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☆ Multi-strategy hedge funds had mixed results for a mad March. Here's how Citadel, Millennium, and Point72 did.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Michelle Abrego | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Multi-strategy hedge funds had a mixed March after the Silicon Valley Bank collapse put markets on edge. The Citadel Wellington fund ended the month up 1.38%, while Steve Cohen's Point72 was up 1.33%. Equities was up 2.16% in March, bringing year-to-date performance to 4.56%. Its global fixed income fund returned 0.12% in March, bringing year-to-date performance to 1.77%. Hedge fund performance figures are still trickling out, but data and reports suggest that trend-following and macro funds were caught out after the banking crisis rocked markets.

☆ Exiled leader tells US Congress Tibet faces 'slow death' under China
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, March 28 (Reuters) - Tibet is dying a "slow death" under Chinese rule, the head of the India-based organization known as Tibet's government in-exile said on Tuesday in a first address to the U.S. Congress. The Sikyong role was created in 2012 after the Dalai Lama, Tibetans' 87-year-old spiritual leader, relinquished political authority in favor of an organization that could outlive him. China has ruled the remote western region of Tibet since 1951, after its military marched in and took control in what it calls a "peaceful liberation." Actor and long-time Tibet activist Richard Gere told the hearing that Chinese policies in Tibet increasingly "match the definition of crimes against humanity." Reporting by Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

ORLANDO, Florida, March 22 (Reuters) - First the record wager on higher U.S. interest rates, now the record wipe out. Their record net short position in three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) futures of 1.17 million contracts was slashed to 329,638 contracts in the week through March 14. chartchartExpectations of a 6% fed funds rate have long faded. In bonds and interest rates, yields and implied rates fall when prices rise, and move up when prices fall. The latest CFTC figures also revealed how the recent surge in volatility has put speculative accounts trading three-month SOFR futures out of the market.

Commodity trading advisers (CTAs) - funds that try to profit by buying or selling when there is a clear direction in markets - slumped 4.3% in the three days to Monday, according to analysis from UBS. "We have seen certainly on (last) Friday and Monday capitulation trades from hedge funds, so all hedge funds have been short duration positioned and we have heard a lot of desks needed to shut down their risk," said Kaspar Hense, a senior portfolio manager at BlueBay Asset Management. Hedge funds felt this "brutally" in Japanese markets, Hense said, where positioning from hedge funds and CTAs had been particularly "one sided" in anticipation of an end to the Bank of Japan's yield curve control policy. British macro hedge fund manager Crispin Odey's main fund posted a minus 4.7% February performance and is down 3% so far this year, said a note from his hedge fund to clients. Very few macro economic funds tracked by bank research seen by Reuters have reported March numbers.

☆ I have a 6-figure side hustle as a user-generated-content creator. It only takes a few hours a week — here's how I scaled it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I'm a creative director with a part-time gig as a user-generated-content, or UGC, creator. Between then and May 2016, I worked part time, lived at home, and built my UGC portfolio. I make my UGC ads feel naturalAlthough my UGC concepts are launched as ads, I make them feel like your friend posted it. As a UGC creator, you have to be aware of the latest social trends and nuances in marketing. What you choose to do after these gut punches is what separates the UGC creator who gave up after two weeks from the creator who makes four or five figures a month.

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☆ I'm a Medium blogger who makes up to $11,000 a month. Here are my top 3 tips for monetizing your content.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Sasha Weilbaker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sinem Günel is a writer who posts content on the online publishing platform Medium. Writers make money on Medium by earning a portion of the $5 monthly membership fee readers pay to access gated content. Of my projects at the time, writing on Medium was the task I enjoyed most. Use Medium as a lead-generation sourceAt the bottom of every Medium article, you're allowed to input a call to action, or a CTA. If readers like what you're writing, joining your email list will give them access to more of it.

☆ Spanish prosecutors probe Barcelona's payments to former refereeing official
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Feb 16 (Reuters) - Spanish prosecutors are investigating around 1.4 million euros ($1.50 million) in payments soccer giants Barcelona had made over three years to a company owned by a high-ranking official of Spain's refereeing body, the club said, confirming an earlier media report. Spanish radio Cadena SER said on Wednesday that the soccer club made the payments between 2016 and 2018 to a company of Jose Maria Enríquez Negreira, who was at the time vice-president of a refereeing committee of the Spanish football association. It said the consultant also provided, in video format, reports about youth players from other Spanish clubs. According to Spanish media reports, prosecutors launched the probe in 2022 after a tax office inspection of a company owned by Enriquez Negreira, found no record or services provided to Barcelona in return for 1.4 million euros in payments. Cadena SER quoted Enriquez Negreira as saying that his advice was verbal and included players' interactions with referees and that he denied ever favouring Barcelona in any refereeing decisions or disputes.

