hedge fund
noun
: an investing group usually in the form of a limited partnership that employs speculative techniques in the hope of obtaining large capital gains
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Among the class of billionaires is hedge fund mogul Scott Bessent for treasury secretary, Wall Street executive Howard Lutnick for commerce, WWE CEO Linda McMahon for education secretary, and Doug Burgum for interior.
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Mordechai Gordon, Hartford Courant, 25 Dec. 2024
Data center stocks could be a goldmine, strategist says
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How AI is revolutionizing the way hedge funds pick stocks
Prada is making spacesuits for NASA and the price tag is out of this world
AI can make a 'digital twin' of you.
—Quartz, 24 Dec. 2024
Earlier this month, Cineworld closed six cinemas across the U.K. as part of a major debt restructuring plan arranged by its hedge fund backers, but for years there’s been question mark over the future of Picturehouse within the group.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
His hope is that with investment firms locked out, inventory could open up for local homebuyers who up until now have had to compete against hedge funds.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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Mordechai Gordon, Hartford Courant, 25 Dec. 2024
Data center stocks could be a goldmine, strategist says
08:19
How AI is revolutionizing the way hedge funds pick stocks
Prada is making spacesuits for NASA and the price tag is out of this world
AI can make a 'digital twin' of you.
—Quartz, 24 Dec. 2024
Earlier this month, Cineworld closed six cinemas across the U.K. as part of a major debt restructuring plan arranged by its hedge fund backers, but for years there’s been question mark over the future of Picturehouse within the group.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
His hope is that with investment firms locked out, inventory could open up for local homebuyers who up until now have had to compete against hedge funds.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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