Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman thinks that it's a stock picker's market and only individual names will offer value for investors as the overall market struggles. Cooperman became overweight the energy sector about two years ago when the group was still unloved. On the broader market, Cooperman recently said investors might not see a new high for a long time, partly because of the risk of a fiscal crisis. "Ultimately, we will have a crisis in public sector finance, and the market is not discounting a crisis. He said he would be very surprised if the S & P 500 climbs above 4,600 anytime this year.

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Persons: Leon Cooperman, Cooperman Organizations: Omega Advisors, Devon Energy, Ashland Global Holdings, Cooper Group, Lithia Motors, Apollo Global Management