Hedge funds still have big bets on the market, even if they’re less bullish, J.P. Morgan says

JP Morgan’s ‘sustainable’ funds invested £200m in mining giant Glencore

Backing of Glencore angers campaigners who have highlighted firm’s environmental breaches in South Africa. One of the world’s biggest banks, JP Morgan, has promoted environmental and “sustainable” ...

The Guardian - 4d

More traders turn bullish in first quarter even as market shows signs of fatigue, Schwab survey says

The bulls continue to outnumber the bears among traders 51% to 34%, even though two-thirds of respondents said the market is overvalued, per Schwab's survey.

CNBC - Feb. 25

Big endowments are heavily invested in hedge funds and other alts. They’ve been an expensive waste, study finds

An astonishing two-thirds of big university endowments are invested in hedge funds and other alternative investments that actually have delivered zero outperformance since the 2008 global financial ...

MarketWatch - Feb. 26

This stock market pro is following Warren Buffett’s lead, saying it’s ‘not a time to be making big bets’

Strategist David Rosenberg: ‘It’s a time to hunker down.’ Cash, defensive stocks and non-U.S. markets are your best choices now, he says.

MarketWatch - 1d

2025 is a renter's market, experts say — but less so for this kind of property

While a construction boom of multi-family buildings helped rein in rent prices for apartments in the U.S., costs are still high for this kind of rental.

CNBC - Feb. 25

ETFs that allow investors to make big bets on market moves are gaining in popularity

Leveraged ETFs amplify the daily returns of an index or stock using financial derivatives.

CNBC - Feb. 24

Norway’s oil fund to allocate billions to long-short equity hedge funds

Norges Bank Investment Management to give $250mn mandates to external managers

Financial Times - 1d

DOGE says it's now saved $65B in federal funds, but that's still impossible to verify

DOGE has updated its website to say it's slashed $65 billion in federal funding -- but they only provide records for $9.6 billion in savings from contract terminations.

ABC News - Feb. 27

Even Warren Buffett is struggling with this stock market. Here’s one big reason why.

Investors will be looking closely at Berkshire Hathaway’s cash position.

MarketWatch - Feb. 22

Hedge funds hit back against new leverage limits

Bodies representing big funds unleash lobbying offensive against global regulators’ plans

Financial Times - 6d

Can hedge funds prosper without their star trader founders?

Two of the biggest names in global macro trading, Alan Howard and Chris Rokos, embody differing approaches to legacy

Financial Times - 1d

Neuroscience Says 2 Minutes a Day Can Make You Less Stressed, More Focused, and Even Increase the Size of Your Brain

Too busy for self care? This type of (in)activity provides clear cognitive benefits.

Inc. - Feb. 20

U.S. economy is still growing, ISM says, even as Trump tariffs generate ‘great uncertainty’ and fuel further inflation

The large service side of the U.S. economy that employs most Americans grew in February, but businesses said they were nervous about the Trump tariffs and were already facing higher costs.

MarketWatch - 1d

The stock market is expensive. But there’s still one bull case not priced in, says Bank of America.

Bank of America says heavily regulated sectors have yet to fully rally

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

Momentum investors have amplified the bond-market rally, says JPMorgan. Here’s how far they can take things.

One of the reasons that government bonds have surged in value lately is that momentum investors have amplified the move.

MarketWatch - Feb. 27

Colleges of further education in England will get less funding than promised

Reduction to two-thirds of budgeted top-up payments for additional students a sign of looming government squeezes

Financial Times - 20h

Butler-Warriors union still work in progress, even after another win

The Warriors' success with Jimmy Butler isn't by accident, but Monday's win showed his fit with Golden State remains a work in progress.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Germany still will be more austere than U.S. even if spending splurge approved

The incredible thing about Germany’s finances is that planned extra spending of about $1 trillion still would put them as having the lowest debt-to-gross domestic product of the Group of Seven ...

MarketWatch - 1d

How big is the stock market’s America bubble?

