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Why Situational Awareness hedge fund imploded, even in a tame stock market
Champpixs | Istock | Getty Images The stock market looked unusually tranquil. Beneath the surface, one of Wall Street's fastest-growing funds devoted to artificial intelligence investments was unraveling. In a matter of weeks, Leopold…
How Leopold Aschenbrenner built a $45 billion AI hedge fund - and lost most of it in days
Former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI hedge fund, Situational Awareness, collapsed from $45 billion to around $10 billion in assets on falling semiconductor stocks and mounting margin calls. Driven by reported leverage of up to 400%…
The power couple of AI is getting married in Carmel, days after groom Leopold Aschenbrenner's hedge fund nearly blew up
Leopold Aschenbrenner is getting married this weekend in Carmel, Calif., to Avital Balwit, chief of staff to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Fortune first reported their engagement in October. It is, the Wall Street Journal reports, a lavish affair fit…
Global Macro Update: Levered Hedge Fund, Japan, and The Dollar Story
The full episode is only available to paid subscribers of The Bitcoin Layer A discussion on a 'rate check' and potential intervention in FX by the US Treasury, and what that means for TBL Liquidity and risk assets. Bitcoin isn't just an asset. It's…
3 big market moves sparked by Citadel's deal with Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness
Leopold Aschenbrenner's hedge fund got hit hard by AI-stock bets gone wrong. But the subsequent purchase of the firm's public-equity book by Citadel sent those same shares soaring. As the internet gave the situation the meme treatment, investors…
Situational Awareness vs. Long-Term Capital Management: A side-by-side comparison
The unraveling of the Situational Awareness hedge fund has inspired comparisons with Long-Term Capital Management, a legendary hedge fund that failed in spectacular fashion in 1998. Some on social media have been wont to compare the demise of…
Leopold Aschenbrenner's meltdown helped AI stocks soar. It likely came too late to save other funds' July returns.
After a banner first half of the year for many big-name, tech-focused hedge funds, July's been a sobering stretch. Popular artificial-intelligence-linked stocks like SanDisk, Bloom Energy, and CoreWeave tanked in mid-July amid jitters in Asian…
The Situational Awareness fiasco has triggered an avalanche of memes. We've rounded up the best ones.
When an AI wunderkind gets in trouble, and a Wall Street heavyweight capitalizes on his woes, memes are inevitable. Leopold Aschenbrenner is learning that the hard way. His hedge fund, Situational Awareness, made leveraged bets on AI stocks that…
Griffin's Knack for Sniffing Out Trouble Set to Reward Citadel
It's practically an adage on Wall Street by now: You know you're in trouble when Ken Griffin calls. This time the call came for Situational Awareness, a high-flying hedge fund in artificial intelligence that was suddenly crashing to earth. Few were…
July ends on a hopeful note for stocks after momentum trade sees biggest wipeout since 2000
Friday capped off an eventful six-week stretch in markets, as hard-hit momentum names completed a powerful two-day comeback rally — ending a turbulent stretch for the strategy on a high note. The reprieve, which followed reports that a…
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Just Won Its Biggest-Ever Contract. The Stock Barely Noticed
On July 27, Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) announced its largest launch contract in corporate history, a $266 million multi-launch arrangement with the United States Space Force's Rocket Systems Launch Program. The program provides a…
Chewy (CHWY) Faces Consumer Pressure Despite Profitable Customer Growth
Carillon Tower Advisers, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for the 'Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund'. A copy of the letter is available to download here. Mid-cap stocks delivered strong results…
Datadog (DDOG) Rose on Accelerating Growth and AI-Driven Demand
Carillon Tower Advisers, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for the 'Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund'. A copy of the letter is available to download here. Mid-cap stocks delivered strong results…
Antero Resources' (AR) Strategic Role in AI Infrastructure Expansion
Carillon Tower Advisers, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for the 'Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund'. A copy of the letter is available to download here. Mid-cap stocks delivered strong results…
Financials Up Amid Subsiding Volatility - Financials Roundup
Shares of banks and other financial institutions rose amid deal activity and relief at subsiding volatility. There was a sense that a recent correction in technology investments had ended after Citadel stepped in to buy hedge-fund firm Situational…
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