and David Koch (aka the Koch Brothers), and «swift - boat» architect Marc Morano.

Over the last dozen years, he has received research funding of more than a $ 1.2 million from sources such as ExxonMobil; Southern Company, a foundation run by the Koch brothers, conservative energy moguls; and industry trade group American Petroleum Institute.

It's not owned by a PR firms like the main alarmists sites such as RealClimate.org and DeSmogBlog.com indeed are, with million dollar funding sources, the later case an Internet banking mogul who was convicted of money laundering of his online gambling funds:

The expansion will be fueled by a new $ 38 million round of funding from media mogul Barry Diller's IAC.

And Faraday Future is funded by Jia Yueting, a tech mogul in China known for starting the country's first paid video streaming service.

And unlike other would - be disruptors, Aereo arrived well - funded and prepared to fight: it has top - notch lawyers and has already received at least $ 58 million in backing from media mogul Barry Diller and others.

The financial mogul Michael Novogratz, a former Fortress Investment Group executive, stated back in September that he planned to start a cryptocurrency hedge fund.