US has grown to nearly two-thirds of global equity market value, but some analysts see danger in ‘huge bet on AI’

Financial Times - 3d

Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston say Big E's neck injury stunted The New Day: 'We should have evolved' years ago

The two members of New Day discuss how Big E's neck injury put the group in a holding pattern

CBS Sports - Feb. 21

Why the Lakers are betting big on small ball

The Lakers' victory against the Nuggets showcased the potential impact of a small-ball lineup.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 25

Carbon markets can still preserve USAID’s global conservation efforts

Carbon financing can play a larger role here if the private sector can help fill the financing gap left by USAID’s withdrawal.

The Hill - 4d

Investors in $6.4 trillion T-bill market are getting less chill about the U.S. debt ceiling

Yields on Treasury bills set to mature in July and August have been climbing, reflecting growing concerns the U.S. debt-ceiling battle.

MarketWatch - Feb. 25

Mavericks-Lakers takeaways: Lakers win but still have work to do

For the first time since the blockbuster trade shocked the NBA, Luka Doncic and the Lakers faced the Mavericks.

ESPN - Feb. 26

Club World Cup in U.S. to have $1BN prize fund

The prize money for this year's 32-team Club World Cup to be held in the U.S. between June 14-July 13 will be $1 billion, soccer's governing body FIFA said on Wednesday.

ESPN - 18h

BP set a bonus target that didn’t even require earnings to grow. The CEO still didn’t earn it.

BP’s under-fire chief executive was awarded no bonus from the company’s financial performance last year as his overall pay declined, the company said Thursday in its annual report.

MarketWatch - 3h

Tech stocks seem to have ended their ‘difficult relationship’ with the bond market

At least for now, U.S. large-cap technology and growth stocks appear “free of their difficult relationship with long-term yields,” according to DataTrek Research.

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

Markets brace for tariffs on Canada and Mexico to have ‘immediate effects’ on these sectors

“Tariffs are inflationary and can undermine revenue and earnings,” Wells Fargo Investment Institute strategist says.

MarketWatch - 1d

How you as an investor can avoid mistakes that are made even by Warren Buffett and other market veterans

Also: Warnings from the stock and real-estate markets; Eli Lilly’s success; a mixed response to Nvidia; and how cuts to Social Security and other government agencies can affect you or loved ones.

MarketWatch - 5d

Why Trump’s ‘gold card’ visa program could make the pricey U.S. housing market even more expensive

An influx of immigrants who pay $5 million for a visa could increase demand in the “ultra-high end of the real-estate market,” said a National Association of Realtors economist.

MarketWatch - 3d

The Middle East’s first ‘Dark Sky’ destination is betting big on astrotourism

Yahoo News - Feb. 21

Wall Street and Silicon Valley Are Betting Big on Trump’s America

Citadel, JPMorgan and Apple are leaning into the president’s agenda.

Inc. - Feb. 25

Giants have three Carsons knocking on door of big leagues

The San Francisco Giants have a trio of Carsons knocking on the door of the big leagues.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Evening Report — Trump says Ukraine deal is close after Russia vote

{beacon} Evening Report TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS © Greg Nash, The Hill Trump says Ukraine deal is close after Russia vote IT'S A CRITICAL WEEK for global diplomacy in Washington, with the fate of ...

The Hill - Feb. 24

Perimenopause made marathon return even 'sweeter', says Radcliffe

Paula Radcliffe says the experience of going through the perimenopause made completing the Tokyo Marathon even "sweeter".

BBC News - 2d

This stock sector can still soar during the late stages of the bull market — and there are easy ways to play it

Also: Nvidia earnings on deck, potential stock splits and big gains, a look at gold, and the Moneyist pulls no punches.

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

Voss Capital thinks the market is a ‘perpetual paradox machine’. Here are the stocks the fund manager owns.

Buying undervalued small-cap stocks that may attract bidders has worked this year, Voss Capital said.

MarketWatch - Feb. 24

Owners balking at big contracts? Five players who will still get PAID this summer

Dallas' owners may have balked at paying Luka Doncic a supermax, but other teams will step up this summer to keep their stars.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 21

Trump scores big legal wins, but efforts to reshape government still face court hurdles

The Trump administration's efforts to swiftly remake the federal government notched some big wins in court this week — including a ruling that allows its firing spree to continue — but a number of ...

NBC News - Feb. 22

Hedge funds still have big bets on the market, even if they’re less bullish, J.P. Morgan says

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