☆ Want to play the ChatGPT buzz? Analysts love these A.I. stocks — giving one upside of 150%
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Much buzz has been generated around ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot that's gone viral and reportedly reached 100 million monthly active users in January. Its popularity has sparked much interest in artificial intelligence tech . "You really have to consider the role that artificial intelligence is going to play … it's made this quantum leap almost, you know, overnight. For investors considering investing in AI, CNBC Pro has screened two ETFs for stocks: the $1.59 billion Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF and the First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence & Robotics ETF, which tracks the Nasdaq CTA Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Index. Voice AI platform SoundHound also got a 100% buy rating, and analysts put its potential average upside at 31%.

☆ CES technology trade show adopts social theme
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Las Vegas, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Farm equipment took the keynote spotlight at the CES technology trade show in Las Vegas, as "human security for all" became the first theme in its 56-year history. "Technology allows farmers to create more with less," May told an audience of 2,000 at one of the world's largest tech events, organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The trade group is partnering with the World Academy of Art and Science and the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to encourage the tech industry to help tackle the world's most pressing problems. The CES sessions are the first phase of the trade group's "rolling thunder" campaign to raise awareness across all sectors of the economy, said Garry Jacobs, executive chairman of the Human Security For All campaign. Reporting by Dawn Chmielewski in Las Vegas; Editing by Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Tech’s biggest show is set to kick off in Las Vegas. Here’s what to expect
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The Consumer Electronics Show, now in its 56th year, kicks off this week in Las Vegas with a familiar mix of cutting edge technology and oddball gadgets. And this year’s event, in particular, could show how companies are thinking about products as pandemic concerns recede for some consumers but recession concerns remain. This year, featured speakers will include executives from traditional tech companies such as Samsung, Sony and Amazon, as well as other brands like John Deere, Delta and BMW. Still, the topic of virtual reality products will remain a focus for some companies. HTC is expected to launch the Vive Focus 3 this week at the show, with an emphasis on the metaverse.

☆ Quants Are Headed for Best Year in Decades as Fed Stokes Volatility
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Eric Wallerstein | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A cadre of quant investment strategies that benefit during times of tumult are on pace for their best year since at least 2000—and those funds are counting on markets remaining volatile to extend their banner run. The funds wager on various assets as they rise or fall, building their bets as a trend strengthens. When algorithmic warning signs flash, they pivot into fresh positions. Those strategies have been a rare haven for much of the year as the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate increases have pummeled stocks and bonds. The SG CTA Index, run by Société Générale and BarclayHedge to track the 20 largest such strategies, is up 19% in 2022, on pace for its best year since launching in 2000.

☆ 'Huge regime shift': Active managers see boost from the energy trade
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

He co-runs the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF , which is up 24% so far this year. And right now we're in the middle of a huge regime shift," the firm's managing member told CNBC's "ETF Edge" last week. "The modern term is managed futures. "In regulatory land, futures contracts are often treated as commodities, but we call them managed futures." Beer's strategy uses long and short futures contracts in an attempt to mimic returns.

☆ Analysis: Market turmoil a boon for trend-following hedge funds
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Nell Mackenzie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Oct 17 (Reuters) - Trend-following hedge funds are capitalising on market disruption and geopolitical unrest, with funds such as Graham Capital Management, Aspect Capital, AlphaSimplex and AQR Capital Management all near or over 40% higher for the year. AQR is part of an index of the 10 largest trend-following hedge funds, compiled by Société Générale. The index has risen almost 37% this year, compared with a 3.8% increase in data provider HFR's broader index of hedge fund performance. Hedge funds Man Group, AlphaSimplex and Transtrend have reported trend strategies with performances this year of roughly 15%, 48% and 31% respectively. Funds in the Société Générale CTA index include AQR Capital Management, AlphaSimplex Group, Aspect Capital, Systematica Investments, Graham Capital Management, ISAM LLP, Lynx Asset Management, Man Group's AHL fund, Transtrend and Winton Capital Management.

☆ VIDEO: Elevii de la CTA Svetlîi au efectuat vizite de studiu la compania DiazTech
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-04 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: Jurnal.mdVIDEO: Elevii de la CTA Svetlîi au efectuat vizite de studiu la compania DiazTechA munci în agricultură poate fi o cinste și o onoare. În scopul unei instruiri mai eficiente și captivante, elevii de la specialitatea ”mecanică agricolă” au participat la două vizite de studiu la compania DiazTech. Cu ajutorul DevRAM și proDidactica am inițiat mai multe proiecte și avem unele rezultate îmbucurătoare. Roman Braguța, brand manager DiazTech:„Am fost două zile alături de elevii Colegiului Tehnic Agricol din Svetlâi. În cadrul proiectului ”DevRAM”, Partea I, cu suportul Uniunii Europene, elevii din anul III de la specialitatea ”mecanică agricolă” au efectuat vizite de studiu la compania DiazTech.

Persons: Vasile Belev, Andrei Torlac, Ciprian Racovean, Ivan Gușac, Mie Organizations: DiazTech, Agenția Austriacă, Uniunii Europene Locations: Republicii Moldova, Donau, Moldova, Germania, Franța, Elveția, Svetlâi, Austriei

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