hedge

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The Iran conflict has prompted investors to hedge exposure to higher oil by going long on energy stocks, Matthew Stucky, chief portfolio manager of equities for Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, said in an interview.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Major carriers with thousands of trucks have different ways to hedge against price fluctuations that insulate them from temporary volatility.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Working as a junior hedge fund analyst in the 2000s, I had internally championed positions in EganaGoldpfeil and Tack Fat—two fast-growing, Hong Kong-listed small-cap stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“When leaders clearly make the case grounded in freedom, safety and dignity, voters respond. But when they hedge, it creates a vacuum that bad actors fill.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Not long before that, in April 2007, Howie Hubler, perhaps having misgivings about the size of his gamble, had struck a deal with the guy who ran the doomed Bear Stearns hedge funds, Ralph Cioffi.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis