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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Its demands usually came through Coulter, the DOGE lead with the Harvard and hedge fund background, who early on dropped by Dudek’s office unannounced multiple times a week, Dudek said.
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Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
The firms of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, hedge fund billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs joined an $863 million fundraise for Commonwealth Fusion Systems.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
In The Paper, the gutting of local journalism over the last 20-plus years is depicted as a mundane sort of tragedy, typically undertaken by indifferent parent corporations or, worse, hedge funds that strip newspapers for parts.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
As part of the bankruptcy filing, ownership of At Home will be transferred to a group of hedge funds and investment firms based in New York City and San Francisco as outlined in a news release.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
The firms of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, hedge fund billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs joined an $863 million fundraise for Commonwealth Fusion Systems.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
In The Paper, the gutting of local journalism over the last 20-plus years is depicted as a mundane sort of tragedy, typically undertaken by indifferent parent corporations or, worse, hedge funds that strip newspapers for parts.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
As part of the bankruptcy filing, ownership of At Home will be transferred to a group of hedge funds and investment firms based in New York City and San Francisco as outlined in a news release.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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