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Ken Griffin's $3 Billion Gift to Carnegie Mellon Sets Record for US Higher Education
education10 days ago

Ken Griffin's $3 Billion Gift to Carnegie Mellon Sets Record for US Higher Education

Citadel founder Ken Griffin has donated $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, the largest individual gift in US higher education history. The funds will build a new 35-acre campus in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood and significantly support the university's existing Pittsburgh location. The Miami campus, set to open in 2028, will feature a novel curriculum structured around societal challenges rather than traditional academic majors.

via CBS News|
#carnegie-mellon-university#education#hedge-funds
Regulators scrutinize banks' exposure to trading firms after Jane Street's $15B hit
business19 days ago

Regulators scrutinize banks' exposure to trading firms after Jane Street's $15B hit

Regulators including the US Federal Reserve and Bank of England are asking banks for details on exposures to large trading firms after Jane Street's $15 billion loss tied to the AI-focused Situational Awareness hedge fund, seeking information on risk appetite, how exposure evolved during the trading day, and how risk controls operated; the report notes August SEC subpoenas of banks over Situational Awareness, with Reuters not yet able to verify the FT story.

via The Business Times|
#banking#business#central-banks
Burry trims Nvidia and Palantir bets, stays cash-ready amid caution
finance28 days ago

Burry trims Nvidia and Palantir bets, stays cash-ready amid caution

Michael Burry says he reduced risk in his portfolio by closing December 2026 put options on Nvidia and Palantir, preferring to hold cash while reassessing market conditions this fall. His largest longs remain Lululemon, Molina Healthcare and MercadoLibre, while his short positions remain focused on Oracle, Palantir, Nebius, Nvidia, and the SOXX ETF; he also noted currency weakness and warned about Palantir’s valuation signals as GuruFocus flagged warning signs.

via Yahoo Finance|
#finance#hedge-funds#michael-burry
JPMorgan halts prime financing for AI-driven hedge fund after record losses
finance29 days ago

JPMorgan halts prime financing for AI-driven hedge fund after record losses

JPMorgan Chase cut off lending to Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness after its historic losses, pushing the firm to work with Clear Street for financing while rebuilding a technology-heavy portfolio with less leverage and after previously offloading most public positions to Citadel to avert collapse.

via Financial Times|
#artificial-intelligence#finance#hedge-funds
Hedge Fund Titan Warns AI Could Unleash a Global 'Category 6' Storm
business29 days ago

Hedge Fund Titan Warns AI Could Unleash a Global 'Category 6' Storm

Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones warns that AI could become a runaway threat likened to a Category 6 hurricane and urges coordinated U.S.–China action to regulate AI safely, responsibly, and in an interpretable way, while noting recent warnings from tech insiders and calling for leaders Trump and Xi to prioritize AI safety—even as he previously saw upside in the AI market.

via Business Insider|
#ai#business#geopolitics
Hedge Funds Bet Big on Fuels Amid U.S. Supply Crunch
energy1 month ago

Hedge Funds Bet Big on Fuels Amid U.S. Supply Crunch

Funds have turned bullish on fuels as a U.S. supply squeeze tightens markets, with hedge funds holding a net long of about 177 million barrels in gasoline and diesel as of Sept. 1. Diesel prices have surged above $5.90/gal and gasoline around $4.15/gal, while inventories remain tight and refinery maintenance looms. Disruptions to Middle East and Russian flows, plus fewer U.S. refiners, suggest relief is unlikely and fuel markets may stay tight as Brent nears $100 and WTI sits in the low-to-mid $90s.

via Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com|
#diesel#energy#fuels
SanDisk lands S&P 100 seat as funds pile into SNDK
finance1 month ago

SanDisk lands S&P 100 seat as funds pile into SNDK

SanDisk Corp. (SNDK) jumped about 11.9% as it prepares to join the S&P 100 on Sept. 21, replacing Nike, Simon Property Group, Colgate-Palmolive and Honeywell Aerospace, a move that could boost visibility with institutions and lift demand. Hedge funds increased their SNDK exposure in Q2, with 128 funds holding the stock and aggregate positions rising 125% to $25.6 billion quarter-over-quarter, according to Insider Monkey. Management also highlighted upcoming appearances at Citi’s Global TMT Conference and Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia + Technology Conference next week.

