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hedge

[hej] / hɛdʒ /






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Quant hedge funds reap big gains from global bond selloff.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Unwinding popular hedge fund trades helped drive U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

This is despite, or maybe because of, the fact that hedge funds get to charge investors extra “performance fees” if they do well.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

“We should not be subsidizing hedge funds,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

I looked up in the hedge apple trees to see if she’d flown up there.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

The SFI scheme is vital for many farmers who have turned large swathes of their land over to nature-friendly schemes, such as planting hedges, creating wildflower margins and protecting the soil.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The group plants, protects and maintains trees and hedges on publicly owned land, working with councils and landowners.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Michael Kramer, portfolio manager at Mott Capital Management, sees a few reasons why it could be wise to buy some hedges.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

The compound comes with a three-car garage, two ipe wood decks, several outdoor seating areas, and drought-resistant landscaping that abounds with leafy hedges and mature trees.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

The ruffians came tramping along the East Road, and without halting turned up the Bywater Road, which ran for some way sloping up between high banks with low hedges on top.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

In this way, you will be largely hedged against changes in interest rates across the credit spectrum.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

A puma named Muluk seemed sure that South Korea will triumph against the Czech Republic, and six giraffes hedged their bets with the Democratic Republic of Congo over Colombia.

From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026

Asked if there is any salvation for the world’s Coke Zero drinkers, Jordan Trumble, a Diet Coke acolyte and Episcopal priest in West Virginia, thoughtfully hedged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

EasyJet, for example, hedged 80% of its fuel supply for the first half of the year at $717/tonne - but finding the remainder at prevailing prices cost the airline an extra £25m in March alone.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

The Company camped beside the Stone, but they slept little, because of the dread of the Shadows that hedged them round.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Higher prices now “will start to bleed into those hedging plans, and that will ultimately bleed into the end consumers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

This dollar weakness would also cheapen foreign-exchange hedging costs, they believed, allowing foreign investors concerned about the U.S. dollar’s long-run status to bolster their foreign-exchange hedges, which in turn would amplify the buck’s weakness.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Loh says lower alumina prices could also allow Press Metal to reduce hedging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Jet fuel prices will remain elevated over the July-December period, it forecast, vowing to pursue mitigating actions such as hedging for crude oil price changes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

It’s that their hedging is a choice, not a tic.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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