David Einhorn

Just a few months ago, coffee-related companies were as hot as a steaming cup of joe. Buoyant coffee bean prices, a growing consumer appetite for premium coffee, and a few company-specific events fueled a rally in the niche. But the hype has lost it caffeine buzz, and prices are way down.

Words can move the market, especially when the person mouthing those words is legendary hedge fund manager David Einhorn. Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters tumbled 10% after Einhorn revealed that he was betting against the company. Let's go over three reasons he may have sipped more than he can slurp here.

By the time the world's smartest investors tell the SEC what stocks they hold, most of the gains they were after are already priced in. But a few of the companies Warren Buffett, George Soros, and their billionaire buddies have bought into still have a lot further to rise. Which ones? Read on ...

In a speech at Whitney Tilson's Value Investing Conference on Monday, hedge-fund icon David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital, perhaps best known for his massive bet against Lehman Bros., offered some wisdom on the economic outlook and how investors can protect themselves. Einhorn pulled no punches....