via Yahoo Finance|
#finance#hedge-funds#index-inclusion
politics1 month ago

Newsom Blames Outside Groups for Wildfire Liability Setback

California Gov. Gavin Newsom blamed outside groups—big insurers, hedge funds and trial attorneys—for blocking a major wildfire-liability overhaul as stock prices for PG&E and Southern California Edison fell on the news. A narrowed deal was reached that included curbing hedge-fund profits, limiting executive bonuses after fires, and speeding aid to survivors, but it omitted the most ambitious provisions like insurers’ ability to recoup losses from utilities and cities’ recovery of replacement costs. Newsom called it a “last at bat” and warned the issue will continue into the next administration, with Democrats and the state eyeing ongoing wildfire-cost reforms.

via Politico|
#california#gavin-newsom#hedge-funds
Micron Gains Seen Riding Earnings Upgrades, Hedge Funds Take Note
finance1 month ago

Micron Gains Seen Riding Earnings Upgrades, Hedge Funds Take Note

MD Sass’s Q2 2026 investor letter highlighted Micron Technology (MU) as a contributor to its portfolio after earnings upgrades, noting MU closed around $932.86 on Aug 28, 2026 with a roughly 14% one-month gain and a 52-week surge near 695%. The piece credits AI memory demand, high-bandwidth memory growth, and long-term supply agreements for a brighter earnings outlook, while the fund warned MU had signaled overearning at times and rotated positions around a late-quarter index reconstitution; hedge funds held MU across many portfolios, underscoring MU’s prominence in investors’ AI-driven memory-chip thesis.

via Yahoo Finance|
#earnings-upgrades#finance#hedge-funds
AI infrastructure gets cross-fund support: Bloom Energy, Flex and Seagate among shared picks
mutual-funds1 month ago

AI infrastructure gets cross-fund support: Bloom Energy, Flex and Seagate among shared picks

Goldman Sachs says both hedge funds and mutual funds boosted AI exposure in Q2 2026, with Bloom Energy, Flex and Seagate Technology identified as AI infrastructure stocks bought by both groups. While mutual funds’ve increased AI holdings versus benchmarks, hedge funds remained more heavily exposed and even added mega-cap AI names like Microsoft and Amazon as they trimmed other AI names. Goldman also notes 12 shared AI stocks across both fund types and six “shared favorites” — Boeing, Capital One Financial, Mastercard, SpaceX, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Visa — with Capital One, SpaceX and Thermo Fisher entering the shared favorites this quarter.

via Yahoo Finance|
#ai-stocks#bloom-energy#flex
Momentum rout hits quant funds as Treasuries stabilize and Moderna surges
hedge-funds1 month ago

Momentum rout hits quant funds as Treasuries stabilize and Moderna surges

Quant hedge funds had their worst day in over two years as the U.S. Treasury moved to double long‑term debt purchases to shore up the bond market, adding pressure to momentum strategies already shaken by an AI stock sell‑off. Goldman Sachs said its global momentum index was well outside historical norms, with systematic long‑short funds down about 1.4% at 1pm ET, and Morgan Stanley’s pure momentum index dropping more than 4% while the S&P 500 rose. Moderna surged nearly threefold after positive trial results for an experimental skin‑cancer therapy, underscoring the day’s dramatic stock moves. Despite the setback, systematic long‑short funds were up about 1.7% for the month, and traders warn that volatility remains extreme, noting notable losses at Jane Street and the Situational Awareness fund as risk-off sentiment broadens.

via Financial Times|
#hedge-funds#markets-volatility#moderna
The Global Ledger of Market Meltdowns: Who Lost the Most
markets1 month ago

The Global Ledger of Market Meltdowns: Who Lost the Most

A Financial Times Alphaville piece visualizes a global leaderboard of the biggest trading losses, led by Leopold Aschenbrenner’s $35bn July hit at Jane Street, and notes that most top losses come from banks or large firms rather than pure funds. It discusses how overconfidence, leverage, and risk-management failures drive these meltdowns and cites famous episodes like Tiger Global’s 2022 downturn and Archegos-style collapses as prominent examples.

via Financial Times|
#hedge-funds#jane-street#markets