Monthly Archives: May 2024

Ai For Alpha launches new “CTA Flows Oracle” technology

(Hedgeweek) Ai For Alpha, a fintech specialising in AI investment strategies, has launched its “CTA Flows Oracle” technology, which intends to leverage the firm’s hedge fund strategy replication tech to predict flows of managed futures funds across asset classes. To […]

Stock futures inch higher after weaker-than-expected jobs report left investors looking up: Live updates

(CNBC) U.S. stock futures ticked up Monday after the major averages ended the previous week in the green on a weaker-than-expected jobs report, which revived hopes of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates soon.  Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 30 points, […]

S&P Global completes Visible Alpha acquisition

(Hedgeweek) A regulatory crackdown in South Korea last year saw hedge funds Segantii Capital Management and Point72 Asset Management fined along with proprietary trading firm Jane Street Group and other investment firms, according to a report by Bloomberg. To read […]

TOMS Capital Investment Management acquires stake in $21bn cereal manufacturer Kellanova

(Hedgeweek) New York-based activist hedge fund TOMS Capital Investment Management has taken an undisclosed “significant” stake in Kellanova, a US multinational food manufacturing company formerly known as Kellogg Company with a market valuation of $21bn, according to a report by […]

From 25 years in prison to just four months: Inside the final verdict on a crypto billionaire CEO archrivalry

(CNBC) An arch rivalry between one-time crypto titans was brought to a close at a federal courthouse in Seattle on Tuesday when Binance founder Changpeng Zhao was handed a sentence of four months in prison. A month earlier, on the […]

Segantii, Point72 et al fined for Korean trades

Hedgeweek) A regulatory crackdown in South Korea last year saw hedge funds Segantii Capital Management and Point72 Asset Management fined along with proprietary trading firm Jane Street Group and other investment firms, according to a report by Bloomberg. To read […]

Warren Buffett says AI scamming will be the next big ‘growth industry’

(CNBC) “When you think about the potential for scamming people … if I was interested in investing in scamming, it’s going to be the growth industry of all time and it’s enabled, in a way” by AI, Buffett said at Berkshire […]

AI could drive a natural gas boom as power companies face surging electricity demand

(CNBC) After a decade of flat power growth in the U.S., electricity demand is forecast to grow as much as 20% by 2030, according to a Wells Fargo analysis published in April. Power companies are moving to quickly secure energy […]

Stock futures rise after Apple reports, traders brace for April payrolls data: Live updates

(CNBC) Stock futures rose Thursday night as investors prepared themselves for the upcoming April jobs report, due Friday morning. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 232 points, or 0.6%. S&P 500 futures rose nearly 0.3%, while Nasdaq 100 futures advanced about 0.6%. In […]

Coinbase reports first-quarter revenue beat after bitcoin rally leads to surge in profit

(CNBC) Coinbase, the primary marketplace in the U.S. for buying and selling digital tokens, reported net income of $1.18 billion, or $4.40 per share, compared to a year-ago loss of $78.9 million, or 34 cents a share. In February, the company […]

Sony and Apollo send letter expressing interest in $26 billion Paramount buyout as company mulls Skydance bid

(CNBC) Sony Pictures and private equity firm Apollo Global Management have sent a letter to the Paramount Global board expressing interest in acquiring the company for about $26 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. To read this article:

Apple’s falling iPhone sales don’t bother Wall Street so long as margins, buybacks are increasing

(CNBC) A 10% decline in iPhone sales sounds like a problem for Apple, considering the company counts on the devices for half its revenue. But investors didn’t seem to mind on Thursday, when Apple revealed the year-over-year drop in its fiscal […]