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businessinsider.com - Bradley Saacks - AI stock sell-off slams stockpicking hedge funds as Whale Rock loses 21.7% in July
AI stock sell-off slams stockpicking hedge funds as Whale Rock loses 21.7% in July
Business Insider

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…

businessinsider.com - Bradley Saacks - Hedge fund score card: Millennium and Asia funds caught up in a chaotic July
Hedge fund score card: Millennium and Asia funds caught up in a chaotic July
Business Insider

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%.

cnbc.com - Alexa LoMonaco - Jim Cramer says one hedge fund's collapse cleared the way for tech's rally
Jim Cramer says one hedge fund's collapse cleared the way for tech's rally
CNBC

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…

fool.com - Sean Williams - Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI Hedge Fund Just Blew Up, and It Highlights an Endemic Problem for Wall Street
Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI Hedge Fund Just Blew Up, and It Highlights an Endemic Problem for Wall Street
The Motley Fool

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…

fortune.com - Mia Osmonbekov - 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 is using moves from his hedge fund days to prop up Japan's yen-and America's $40 trillion national debt
Fortune

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…

memeburn.com - Marko Nguyen - Situational Awareness Hedge Fund Lost 67% in 2026 - Memeburn
Situational Awareness Hedge Fund Lost 67% in 2026 - Memeburn
Memeburn - Internet+Culture

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…

bloomberg.com - Veena Ali-Khan - Wall Street Is Deepening Its Crypto Grip and Rewiring the Market
Wall Street Is Deepening Its Crypto Grip and Rewiring the Market
Bloomberg

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…

yahoo.com - Soumya Eswaran - Is Elevance Health (ELV) Entering a Major Earnings Recovery?
Is Elevance Health (ELV) Entering a Major Earnings Recovery?
Yahoo!

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…

yahoo.com - Soumya Eswaran - Is Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) a Buying Opportunity After Its 22% Drop?
Is Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) a Buying Opportunity After Its 22% Drop?
Yahoo!

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…

theguardian.com - Johana Bhuiyan - Google Earth's potential disinformation nightmare
Google Earth's potential disinformation nightmare
The Guardian

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…

yahoo.com - Sheryar Siddiq - Mondelez's (MDLZ) Earnings Beat May Matter Less Than Its 2027 Growth Bet
Mondelez's (MDLZ) Earnings Beat May Matter Less Than Its 2027 Growth Bet
Yahoo!

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…

yahoo.com - Soumya Eswaran - AI Integration Strengthens Alphabet's (GOOG) Core Business
AI Integration Strengthens Alphabet's (GOOG) Core Business
Yahoo!

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…

yahoo.com - Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) Stock Forecasts
Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) Stock Forecasts
Yahoo!

Nasdaq Inc. is a provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, regulatory, securities listing, information, and public company services. It operates in three segments: Capital Access Platforms, Financial Technology, and Market Services.

yahoo.com - Soumya Eswaran - Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Has a Growth Runway Competitors May Struggle to Match
Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Has a Growth Runway Competitors May Struggle to Match
Yahoo!

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…

yahoo.com - Soumya Eswaran - Baron Capital Sees Years of Mid-Teens Growth for Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
Baron Capital Sees Years of Mid-Teens Growth for Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
Yahoo!

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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