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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Hedge Funds ⬆ Wall Street brokered trades letting hedge funds buy tariff refund rights at 20-40 cents on the dollar.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Shironosov | Istock | Getty Images A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds and venture capital.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
The meeting was widely attended by investment firms, hedge funds, and others interested in future business in Venezuela, said Rafael de la Cruz, the director of the US office of Machado and Edmundo González Urritia, who is recognized by the US as the winner of the last Venezuelan election.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Take the legendary hedge fund manager Ray Dalio, who told my colleague Diane Brady onstage that America is developing a dependency on a tiny cohort of high-level workers, specifically those in tech.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Shironosov | Istock | Getty Images A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds and venture capital.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
The meeting was widely attended by investment firms, hedge funds, and others interested in future business in Venezuela, said Rafael de la Cruz, the director of the US office of Machado and Edmundo González Urritia, who is recognized by the US as the winner of the last Venezuelan election.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Take the legendary hedge fund manager Ray Dalio, who told my colleague Diane Brady onstage that America is developing a dependency on a tiny cohort of high-level workers, specifically those in tech.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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