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Hedge funds are doubling down on Big Tech even after summer volatility triggered a massive portfolio cleanup
The hedge fund industry is still all-in on the AI trade. Nine out of 10 of the most popular stocks for hedge funds are megacap tech companies and the ups and downs of the AI sector still drive their performance, their leverage and their…
From Showtime to Insurance Time: how the LA Lakers became a $12.5bn hedge fund play
For years, the NBA was built on the alliance of patient money and marketing pizzazz, and no team captured that curious mixture better than the Los Angeles Lakers. Through Showtime in the 1980s and the dominance of the Shaq-Kobe years, the Lakers…
Energy sector is in focus because of Iran, AI and California. Here are hedge funds' top plays
The favorite energy stocks of hedge funds - including one with a projected 65% upside Europe is facing an energy crisis brought on by poor policy decisions, the phase-out of Russian natural gas and recent hot weather. Why the Western Gateway…
Goldman says hedge funds suffered worst underperformance vs S&P 500 in July in more than 20 years of data
Goldman says hedge funds suffered worst underperformance vs S&P 500 in July in more than 20 years of data. July 'marked one of the sharpest hedge fund de-grossing episodes of the past decade,' Goldman said. Hedge funds diversified away from AI…
Palantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel's Hedge Fund Just Made a Big Bet on This Genius AI Stock Pick
Peter Thiel may be a controversial figure, but he is a legend in the business world who helped form several incredible tech companies, including Palantir (PLTR +2.50%). So when his hedge fund, Thiel Macro, makes a drastic move in the tech industry…
A Hedge-Fund Stampede Into This Deep-Value Stock Could Mark the Start of a Steep Rebound
Whenever you've got a stampede of hedge funds buying up some lesser-known stock that's fallen so far off its peak, you might have a deep-value kind of play on your hands that could be worth keeping tabs on. Indeed, it's tempting to follow the smart…
Ken Griffin says Citadel has shed 80% of the risk from the Situational Awareness portfolio it bought
Ken Griffin says his hedge fund has de-risked the majority of the Situational Awareness portfolio it acquired, according to a letter to investors obtained by Business Insider. The Citadel boss updated clients on the performance of Citadel…
The Trillion-Dollar AI Capex Gap: Why Too Much Hardware Could Be Nvidia's Trap and Microsoft's Opportunity
The problem with AI valuations is that infrastructure spending is running far ahead of the revenue available to support it. Goldman Sachs estimates roughly $7.6 trillion in cumulative AI capital spending from 2026 through 2031. OpenAI and…
Singapore's new tax benefits put fund managers' Hong Kong relocation plans on hold, Bloomberg reports
Singapore-based fund managers have delayed their plans to move to Hong Kong after Singapore introduced new tax exemptions on fund managers' profits and loosened visa requirements for investment professionals on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported, citing…
Ken Griffin says Citadel unwound more than 80% of risk tied to Situational Awareness portfolio
Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Ken Griffin of Citadel in a letter to clients on Friday addressed the firm's purchase of assets from Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness hedge fund. According to a letter obtained by CNBC's Sara…
Ken Griffin says Citadel unwound 80% of Situational Awareness risk in $4B worth of trades
Ken Griffin said in a letter to clients Friday that Citadel has unwound more than 80% of the “aggregate risk” tied to its last-minute purchase of assets from AI hedge fund Situational Awareness. In a letter obtained by the Financial…
Hong Kong financiers press for tax breaks after Singapore's challenge
Hong Kong should press ahead with its proposed tax break on carried interest, the performance fees earned by hedge fund and private equity managers, after Singapore unveiled a rival tax-exemption scheme, according to industry participants. The…
The Guardian view on the export of fossils: they deserve national treasure status | Editorial
As Sir David Attenborough has observed, “there's nothing more magical than finding a shiny shell and knowing you're the first person to have seen it for 150 million years”. Senior museum figures are campaigning for fossils to be…
Situational Flipping: Citadel Has Dumped Almost All Of The Stocks It Acquired From Leopold Aschenbrenner
After the market learned in late July that Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness hedge fund had blown up under too much Total Return Swap and option leverage (as we had warned a month earlier would happen), the next big question facing…
Tech Down, but Not by Much, on Rotation Out of Consumer - Tech Roundup
Shares of technology companies fell, but not by as much as the broad market, as traders rotated out of the retail sector in the wake of Walmart's earnings. Alibaba said fiscal first-quarter earnings slumped as the Chinese e-commerce company…
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