Cliff Asness’ AQR sees multiple hedge funds up double digits in 2025, beating the market

Cliff Asness’ AQR sees multiple hedge funds up double digits in 2025, beating the market

Cliff Asness. Chris Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images AQR Capital Management took advantage of a volatile first half of 2025, with a duo of hedge funds doubling the S&P 500’s return. The Apex strategy from Cliff Asness’ firm, which combines stocks, macro and arbitrage trades and has $4.3 billion in assets under management, rallied 11.4%…

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Powell confirms that the Fed would have cut by now were it not for tariffs

Powell confirms that the Fed would have cut by now were it not for tariffs

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on “The Federal Reserve’s Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on June 24, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the U.S. central bank would have easier monetary…

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Public companies bought more bitcoin than ETFs did for the third quarter in a row

Public companies bought more bitcoin than ETFs did for the third quarter in a row

Ozan Kose | Afp | Getty Images Corporate treasuries have surpassed ETFs in bitcoin buying for a third consecutive quarter as more companies try to benefit from the MicroStrategy playbook in a more crypto-friendly regulatory environment. Public companies acquired about 131,000 coins in the second quarter, growing their bitcoin balance 18%, according to data provider…

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TSLA, SG, AVAV, HAS and more

TSLA, SG, AVAV, HAS and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Tesla — The electric vehicle maker shed 6% after President Donald Trump suggested that the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency look at subsidies for Tesla CEO Elon Musk ‘s companies for potential cost-cutting measures. Trump’s comments came after Musk again criticized the president’s tax-and-spending bill ….

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