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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Retail investors remain on a buying spree, while big Wall Street players such as hedge funds have been sitting it out throughout this year’s market turmoil, according to JPMorgan data.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Past winners have included notable figures such as hedge fund manager Ted Weschler, who secured a job at Berkshire Hathaway after his lunch with Buffett, and cryptocurrency pioneer Justin Sun, who famously paid $4.6 million for the privilege, setting a record at the time.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The hedge fund manager endorsed Adams on X, pitching him as someone prepared to take on the popular democratic socialist candidate.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 July 2025
My example then was Leon Cooperman, a former hedge fund operator who appeared on Bloomberg to grouse about proposals for a wealth tax.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
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Yun Li, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Past winners have included notable figures such as hedge fund manager Ted Weschler, who secured a job at Berkshire Hathaway after his lunch with Buffett, and cryptocurrency pioneer Justin Sun, who famously paid $4.6 million for the privilege, setting a record at the time.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The hedge fund manager endorsed Adams on X, pitching him as someone prepared to take on the popular democratic socialist candidate.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 July 2025
My example then was Leon Cooperman, a former hedge fund operator who appeared on Bloomberg to grouse about proposals for a wealth tax.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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