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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 score card: Millennium and Asia funds caught up in a chaotic July
A busy July put many big-name hedge funds in the red to start the third quarter. Izzy Englander's Millennium lost 2.1% last month, a person close to the New York-based manager told Business Insider, pulling the firm's 2026 returns to 8.2%.
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…
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…
Scott Bessent is using moves from his hedge fund days to prop up Japan's yen-and America's $40 trillion national debt
Scott Bessent was in his early 30s, working at Soros Fund Management, when the Asian financial crisis tore through currency markets in 1997 and 1998—a crisis he said was triggered, in part, by an overly weak yen. He was in his late 20s…
Situational Awareness Hedge Fund Lost 67% in 2026 - Memeburn
Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness hedge fund lost approximately 67% in July after a sharp decline in AI infrastructure stocks triggered margin calls and forced the firm to sell most of its public portfolio to Citadel. The fund's assets…
Wall Street Is Deepening Its Crypto Grip and Rewiring the Market
Bitcoin 's prolonged bear market is masking a fundamental shift in the systems churning beneath the surface, with hedge funds and asset managers quietly replacing retail traders as the dominant market forces. Institutional investors accounted for…
Is Elevance Health (ELV) Entering a Major Earnings Recovery?
Greenskeeper Asset Management, an independent firm that specializes in disciplined value investing, recently released its Q2 2026 scorecard. A copy is available to download here. After a slow start to the year, the Fund gained 10.9% in the quarter…
Is Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) a Buying Opportunity After Its 22% Drop?
Greenskeeper Asset Management, an independent firm that specializes in disciplined value investing, recently released its Q2 2026 scorecard. A copy is available to download here. After a slow start to the year, the Fund gained 10.9% in the quarter…
Google Earth's potential disinformation nightmare
Hello, and welcome to TechScape. This week we'll be discussing a regrettable decision by Google Earth, the dramatic fall of the “Nostradamus of AI”, and what happens when AI agents go rogue. Last Thursday, Google announced that users…
Mondelez's (MDLZ) Earnings Beat May Matter Less Than Its 2027 Growth Bet
While cost-conscious buyers in developed markets continue to face cumulative inflation and greater scrutiny around discretionary snack consumption, international demand in emerging economies remains structurally strong. Mega-cap CPG giants such as…
AI Integration Strengthens Alphabet's (GOOG) Core Business
Greenskeeper Asset Management, an independent firm that specializes in disciplined value investing, recently released its Q2 2026 scorecard. A copy is available to download here. After a slow start to the year, the Fund gained 10.9% in the quarter…
Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) Stock Forecasts
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Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Has a Growth Runway Competitors May Struggle to Match
Baron Capital, an investment management company, released its Q2 2026 investor letter for the 'Baron Health Care Fund'. A copy of the letter is available to download here. The Fund gained 11.99% during the quarter, compared with the…
Baron Capital Sees Years of Mid-Teens Growth for Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
Baron Capital, an investment management company, released its Q2 2026 investor letter for the 'Baron Health Care Fund'. A copy of the letter is available to download here. The Fund gained 11.99% during the quarter, compared with the…
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