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Capitol Report: Famed Short-seller Questions Trump As The Worlds Greatest Negotiator

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President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he’s delaying some tariffs on Chinese imports to give consumers ... Read more

The Tell: Brace For A 2nd Wave Of Stock-market Volatility — And This One Could Be Lehman-like, Says Nomura

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A rally in stocks on Tuesday may take shape after an ugly Monday selloff but any rebound ought to be treated with skepti... Read more

Cannabis Watch: Zenabis Fought Short-selling Financiers In The Cannabis Industry, But Did It Win?

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Zenabis Global Inc. did the unlikely Tuesday: The cannabis company raised cash without going to a group of hedge funds i... Read more

Travel Unicorn Lands $250 Million In Funding

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Corporate business-travel platform TripActions just announced $250 million in Series D funding from venture firms Andree... Read more

Market Extra: Apollo Head Leon Black Says He Absolutely Has Some Regrets Taking Firm Public

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Black says his company should trade at twice its current value. Read more

The Tell: Trade Issues Wont Cause A Bear Market As U.S. Economy Is In Very Good Shape, Says Blackstones Byron Wien

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Famed market strategist Byron Wien says May’s pullback shouldn’t concern investors. Read more

Market Extra: Head Of Worlds Largest Hedge Fund Says Adoption Of Unorthodox Monetary Policy Is Inevitable

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It has been referred to by some business experts and economists as weird science, “garbage” and “nonsense” but R... Read more

Need To Know: Shocks Loom Over This Bull Market, Warns Swiss Hedge-fund Manager

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In the fall of 2018, Felix Zulauf, head of Swiss hedge fund Zulauf Asset Managment, said investors were facing the start... Read more

Key Words: Democrats Could Deliver A Shock To The Economy, Warns Hedge-fund Billionaire

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Stephen Schwarzman, the billionaire CEO of Blackstone Group, warns of the impact higher taxes could have on the U.S. eco... Read more

Key Words: Teachers Shouldnt Be Taxed, Says Private-equity Billionaire Steve Schwarzman

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Blackstone CEO and Chairman Steve Schwarzman describes his “Marshall Plan” for the middle class to combat the wideni... Read more

Key Words: For A While There, We Forgot That Our Main Job Was To Make Money, Said Bill Ackman — Now His Hedge Funds Up 40% In 2019

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Forget Tiger Woods. On Wall Street, Bill Ackman is attempting a comeback for the ages — perhaps by reverting to invest... Read more

Tesla Again On The Brink Of Failure, Says Einhorn's Greenlight Hedge Fund

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The wheels are “falling off,” sometime literally, at Tesla Inc., and the Silicon Valley car maker appears to “agai... Read more

Key Words: Hedge-fund Billionaire Ray Dalio Says Capitalism Needs Urgent Reform

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Capitalism is no longer working for most Americans, according to one hedge-fund billionaire. Read more

Sonos Taps KKRs Brittany Bagley As Next CFO

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Sonos Inc. announced on Wednesday afternoon that it was hiring Brittany Bagley, who has served on the company’s board ... Read more

Toast Fetches $2.7 Billion Valuation As Payments Fervor Continues

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Restaurant-technology company Toast announces a new funding round, nearly doubling its private-market valuation in less ... Read more

The Tell: S&P 500 Could Fall 40% As Yield Curve Inverts, Says Analyst Of One Of 2018s Best Hedge-fund Returns

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A macro hedge fund says investors should monitor the growing number of yield curve inversions in the U.S. Treasurys mark... Read more

FA Center: Fear Of Missing Out Is A Sure Way To Make Costly Stock-investing Mistakes

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Trying to make a quick buck typically results in mostly losing bets, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more

FA Center: Why Feel-good Investing Doesnt Always Feel So Good

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Narrowly focused ESG stock portfolios can be limiting, writes Morey Stettner. Read more

Find The Payless ShoeSource Liquidation Sale Near You

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Payless ShoeSource is selling off everything in its 2,300 stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada, at initial discoun... Read more

Market Extra: How One Investor Avoided The PG&E Bankruptcy

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Investors at Pax say their ESG focus helped them steer clear of PG&E bankruptcy Read more