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Global hedge funds specializing in macro strategies and long-term investments have reduced some exposure amid recent market turbulence, but their equity positions remain near the highest levels in over a year, according to estimates from Barclays. In September, growing optimism over U.S. economic strength and renewed enthusiasm surrounding heavy investment in artificial intelligence helped push…

Global equity positioning is increasingly diverging as institutional investors adopt a cautious stance while retail traders lean into risk, according to Barclays. Hedge funds are pulling back, even as smaller investors ramp up their exposure to stocks, creating what the bank calls a collision between “macro tantrums and micro bulls.” Despite recent tariff flare-ups and…

Goldman Sachs has issued a warning about increasing threats to global supply chains for rare earths and other critical minerals, underscoring China’s overwhelming dominance in both mining and refining and highlighting the obstacles countries face in developing their own independent supply capabilities. China’s Expanding Control The alert comes shortly after Beijing expanded its export restrictions…

Gold has smashed through roughly 50 record highs in 2025, cementing its position as one of the strongest-performing assets this year. According to strategists at RBC Capital Markets, this remarkable run is being powered less by standard macroeconomic tailwinds and more by what they call “compounding uncertainty” — a persistent buildup of geopolitical and financial…

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares may be reflecting excessive optimism, according to a Wall Street analyst who kept a Sector Weight rating on the stock despite better-than-expected September data. KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Brandon Nispel acknowledged that Apple’s hardware performance was solid, but argued that it doesn’t justify the current valuation. “With AAPL trading at all-time…

Artificial intelligence shares may look pricey after their powerful rally this year, but Citigroup Inc. believes they have not yet entered true bubble territory. “AI does not look like a bubble yet based on our valuation monitor,” analysts at Citi wrote, while also cautioning that “there are some growing pockets of valuation concern when we…

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. reported that hedge funds accelerated their selling of U.S. equities last week to the quickest pace since early April, even as major indexes finished higher with the S&P 500 up 1.7%. According to the bank’s Prime Brokerage data, the bulk of the selling came from short positions in Macro Products and…