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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James Litinsky was running a Chicago hedge fund, looking for value in distressed companies.
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Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Billionaires such as LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman, hedge fund manager Stephen Mandel, and investor Mark Heising donated well over $1 million to Lone Star Rising PAC, the super PAC supporting Talarico’s campaign.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 19 Mar. 2026
Long/short equity funds, a core hedge fund strategy that bets on stocks going up or down, are among the worst performers this month.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2026
Aside from billionaire hedge fund founder and environmental activist Tom Steyer, who registered at 10% support after plowing tens of millions of dollars into his campaign, no other Democrat had won support from more than 5% of likely voters, the poll showed.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Billionaires such as LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman, hedge fund manager Stephen Mandel, and investor Mark Heising donated well over $1 million to Lone Star Rising PAC, the super PAC supporting Talarico’s campaign.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 19 Mar. 2026
Long/short equity funds, a core hedge fund strategy that bets on stocks going up or down, are among the worst performers this month.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2026
Aside from billionaire hedge fund founder and environmental activist Tom Steyer, who registered at 10% support after plowing tens of millions of dollars into his campaign, no other Democrat had won support from more than 5% of likely voters, the poll showed.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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