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n an interview with the New York Times last year, leading hedge fund manager Jim Chanos described China’s property market as “Dubai times a thousand."

This report is an intraday check of some of the more notable stocks that have hit a 52-week high or low so far today. 52-Week High:

• Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) high of $42.94.
  
  Starbucks moving to new highs following hedge fund manager David Einhorn blasting Green Mountain yesterday, saying it's time was up.
  
  KeyBanc issued a defensive note on Green Mountain this morning, settling shares.

David Einhorn just slammed Microsoft's executive leadership: CEO Steve Ballmer. "It's time for Microsoft to tell Steve Ballmer to go," the hedge fund manager said today at the Ira Sohn conference in Manhattan.

The government’s insider trading conviction of hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam is a step — albeit a small one —  toward restoring investors’ confidence in the financial markets.

Federal regulators have won a court order against a hedge fund manager they accuse of funneling hundreds of millions of dollars from investors in his funds to the $3.7 billion Ponzi scheme run by convicted Minnesota businessman Tom Petters.

Mark Gorton, hedge fund manager and philanthropist, says he wanted to build a subscription service working with music companies.

A billionaire hedge fund manager charged in a $25 million insider trading case has hired a veteran Washington lawyer.

The founder and manager of two Beverly Hills hedge funds has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges.

Shares of Bank of America shot up Thursday as a new executive at the bank, as well as a prominent hedge-fund manager, decided to place big bets on the company by buying up blocks of shares.

A hedge fund manager who invested billions of dollars of his clients' money with Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff has agreed to relinquish control of his funds to court-appointed trustees in New York City.