Japan's GPIF posts $50 billion loss in first-quarter as trade tensions hit stocks

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund, the world's largest pension fund, lost 5.5 trillion yen ($49.7 billion) on its investments in the first quarter as worries about U.S.-China trade friction pushed down stocks in Japan and abroad, the fund said on Friday.

Most cash since 2008 flows out of U.S. equity funds in June: Lipper

Investors played it safe in June, plucking the most cash out of U.S.-based equity funds since the peak of the 2008 global financial crisis as U.S. trade disputes discouraged risk, Lipper data showed on Thursday.

Home-brewed life lessons from Honest Tea's Seth Goldman

Twenty years ago, Seth Goldman succeeded in his years-long quest to find an after-run drink that was tasty, yet low in sugar and calories.

U.S. fund investors pull most cash from stocks since February: ICI

U.S. fund investors peeled out of stocks, pulling the most cash since February in the most recent week as global trade tensions vexed markets, Investment Company Institute data showed on Thursday.

Brevan Howard, Stone Milliner founders back data firm Qi

Two of Europe's leading macro hedge fund investors are backing a machine learning data analytics firm that aims to give traders an edge in picking winning bets across stocks and indexes.

New U.S. Medicare cards prompt warnings about phone scams

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Hedge funds Bridgewater, Winton register to launch products in China

Renowned global hedge fund managers Bridgewater Associates LP and Winton Group Ltd have had registrations to launch products in China accepted at a time of turbulence in capital markets, reflecting a change in the government's stance toward such foreign funds.

Famous brother aside, Randi Zuckerberg has life lessons too

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U.S. fund managers zero in on software as tariffs upend tech sector

Worries that a broadening trade war between the United States and China will upend the global supply chain are prompting some U.S. fund managers to buy shares of companies they believe will shield them from such disruptions.

Loeb's Third Point takes new approach in battle with Nestle

For a year, billionaire hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb has watched quietly from afar as Nestle SA tries to energize its business. But his patience has worn thin and he has been telling associates and his own investors that time is now up for the world's No. 1 food company.

Four ways to prevent loneliness from wrecking your retirement

When Monica Dwyer of West Chester, Ohio thinks of retirement, her mind wanders to her family friend Paul.

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