hedge
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It alleged that foreign hedge funds were behind the investigation in the hope of financial gain.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Those Russell put options are now a cheaper hedge as some of the more volatile names have been stripped out.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
David Sambur of Apollo was, the authors write, “a pit bull constantly in attack mode,” while Bruce Bennett, the hedge funds’ lawyer, “always had to have the last word.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
His proposal involves a proprietary equity hedge strategy to manage $700,000 of my assets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
We reach beyond the lavender patch into a thick green hedge.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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"Check carefully for signs of activity before you cut back hedges or vegetation," it added.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
If expectations of a stronger yen cause Japanese investors to increase their dollar hedges, the basis could move further into negative territory, signaling greater hedging demand and tighter dollar-funding conditions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Where beach shacks once stood, now you’ll find estates hidden behind hedges and marinas packed with yachts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
The study area included hedges, a cornfield, and a tree that stood between the hive and the food source, preventing a direct route.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
Then it rushed madly across about twenty fields, breaking down all the fences and hedges in its path.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
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A puma named Muluk seemed sure that South Korea will triumph against the Czech Republic, and six giraffes hedged their bets with the Democratic Republic of Congo over Colombia.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
EasyJet, for example, hedged 80% of its fuel supply for the first half of the year at $717/tonne - but finding the remainder at prevailing prices cost the airline an extra £25m in March alone.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
While Steyer and Xavier Becerra, the former California attorney general, both said they would support such a ban, the remaining three candidates hedged or said they would not.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
To simplify, being delta neutral means option dealers will shift their holdings of the underlying asset as option prices move in order to maintain a hedged position.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
I didn’t rush him; I circled and hedged, watching him closely, to let him think he was pulling what he wanted out of me.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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Figures are adjusted for gains and losses from hedging instruments, foreign exchange derivatives and other items.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
A declining swap rate would be a sign of shifting liquidity flows and indicative of tightening conditions as hedging costs grow more expensive.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Volatility of prices — which affects risk models, availability of credit and hedging costs — is high.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The Gulf states are always hedging with Iran, by virtue of geography.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
After all, Montaigne never gave an example of heavenly inspiration, of divine intervention, without hedging it about with doubts and difficulties.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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