Hedge Fund Industry News

Hedge Funds Are Still Buying Treasuries, And That Could Become A Problem

The 10-year Treasury yield surged to 5.33 percent overnight, the highest level since 2002. Pension funds seem to be losing interest in bonds due to structural changes in retirement planning. Hedge fund cash Treasury holdings reached $2 trillion at…

Hedge funds quietly placing short bets as midterms loom - here's who they're targeting

As the midterm elections approach, some hedge funds are betting on a Democratic sweep and “shorting” companies they believe have gotten cozy with the Trump administration, On The Money has learned. Short sellers seek to make money by…

Hedge funds struggle for September gains as rate, AI swings bite

HONG KONG, Oct 2: Global hedge funds struggled to deliver positive returns in September as surging bond yields, higher oil prices and sharp swings in AI shares whipsawed the markets, according to prime brokerage notes and investors. Global…

Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus

Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money for a new campus in Miami focused on societal challenges. The Pittsburgh-based private research university said the…

Joby Aviation: Revenue Is Growing, But So Is The Share Count (NYSE:JOBY)

Joby Aviation trades at a $6B market cap, with two-thirds of its value hinging on its electric vertical aircraft dream. Despite peer-leading cash and revenue, JOBY burns ~$800M annually, with Blade and Resonant acquisitions insufficient to offset…

The Global Bond Rout Is Getting Messy

The monthslong rout in global government bonds is getting messier and weirder. For weeks, the bonds of most developed economies have moved broadly in tandem, but not Thursday. A flight to bonds considered safe drove U.S. Treasury yields lower…

AI: Will The World Go Dead Or Markets Continue To Surge Ahead?

While AI dominates the headlines, other macroeconomic variables continue to shape the financial markets, including higher oil prices, shifting Fed policy, Middle Eastern geopolitical anxiety, and midterm election uncertainty. Investors, however…

South Korea loses remanded Elliott investment arbitration

Oct. 1 (Asia Today) -- South Korea has lost a remanded investor-state arbitration case involving U.S. hedge fund Elliott Management over government intervention in the 2015 merger of Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries. The Justice Ministry said…

Opinion | Political Agitators Stalk Mitch McConnell at Home

Caledonia sheds $4b in nine months as returns rapidly head south

Caledonia, the high-profile hedge fund that invests on behalf of some of Sydney's wealthiest families, has lost more than $4 billion in funds since the start of the year as backers pull their support after a long losing streak. The Caledonia Global…

Bridgewater CEO Warns Unregulated AI Could Trigger 'Societal Breakdown' - Even As The Firm Profits From It

Artificial intelligence could displace nearly one-fifth of the US labor market, threatening profound societal disruption if left unregulated, according to Bridgewater Associates CEO Nir Bar Dea. Speaking on an upcoming episode of The David…

Next OpenAIs and Anthropics may come straight to retail market. Here's what to know before investing

Massive IPOs like Anthropic and OpenAI are on the radar of the retail investing public but more retail investors are now seeking access to privately traded stocks before they go public. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins said…

Diego Megia raised $1.5 billion this spring and bet interest rates would go down. It backfired.

September's bond market pain has stung Diego Megia's $9 billion hedge fund Taula Capital. The firm's TSO fund — which runs a concentrated strategy that made a large bet on European interest rates going down — is down 12.8% through…

iHeartMedia Stock: Record Political Ad Spending In 2H26 To Drive EBITDA (NASDAQ:IHRT)

iHeartMedia, Inc. is maintained at BUY, with the investment case weighted toward a 2H26 rebound driven by record political ad spending. IHRT's Digital Audio Group, led by its #1 podcast platform, delivers superior EBITDA margins (34%) and is a key…

Debt Crisis Back? European Bond Markets Crash, CDS Explode Amid France Budget Panic Contagion

It's starting to smell awful sovereigny crisisy in Europe all over again. In a vivid deja vu to the peak European debt crisis days of 2010 (and 2011... and 2012... and 2015), credit spreads, credit default swaps and the risk premium in euro-area…