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A 25-Year-Old AI Investor's Hedge Fund Implodes
Situational Awareness collapsed from $45 billion to $10 billion in a matter of days—a whopping 77% wipeout—thanks to highly leveraged bets on volatile AI infrastructure stocks like Nebius, SanDisk and CoreWeave. In June 2024, former…
Bessent Brings Hedge Fund Playbook to Yen Rescue
Scott Bessent is bringing a hedge fund playbook to the Treasury, and Japan is the latest test case. The former Soros trader is taking an unusually hands-on role in the US effort to prop up the yen, from deliberately flashing a notepad hinting at a…
Hackers Launch 'Vishing' Cyberattacks Against Major Hedge Funds
Several major Wall Street firms have been hit with a wave of sophisticated cyberattacks using voice phishing, or 'vishing' to trick employees into revealing sensitive information or granting access, Bloomberg reports. The attacks targeted some of…
Situational Awareness hedge fund meltdown was a warning shot for leveraged markets, BofA CEO says
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan called the near-collapse of hedge fund Situational Awareness a warning shot for leveraged financial markets. Bank of America was among the prime brokers for the hedge fund, which is run by Leopold Aschenbrenner.
Alpinum Investment Management's H2 2026 Hedge Fund Outlook
The broad hedge fund index gained +5.0% YTD 2026 ((With Intelligence Hedge Fund Index as per 30 June, 2026)), while traditional asset classes also ended the period in positive territory: equities advanced +9.6% ((MSCI World)), and investment-grade…
AI stock sell-off slams stockpicking hedge funds as Whale Rock loses 21.7% in July
While Leopold Aschenbrenner's 67% loss last month might have had the industry's most severe drawdown in July, plenty of stockpickers focused on cutting-edge companies also suffered. Alex Sacerdote's Whale Rock Capital was down 21.7% in its flagship…
Hedge fund makes 60pc on Firmus trade within a month
When Jack Hu topped up his hedge fund's stake in Firmus Technologies in June, he wasn't expecting to sell that same parcel of shares just a month later. But when a broker called him this week asking whether Hu's Phoenix Growth Fund wanted to sell…
Jim Cramer says one hedge fund's collapse cleared the way for tech's rally
CNBC's Jim Cramer said the collapse of AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness removed a major source of forced selling, allowing technology stocks to rally on strong fundamentals. He said the timing was critical, with the fund's unwind…
Major hedge funds targeted in wave of attempted cyberattacks
NEW YORK - Hackers launched a wave of sophisticated attacks on Wall Street firms in recent days, targeting information systems at major money managers, according to people familiar with the matter. Point72 Asset Management informed investors on Aug…
Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI Hedge Fund Just Blew Up, and It Highlights an Endemic Problem for Wall Street
For the better part of the last four years, nothing has captured the attention and capital of investors quite like the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. This multitrillion-dollar opportunity is the greatest technology advance since the…
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StubHub's CEO Built a Hedge Fund to Scalp Tickets and Resell Them to His Own Platform - Lawmakers Declare 'Buying Tickets Has Gotten Outrageously Expensive'
Buying tickets to see your favorite band used to be pretty simple. But nowadays, it has turned into an Olympic sport. If a really big name is coming to town, you can expect to spend a good 4 hours battling bots in a virtual queue. And if you're…
Perimeter Solutions (PRM) Looks Attractive Due To Its Niche Dominance and Cash Flow Predictability
Conestoga Capital Advisors, an asset management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The letter reports a positive market shift towards Small Caps, with the Russell 2000 Index…
HK's new offshore Chinese government bond futures challenge US treasuries: BNP Paribas
Beijing's second shot at offshore Chinese Government Bond futures transforms the CGB from “buy-and-hope” to “buy-and-hedge” investment, offering global investors a timely, liquid alternative to US Treasuries, said Wei…
2 of the market's biggest fears are fading as stocks roar back to record highs
Stocks are back at all-time highs, and the rally can be chalked up to the clearing of two major headwinds investors have been dealing with for weeks: AI-related earnings jitters and macro fears tied to the Iran war. Indexes were up again on…
Here's Why Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) Belongs at the Core of Infrastructure Portfolios
Conestoga Capital Advisors, an asset management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The letter reports a positive market shift towards Small Caps, with the Russell 2000 Index…
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