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Short volatility in this economy?

Short volatility in this economy?

Short vol bets got clapped, corporate credit spreads surged, JPMorgan raised US recession odds, Lumen became an AI stock overnight, and UK wants to emulate the Maple 8.

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PE Under Fire Per Usual

PE Under Fire Per Usual

Lawsuits are piling on KKR’s founders, Vista is winding down its hedge fund, SEC is investigating banks over alleged cheating, traders piled into Treasury longs at record pace, OpenAI's co-founder joined rival Anthropic, and Kamala chooses Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as VP pick.

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Kuro Monday

Kuro Monday

Global stock markets got cooked, traders piled into tail-risk hedges, retail brokerages were hit by outages, Google search was found to be an illegal monopoly, and Japan markets re-lived Black Monday only to rally the next day.

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'Twas Fun While It Lasted

'Twas Fun While It Lasted

Nasdaq entered correction territory, Japan stocks entered a bear market, the yield curve almost un-inverted, economic data triggered a recession rule, and a junior IB analyst won gold at the Olympics 💪🇺🇸

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YOLO Nvidia Bets Are In

YOLO Nvidia Bets Are In

Nvidia volatility surpassed Bitcoin's, a divided BoE cut rates, hedge fund allocation to China hit a five-year low, Google is hoarding Nvidia chips for YC-backed startups, and the 9/11 mastermind will avoid the death penalty.

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Credit Where Credit is Due 🤷

Credit Where Credit is Due 🤷

Stock market ripped, Japan raised rates, shareholders sued CrowdStrike, Bill Ackman canceled IPO plans, KKR is swimming in fees, Oaktree exited to Kylian Mbappé, and Ares smashed HPS' record with a behemoth private credit fund.

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Mid Tech Earnings

Mid Tech Earnings

'Earnings Super Bowl' week continues on as as early Big Tech earnings came in mixed. Elsewhere, Spirit is abandoning its low-fare strategy, wealthy investors are driving record gold demand, and Intel is laying off thousands.

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Wells Fargo's DEI Sham

Wells Fargo's DEI Sham

Wells Fargo conducted sham interviews for DEI candidates, UK is cracking down on PE bonuses, Hedge funds are ditching European shorts at record pace, and Toyota's chairman may lose his board seat.

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SPACs Are Back

SPACs Are Back

Short seller Andrew Left was criminally charged, SPAC deals are poised for a comeback, Hudson Bay accused the Fed of engineering lower long-end yields, and Bill Ackman delayed the IPO of his new closed-end fund.

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Nepotism Drama on the Street

Nepotism Drama on the Street

OpenAI unveiled a search engine to rival Google, WhatsApp hit 100M active US users, Bill Ackman's newest fund may raise ~90% less than he planned, and David Rubenstein's daughter resigned a top job after cronyism claims

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Yet Another Clappening

Yet Another Clappening

China is ensuring AI models are socialist, Colin Kaepernick launched an AI startup, Chinese quant funds are struggling, CrowdStrike may cost Fortune 500 firms over $5B, and US stocks continued to get wrecked.

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Big Tech Earnings Flash Warnings

Big Tech Earnings Flash Warnings

LPs are wary of PE continuation funds, FTC is probing 'dynamic pricing' practices, US home prices hit a record-high, insurers are set to lose billions from CrowdStrike's glitch, and early Big Tech earnings came in mixed.

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