Hedge fund giant Bridgewater made a new bet on Tesla. They may have gotten a bargain.

• Tesla was hot, Apple was not, hedge-fund holdings filings show

  Tesla Inc. was back among the top hedge-fund holdings late last year, while Apple Inc. was one of the most “unpopular” stocks, according to a summary of the industry’s positions.
  
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• Smaller countries learn to hedge their bets in the age of Trump

  This is a world in which no one can ‘price’ peace any more
  
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  A California Battery Plant Burned. Residents Have Gotten Sick, and Anxious.

  Heavy metals detected in the soil have also created health implications for Monterey County’s agriculture industry, and the workers who pick the produce.
  
  The New York Times - Feb. 10

• Lyft says rides have gotten cheaper. Here’s why investors are selling.

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  MarketWatch - Feb. 12
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  Activist hedge fund Elliott builds stake in struggling BP

  US investor could force UK oil company to refocus on core fossil fuels business or even pursue a full break-up
  
  Financial Times - Feb. 8
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  Hedge fund Elliott shakes BP from its strategic slump

  Activist’s arrival leaves boss Murray Auchincloss facing crucial test at oil major’s capital markets day
  
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  Hedge funds push UK watchdog for a post-Brexit cut in reporting rules

  Industry lobbies for requirements on reporting of transactions in financial markets to be slimmed down
  
  Financial Times - 6d

• This cheap, balanced portfolio will be a better investment than most hedge funds

  A simple 60-40 stock-bond mix outperforms complicated, costly offerings.
  
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• ‘Magnificent Seven’ stocks may be cheap and the S&P 493 expensive, Bridgewater says. Here’s why.

  It’s generally accepted that the Magnificent Seven megacap stocks are expensive and the remaining 493 stocks in the S&P 500 are not very pricey. But that may be wrong.
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 13

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