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Week of January 22, 2024

Week of January 22, 2024

This is the takeaway from today’s morning briefing, and what you can do subscription Received in your inbox every morning with: The stock market’s new record high will be challenged next week by a series of corporate earnings reports and…

Shoppers are dealing with holiday debt

Shoppers are dealing with holiday debt

But now that January is here and the other payments are starting, Andersen isn’t sure how she’ll pay it. She found herself buried under a mountain of small payments, wondering how she would cover her bills. “I was definitely selling…

Hedge funds make huge profits by betting on disaster risks

Hedge funds make huge profits by betting on disaster risks

For hedge funds, disaster science helped deliver the best returns of any alternative investment strategy last year. Calculations related to natural disasters such as hurricanes and tornadoes fueled record gains in funds managed by firms including Tenax Capital, Tangency Capital…