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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Shot on-location last year in 35mm in Alaska, this wry and bittersweet romantic triangle centers on a terrific Fanning as Wendy, whose age-gap relationship with divorced hedge fund manager Jack (Johnson) is coming apart.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2026
The influx of hedge funds, private equity firms, and their executives has sent luxury housing prices soaring—up more than 187 percent over the past decade—while creating intense demand for new waterfront condominiums.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
Arnold Ventures was launched by John Arnold, a former Enron executive and hedge fund manager who previously spent in support of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s election and a 2024 Denver affordable housing sales tax proposal that was narrowly rejected by voters.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Ackman this week filed to list his hedge fund holding company Pershing Square Capital Management on the New York Stock Exchange.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2026
The influx of hedge funds, private equity firms, and their executives has sent luxury housing prices soaring—up more than 187 percent over the past decade—while creating intense demand for new waterfront condominiums.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
Arnold Ventures was launched by John Arnold, a former Enron executive and hedge fund manager who previously spent in support of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s election and a 2024 Denver affordable housing sales tax proposal that was narrowly rejected by voters.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Ackman this week filed to list his hedge fund holding company Pershing Square Capital Management on the New York Stock Exchange.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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