By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Global hedge funds turned positive on U.S. technology stocks, piling into the sector in the week ending Jan. 18 at the fastest pace in two months, a Goldman Sachs note to clients showed. U.S. tech stocks began the year unloved by hedge funds and were the most net sold …
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By Steve Holland NASHUA, New Hampshire (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Dean Phillips, attempting a longshot bid for the Democratic nomination, assailed Joe Biden as “unelectable and weak” on Saturday as he tried to take advantage of the president’s absence from New Hampshire’s primary. Biden did not register for the New Hampshire after national Democrats opted to …
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By Gram Slattery, James Oliphant and Nathan Layne SEABROOK, New Hampshire (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ended his fading presidential campaign on Sunday and endorsed Donald Trump just two days before the pivotal New Hampshire primary, leaving former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley as Trump’s last long-shot challenger for the Republican nomination. DeSantis’ decision, less than …
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(Reuters) – Canadian apparel maker Gildan Activewear on Sunday said it has learned that the activist fund Browning West, LP’s purchase of Gildan shares last month violated the U.S. anti-trust laws. Gildan has alleged that the move was an “illegal” attempt by the U.S.-based fund to reappoint former Chief Executive Glenn Chamandy and eventually take …
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By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – Two U.S. Navy SEALs who went missing in the Gulf of Aden earlier this month during a raid on a boat carrying Iranian weapons have not been located following an exhaustive search and their status has been changed to deceased, military officials said on Sunday. The SEALs were reported missing …
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By Gram Slattery and James Oliphant PORTSMOUTH/KEENE, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Tom Mita, a 45-year-old non-profit worker in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is not registered with a political party. That makes him the perfect target for Nikki Haley, who needs independent voters for a chance to prevail in this pivotal primary state. Mita is thinking about …
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By Carolina Mandl and Nell Mackenzie NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s 20 best-performing hedge funds generated $67 billion for investors in 2023, roughly triple what they returned in 2022, with activist TCI Fund Management leading the pack, according to data published by LCH Investments on Monday. Bridgewater Associates, founded by billionaire Ray Dalio, and …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and aides are discussing options for ending his 2024 presidential campaign, perhaps before Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people briefed on the conversations. (Reporting by Scott Malone, Editing by Leslie Adler)
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Ship traffic in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait is set to resume for northbound vessels as of 1700 GMT on Sunday, after a suspension due to an anchor failure on one ship, the Tribeca shipping agency said. According to a report shared by the agency, the Liberia-flagged tanker Peria’s anchor self-released due to bad weather …
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RIYADH (Reuters) – Dubai’s gross domestic product grew 3.3% between January and September 2023, according to data released by state news agency WAM on Sunday. Over those nine months, accommodation and food services grew 11.1%, while transportation and storage services rose by 10.9%, and the information and communications sector grew by 4.4%. The city state, …
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