San Francisco New York London Hong Kong Tokyo   Market News   Lufthansa downgraded to â??market performâ? amid weak yield outlook Posted: 2025-07-02 09:53:32, investing   Lufthansa downgraded to â??market performâ? amid weak yield outlook     Verint Systems shares rise on talks with Thoma Bravo Posted: 2025-07-02 09:49:57, investing   Verint Systems shares rise on talks with Thoma Bravo     Iran enacts law suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog Posted: 2025-07-02 09:45:53, investing   Iran enacts law suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog     South African inflation expectations drop sharply in quarterly survey Posted: 2025-07-02 09:45:33, investing   South African inflation expectations drop sharply in quarterly survey     Wunsch suggests ECB may need to provide supportive policy stance - Reuters Posted: 2025-07-02 09:44:59, investing   Wunsch suggests ECB may need to provide supportive policy stance - Reuters     ECB should consider mildly supportive stance as on low growth, inflation, Wunsch says Posted: 2025-07-02 09:41:23, investing   ECB should consider mildly supportive stance as on low growth, inflation, Wunsch says     Tesla's China-made EV sales rise slightly in June, ending losing streak Posted: 2025-07-02 09:40:06, investing   Tesla's China-made EV sales rise slightly in June, ending losing streak     U.S. stock futures edge higher after Trump's bill clears Senate; ADP data due Posted: 2025-07-02 09:38:56, investing   U.S. stock futures edge higher after Trump's bill clears Senate; ADP data due     U.K. Chancellor faces fiscal hole of up to £32 billion: Deutsche Bank Posted: 2025-07-02 09:36:07, investing   U.K. Chancellor faces fiscal hole of up to £32 billion: Deutsche Bank     HDB Financial Services shares jump 12% in market debut Posted: 2025-07-02 09:35:09, investing   HDB Financial Services shares jump 12% in market debut     MMC Port Holdings to seek investors for $2 billion Malaysia IPO Posted: 2025-07-02 09:34:53, investing   MMC Port Holdings to seek investors for $2 billion Malaysia IPO     Eurozone unemployment rate rises to 6.3% in May Posted: 2025-07-02 09:32:25, investing   Eurozone unemployment rate rises to 6.3% in May     Italy could lose 20 billion euros in exports, 118,000 jobs with US tariffs, industry head says Posted: 2025-07-02 09:30:30, investing   Italy could lose 20 billion euros in exports, 118,000 jobs with US tariffs, industry head says     Jefferies lifts Apple to Hold: â??Q3 has upside but long-term risks remainâ?? Posted: 2025-07-02 09:23:40, investing   Jefferies lifts Apple to Hold: â??Q3 has upside but long-term risks remainâ??     FTSE 100 today: Gains hold despite sterling slip; Greggs tumbles on guidance cut Posted: 2025-07-02 09:20:09, investing   FTSE 100 today: Gains hold despite sterling slip; Greggs tumbles on guidance cut     Bytes Technology shares plunge 25% on weaker outlook and sales shift Posted: 2025-07-02 09:17:25, investing   Bytes Technology shares plunge 25% on weaker outlook and sales shift     Paramount settles with Trump over â??60 Minutesâ?? interview for $16 million Posted: 2025-07-02 09:15:45, investing   Paramount settles with Trump over â??60 Minutesâ?? interview for $16 million     Thai monetary policy must stay flexible as headwinds build, central bank deputy says Posted: 2025-07-02 09:06:21, investing   Thai monetary policy must stay flexible as headwinds build, central bank deputy says     Olli Rehn suggests Europe should pool defense investments - Reuters Posted: 2025-07-02 09:05:09, investing   Olli Rehn suggests Europe should pool defense investments - Reuters     Ireland adds 10,000 foreign multinational jobs in H1, up from 2024 Posted: 2025-07-02 08:47:04, investing   Ireland adds 10,000 foreign multinational jobs in H1, up from 2024         HF News   Opalesque Exclusive: SEC issues final judgments against LJM traders and firms over misleading risk disclosures Posted: Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000, Opalesque   Matthias Knab, Opalesque: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has secured final judgments against Anthony Caine and Anish Parvataneni, two traders involved in managing options-based hedge fund strategies at LJM Funds Management, Ltd. and LJM Partners, Ltd. The SEC alleged that both individua... Article link     APAC PE announced deals amounted to $37.5bn across 266 transactions in Q1'25 Posted: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:58:20 +0000, Opalesque   Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: According to a study, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region saw $37.5 billion in announced private equity investment during Q1'25 - a relatively strong start to the year despite a modest deal count of just 226 transactions. Japan led the