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cnbc.com - Hugh Leask - These hedge fund strategies have brought the biggest gains for investors in 2025
These hedge fund strategies have brought the biggest gains for investors in 2025
CNBC

Equity long/short hedge funds triumphed in 2025, with healthcare-focused managers the standout performers. But industry data provider PivotalPath warns of continued correlation between hedge funds and broader stock markets. For investors…

bloomberg.com - Nishant Kumar - Citadel Plans Dubai Office in Boost for City's Hedge Fund Hopes
Citadel Plans Dubai Office in Boost for City's Hedge Fund Hopes
Bloomberg

Ken Griffin's Citadel is establishing an office in Dubai, becoming one of the last major hedge fund holdouts to set up shop in the United Arab Emirates and marking a significant win for the city's attempts to become a hub for the industry. The $72…

businessinsider.com - Bradley Saacks - In the first full year without a longtime investing leader, $55 billion Viking Global lags behind its Tiger Cub peers
In the first full year without a longtime investing leader, $55 billion Viking Global lags behind its Tiger Cub peers
Business Insider

Eleven months into 2025, $55 billion hedge fund Viking Global sits in an underwhelming position. The long-running Tiger Cub — a nickname for the group of firms connected to the late Julian Robertson's Tiger Management — is up just…

thewrap.com - Lucas Manfredi - Standard General Holds Talks for Warner Bros. Discovery's Cable Networks | Report
Standard General Holds Talks for Warner Bros. Discovery's Cable Networks | Report
TheWrap

Standard General co-founder Soo Kim has been approached by at least one Warner Bros. Discovery shareholder about acquiring or investing in the company's cable networks, according to the Financial Times. The outlet reports “at least one major…

theguardian.com - Lauren Almeida - Waterstones and Barnes & Noble owner looks to list booksellers on stock market
Waterstones and Barnes & Noble owner looks to list booksellers on stock market
The Guardian

The owner of Waterstones and Barnes & Noble is reportedly preparing to list the booksellers on the stock market. Elliott Investment Management, the hedge fund that owns the most popular bookstores in the US and the UK, has spoken to potential…

bloomberg.com - Tom Metcalf - Pershing Square Backs Howard Hughes' $2.1 Billion Vantage Bid
Pershing Square Backs Howard Hughes' $2.1 Billion Vantage Bid
Bloomberg

Pershing Square Holdings Ltd. said it will invest as much as $1 billion in Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. to back its purchase of specialty insurer Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. Bill Ackman's hedge fund agreed to buy non-voting preferred shares issued…

scmp.com - Peggy Ye - Qube takes six floors at Two IFC as falling rents lure financial giants
Qube takes six floors at Two IFC as falling rents lure financial giants
South China Morning Post

Global hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is set to become the largest private tenant at Two International Finance Centre, signing a multi-story lease as falling rents drive a wave of office upgrades across Hong Kong's premier business…

afr.com - Jonathan Shapiro, Emma Rapaport - Jewish Australians ponder two paths: Defiance or a retreat to safety
Jewish Australians ponder two paths: Defiance or a retreat to safety
Australian Financial Review

For decades, the steps in front of the Bondi Pavilion acted almost as a default meeting point for Sydney's Jewish community. They called it Little Jerusalem, a place to celebrate, commemorate and socialise. Sunday's massacre – a six-minute…

fashionista.com - Catie Pusateri - Must Read: Stella McCartney's Falling Sales Fuel Fears for Its Future, Birkenstock Reports 20% Revenue Spike in Q4
Must Read: Stella McCartney's Falling Sales Fuel Fears for Its Future, Birkenstock Reports 20% Revenue Spike in Q4
Fashionista

These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday. Sales at Stella McCartney sank by more than a quarter last year, which added to fears it could run out of money by 2028. Pre-tax losses widened to £33.6 million ($45 million) in…

businessinsider.com - Samuel O'Brient - Finance pros sound off on Nasdaq's plan to introduce round-the-clock stock trading
Finance pros sound off on Nasdaq's plan to introduce round-the-clock stock trading
Business Insider

A major shift may be coming for the stock market in 2026. Nasdaq is planning to submit paperwork to the Securities & Exchange Commission seeking approval to enable around-the-clock stock trading for 23 hours a day during the week. The move would…

seekingalpha.com - Wall Street Breakfast - Wall Street Breakfast Podcast: Elliott Loads Up On Lululemon
Wall Street Breakfast Podcast: Elliott Loads Up On Lululemon
Seeking Alpha

Listen below or on the go via Apple Podcasts and Spotify Activist investor Elliott takes over $1 billion stake in lululemon (LULU) - report. (00:26) Micron (MU) forecasts $100B HBM market by 2028 as supply tightness persists through 2026. (01:28)…

semafor.com - Brendan Ruberry - It's been a rough year for nonfiction
It's been a rough year for nonfiction
Semafor

A rough year for nonfiction book sales has set alarm bells ringing about the industry's future. Nonfiction soared in the years leading up to 2020, as readers snapped up titles proffering explanations of populism, social justice, and climate change.

deadline.com - Jesse Whittock - Standard General Holds Talks Over Warner Bros. Discovery Cable TV Assets - FT
Standard General Holds Talks Over Warner Bros. Discovery Cable TV Assets - FT
Deadline

The Standard General hedge fund co-founder Soo Kim has held talks over buying into Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)'s TV networks, according to the Financial Times. Citing people briefed on the matter, the article reported that Kim had been approached…

express.co.uk - Aaron Newbury - BP sacks top boss in latest net zero fiasco
BP sacks top boss in latest net zero fiasco
Express.co.uk

BP is one of the world's biggest Oil and Gas firms. Oil and gas major BP has replaced its chief executive after less than two years, appointing Meg O'Neill as the first woman to lead the British company in its 116-year history. Murray Auchincloss…

seekingalpha.com - Steven Cress - Best Defensive Stocks to Strengthen 2026 Portfolios
Best Defensive Stocks to Strengthen 2026 Portfolios
Seeking Alpha

December's mixed performance for tech may be an early signal that leadership is narrowing, especially among the value-stretched stocks. Investors looking forward to 2026 may find better risk-adjusted opportunities in defensive sectors with select…

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