Investors to Ken Griffin: Multistrat Funds Are Still Booming

Investors to Ken Griffin: Multistrat Funds Are Still Booming

(Bloomberg) — Citadel founder Ken Griffin was only half right last month when he said the multistrategy hedge fund boom had “come and gone.” Most Read from Bloomberg Yes, the amount of money these multimanager funds oversee has dipped from last year — partly because some, including Citadel, have returned billions of dollars of profits … Read more

Restructurings could rise next year as Budget cost rises loom, warn experts

Restructurings could rise next year as Budget cost rises loom, warn experts

Insolvencies and restructuring could rise further over the start of 2025 as firms face more increased cost pressures, industry experts have warned. Restructuring bosses have cautioned that impending cost rises linked to the autumn Budget could particularly weigh on the retail, hospitality and care sectors. It comes after official figures pointed towards an uptick in … Read more

House prices surge in UK regions while London growth lags behind

House prices surge in UK regions while London growth lags behind

Halifax has revealed the biggest house price risers and fallers of 2024 (Unsplash / Luke Thornton) Stoke-on-Trent notched up the biggest growth in house prices this year as buyers sought out more affordable locations, but Huddersfield and many London boroughs saw values fall, a lender has said. Halifax unveiled its list of the biggest UK … Read more

More than 400 pubs shut doors for good as cost pressures rise

More than 400 pubs shut doors for good as cost pressures rise

The number of pubs in England and Wales dipped below 39,000 for the first time after hundreds of locals shut their doors for good this year, according to new figures. Official Government statistics have revealed that 412 pubs were demolished or converted for other uses over the year to December. The data, which was analysed … Read more

Global markets tipped to keep rising in 2025 despite trade war fears

Global markets tipped to keep rising in 2025 despite trade war fears

Gains in US shares are expected to lead the way next year, but there are concerns there will be fewer opportunities for interest rate cuts.Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA Global stock markets are tipped to keep rising in 2025, led by more gains among US shares, despite anxiety about inflation and fears that Donald Trump could spark … Read more

MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR) stock price, news, quote and history – Yahoo Finance

MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR) stock price, news, quote and history – Yahoo Finance

MicroStrategy Incorporated provides artificial intelligence-powered enterprise analytics software and services in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It offers MicroStrategy ONE, which provides non-technical users with the ability to directly access novel and actionable insights for decision-making; and MicroStrategy Cloud for Government service, which offers always-on threat monitoring that meets the … Read more

MicroStrategy buys $209 million of bitcoin as purchases lessen

MicroStrategy buys 9 million of bitcoin as purchases lessen

(Bloomberg) — MicroStrategy Inc (MSTR). said it bought $209 million of Bitcoin (BTC-USD), marking the eighth consecutive week of purchases for the dot-com-era software maker turned leveraged proxy for the original cryptocurrency. Most Read from Bloomberg Michael Saylor, co-founder and chairman of the Tysons Corner, Virginia-based firm, has focused on increasing MicroStrategy’s holdings of Bitcoin. … Read more

Challenges facing European markets set to persist through 2025

Challenges facing European markets set to persist through 2025

The European stock markets have broadly underperformed their global peers, particularly Wall Street throughout the year. Several factors have contributed to this trend, including a lack of robust technology components, political instability, China’s slowdown, and geopolitical tensions. Looking ahead, these challenges are expected to persist in 2025, with two key global events poised to play … Read more