Hedge fund
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A hedge fund is a pooled investment fund that holds liquid assets and that makes use of complex trading and risk management techniques to aim to improve investment performance and insulate returns fro
Tom Steyer, hedge-fund manager of Farallon Capital.
George Soros, fund manager of Quantum Group of Funds
Ray Dalio, fund manager of Bridgewater Associates
A prospectus from the US
2008 financial crisis
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A major worldwide financial crisis centered in the United States took place in 2008. The causes included excessive speculation on property values by both homeowners and financial institutions, leading
The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers (headquarters pictured), the fourth-largest U.S. investment bank (behind Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch), on September 15, 2008, is often considered the climax of the 2008 financial crisis.
Share in GDP of U.S. financial sector since 1860
People queueing outside a Northern Rock branch in the United Kingdom to withdraw their savings during the financial crisis
Restaurant in Bristol, United Kingdom, advertising cheap "Credit Crunch Lunch"