What’s the Deal With Hedge Funds?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. We’ve all heard this before, but here is the Financial Times on the performance of hedge funds last year: Hedge funds run by GAM, Schroders and BlackRock delivered significant losses in 2018 as declines for stock markets globally and rising US interest rates led to…
Trump’s Nominee to Replace Kavanaugh Questioned Date Rape, Discrimination, and Climate Change
Neomi Rao, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, smiles as President Donald Trump announces his intention to nominate her to fill Brett Kavanaugh’s seat on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals.Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Neomi Rao, whom President Donald Trump nominated to replace Brett…
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Donald Trump Says He “Never Worked for Russia”
Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. After spending the weekend failing to directly deny that he had ever acted on behalf of the Russian government, President Donald Trump on Monday morning offered his most definitive response yet, telling reporters outside the White House that he “never worked for Russia.”…
Trump Signals Full Steam Ahead on Syria Withdrawal, But Reporters Expose Mess Behind the Scenes
John Bolton, national security advisor, istens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House.Al Drago/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Sunday, President Donald Trump tweeted that the “long overdue pullout from Syria” was underway. Less than a month ago,…
We Can’t Get Over This Gymnast’s Magical Floor Routine
Katelyn Ohashi of UCLA during an NCAA college gymnastics match.Ben Liebenberg/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Katelyn Ohashi is no stranger to the perfect 10. Last year, Ohashi finished as the nation’s top college gymnasts and shared the NCAA women’s national championship in the floor routine. On Saturday, at the Collegiate…