hedge
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People outside Wall Street will probably say they don’t know, while those who work in finance, suspecting a trap, may hedge their bets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The previous record for a fossil auction was "Apex" the Stegosaurus, bought for $44.6 million in 2024 by hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
You think low-volatility stocks are an underappreciated hedge against overvalued technology shares?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Flowers have been left by loved ones and neighbours on a hedge outside the home.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Clare crept from the pine tree into a hedge of thorny bushes, five paces behind a boy dressed like a machine.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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If it persists, you may want to take some chips off the table and/or buy hedges as portfolio insurance.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
The study area included hedges, a cornfield, and a tree that stood between the hive and the food source, preventing a direct route.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
Expertly crafted clippers for his Saturday morning ritual of shaping hedges and deadheading blooms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
WhiteHawk hedges 90% of its commodity price risk for the next 12 months and targets paying 75% of cash as dividends.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
The resulting artificial habitat was meant only for humans and 'their' plants and animals, and was often fenced off by walls and hedges.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Astoria launched a hedged growth fund for separately managed accounts in late 2020 that offers strategies similar to buffered ETFs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
"Most of the big airlines tell me they are well hedged so are paying last year's prices for this year's flights," he told BBC Radio Scotland's Mornings with Lucy Whyte.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
While Steyer and Xavier Becerra, the former California attorney general, both said they would support such a ban, the remaining three candidates hedged or said they would not.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
The carrier said it has 70% of summer jet fuel hedged, warning of volatility for its unhedged position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Where we have hedged fields and parklands, they had village communities, moorlands, fens and forests of enormous size.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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The Gulf states are always hedging with Iran, by virtue of geography.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Importantly, implied volatility reflects expectations around the size of future swings and the costs of hedging, not the direction of prices.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Those will mark a reset of Wall Street hedging, and resulting orders hitting markets could cause sharp if short-term market wobbles, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Along with its updated pricing, cost and tax guidance, as well as updated hedging disclosures, we reduce our 2026 and 2027 free-cash-flow estimates by 3.9% and 4.2%, respectively.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
My mother’s usual line is that you should do these favors when asked, so why is she hedging on this one?
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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