Phil Falcone: Shut Your Mouth When You're Talking About Me
In a roughly 45-minute investor call on Wednesday, Falcone was critical of news stories that have characterized the New York hedge fund's nearly $3 billion investment in an upstart mobile broadband company as a risky gamble, said three people who listened to the morning investor call. Falcone also expressed dismay that some investors had been talking to reporters and he urged his wealthy clients to stop doing so. "He started off by talking about the press, saying they don't have the facts straight and that he was upset with investors for leaking info," said a person who listened on the call. This person added that the 48-year-old billionaire hedge fund manager sounded defensive at times and fielded no questions from investors. "The good news," he said in an email exchange with Reuters, "we actually are making money this month. Yes, we are turning it around." [Reuters]