Category Archives: Syndicated

Man Group’s trend-tracker facing one of its toughest years on record

(Hedgeweek) While stock markets have surged this year in an historic rally, Man Group’s AHL Trend Alternative Fund, a prominent trend-following strategy at the world’s largest publicly listed hedge fund, is seeing some of the worst returns in it’s history, […]

Nasdaq 100 futures fall, Nvidia shares slip after earnings report:

(CNBC) Futures tied to the Nasdaq 100 slid Wednesday night as investors parsed the all-important earnings release from artificial intelligence darling Nvidia. Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.5%, while S&P 500 futures lost nearly 0.4%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost 49 points, or 0.1%. To read […]

Bitcoin climbs, reaching a new all-time high above $97,000

(CNBC) Bitcoin breached the $95,000 level for the first time Wednesday evening as investors continued pricing in a second Donald Trump presidency. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by more than 3% at $97,646.68, according to Coin Metrics. […]

Archegos’ Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive U.S. fraud

(CNBC) Former billionaire investor Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday over the collapse of Archegos Capital Management, which cost Wall Street banks more than $10 billion. Hwang was sentenced by U.S. District Judge […]

Nvidia nearly doubles revenue on strong AI demand

Nvidia reported third-quarter earnings that beat expectations for sales and earnings while delivering a better-than-expected forecast for the current quarter. The results show that Nvidia is continuing to grow quickly while demand for its powerful artificial intelligence chips remains high. To read this […]

DOJ pushes for Google to break off Chrome browser after antitrust case

(CNBC) The Department of Justice is calling for Google to divest its Chrome browser, following a ruling in August that the company holds a monopoly in the search market. Chrome, which Google launched in 2008, provides the search giant with […]

Billionaire Gautam Adani charged in New York with massive fraud, bribery scheme

(CNBC) Gautam Adani, chair of India’s Adani Group and one of the world’s richest people, was indicted with seven other men in New York federal court on charges related to a massive bribery and fraud scheme, authorities said Wednesday. Adani and several […]

Business spending on AI surged 500% this year to $13.8 billion, says Menlo Ventures

*CNBC) Business spending on generative AI surged 500% this year, from $2.3 billion in 2023 to $13.8 billion, according to data released by Menlo Ventures on Wednesday. The report also found that OpenAI ceded market share in enterprise AI, declining […]

Stock futures tick higher as Wall Street gears up for Nvidia’s quarterly results

(CNBC) Stock futures ticked higher on Wednesday morning, as investors looked toward a key earnings report from tech giant Nvidia. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up by 67 points, or about 0.15%. S&P 500 futures advanced 0.12%, while Nasdaq 100 futures inched […]

Trump’s tariff policies a cause of concern for Citadel founder Griffin

(Hedgeweek) Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin has voiced apprehensions about Donald Trump’s approach to tariffs, labelling them a “slippery slope” with potentially harmful long-term consequences for US businesses, according to a report by Bloomberg. To read this article:

Qualcomm says it expects $4 billion in PC chip sales by 2029, as company gets traction

(CNBC) Qualcomm said on Tuesday that it expects its push into new markets to generate an additional $22 billion per year by 2029. Of that amount, roughly $4 billion will come from PC chips, Qualcomm said at its investor day on […]

Bitcoin ETF options begin trading, ushering in a new way for investors to hedge their bitcoin exposure

(CNBC) Options on BlackRock’s popular iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) began trading on the Nasdaq Tuesday, ushering in a new way to trade and speculate on the price of bitcoin. IBIT traded 73,000 options contracts in the first 60 mins of trading […]