region, accounting for the largest share ... Article link     Biggest hedge funds extend gains during chaotic six months, At 2025's halfway point many hedge funds had decent returns Posted: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:56:40 +0000, Opalesque   Biggest hedge funds extend gains during chaotic six months From Bloomberg: The biggest hedge funds added to their gains in June, sailing through the first half of the year amid global market chaos sparked by President Donald Trump's tariffs and the Israel-Iran war. Schonfeld's Fundamental Equity f... Article link     Hedge funds pile in as big US banks soar to all-time highs Posted: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:53:20 +0000, Opalesque   From Bloomberg: US lenders are on a tear and hedge funds are snapping up shares at a furious pace, underscoring Wall Street's increasing conviction that their record-breaking rally has more room to run. Last week, net buying by the fast-money crowd rose to the highest in nearly a decade, data compi... Article link     Bessent is treating treasury like a hedge fund Posted: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:50:00 +0000, Opalesque   From Bloomberg: Two things can be true at the same time: First, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is generally right to avoid terming out the US government's debt at the high prevailing borrowing costs. Second, he is being hypocritical given that he criticized his predecessor for leaning into short... Article link     How younger investors are driving a shift toward alternative investments Posted: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:48:20 +0000, Opalesque   From Forbes: Young investors today are significantly reshaping the investment landscape by increasingly turning to alternative investments over traditional stocks and bonds. According to a recent Bank of America study, more than 70% of investors aged 21 to 43 believe traditional asset classes alon... Article link     Institutional Investors: CalPERS joins growing wave of pension funds offloading private equity stakes as sales volume hits record, Texas County District slates $125m for private equity, University of California, State Street eye private market access via AI-based retirement platform Posted: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:46:40 +0000, Opalesque   CalPERS joins growing wave of pension funds offloading private equity stakes as sales volume hits record From PIonline.com: The California Public Employees' Retirement System is exploring plans to reenter the secondary market sales arena, joining a growing list of public pension funds and endowment... Article link         Crypto   WEMADE & Redlab Unleash Web3 MMORPG â?? Global Pre-Registration Open for Aug 2025 Posted: 2025-07-02 07:30:33, investing   WEMADE & Redlab Unleash Web3 MMORPG â?? Global Pre-Registration Open for Aug 2025     PrimeXBT Launches â??Trade as VIPâ?? Campaign Offering 70% Off Trading Fees Posted: 2025-07-02 07:00:36, investing   PrimeXBT Launches â??Trade as VIPâ?? Campaign Offering 70% Off Trading Fees     Bitcoin price today: muted at $106k as trade, tax bill uncertainties persist Posted: 2025-07-02 05:53:29, investing   Bitcoin price today: muted at $106k as trade, tax bill uncertainties persist     R0ARâ??s $1R0R Token Roars onto MEXC Exchange, Expanding DeFi Accessibility Posted: 2025-07-02 01:30:33, investing   R0ARâ??s $1R0R Token Roars onto MEXC Exchange, Expanding DeFi Accessibility     GameSquare Accelerates Crypto Strategy with Dialectic Yielding Partnership and Advisory Appointments Posted: 2025-07-01 17:00:31, investing   GameSquare Accelerates Crypto Strategy with Dialectic Yielding Partnership and Advisory Appointments     Little Pepe Crosses $3M Milestone, Dominates EVM Layer 2 Meme Coin Ecosystem Posted: 2025-07-01 16:00:35, investing   Little Pepe Crosses $3M Milestone, Dominates EVM Layer 2 Meme Coin Ecosystem     Botanix Launches Mainnet to Power the Bitcoin Economy with Chainlink, Fireblocks, GMX, Dolomite and Others Posted: 2025-07-01 15:00:30, investing   Botanix Launches Mainnet to Power the Bitcoin Economy with Chainlink, Fireblocks, GMX, Dolomite and Others     $70M Committed to Boba Network as Foundation Concludes BOBA Token Agreement with FTX Recovery Trust Posted: 2025-07-01 14:30:30, investing   $70M Committed to Boba Network as Foundation Concludes BOBA Token Agreement with FTX Recovery Trust     Limitless Raise $4m Strategic Funding, Launch Points Ahead of TGE Posted: 2025-07-01 13:30:33, investing   Limitless Raise $4m Strategic Funding, Launch Points Ahead of TGE     Oblong Bolsters Decentralized AI Strategy with Bittensor ($TAO) Purchase and Staking Posted: 2025-07-01 13:21:08, investing   Oblong Bolsters Decentralized AI Strategy with Bittensor ($TAO) Purchase and Staking