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Like a cliff.Chris Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAQR Capital Management took advantage of the volatile second half of the first half of 2025, with the hedge fund duo double the S&P 500’s return.Cliff Asness’ Firm’s Apex strategy combines stocks, macros and arbitration transactions to have $4.3 billion under management, but it raised 11.4% in the first six months of the year, according to anyone familiar with AQR’s returns that demanded that the information be anonymous because it is private.AQR’s long-term Delphi Equity Fund won a 11.6% commission in the first half of 2025 with $4.1 billion in assets under…

New learning era requires a new kind of engagement As AI continues to transform industries and restructure the global workforce, educational institutions face important challenges. How do you prepare students in a world where adaptability, decision-making and real-world problem-solving is essential? This is where experiential learning using business simulations becomes a powerful solution, providing a way for students to actively apply knowledge, make decisions and learn through real-world contexts. Traditional lecture-based learning is still valuable, but often lacks the ability to develop these deeper abilities. Therefore, experiential learning, more specifically, business simulation-based learning, intervenes as a powerful, scalable and engaging…

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on June 24, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, about the “Federal Reserve Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report.” Saul Roeve | AFP | Getty ImagesFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the US Central Bank would have an easy monetary policy to date without President Donald Trump’s tariff plans.When asked during the panel whether the Fed would have lowered the fees again if Trump did not announce tax plans to many foreign trade partners earlier this year, Powell said, “I think that’s right.””We were put…

Yves here. It is exceedingly difficult to keep of top of Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s ongoing playing of various parties against each other. Readers can give many examples, but one layer of his many schemes was being helpful to Russia after the start of the Special Military Operation by continuing to trade with Russia and refusing to allow military ships to enter the Black Sea, to the great annoyance of the US. At the same time, Turkiye’s considerable role in the collapse of Syria was to Russia’s detriment. That is a long way of saying I cannot evaluate Korybko’s thesis…

Upgrade the L&D engine: fewer administrators, more impact The face of corporate learning is changing. Learners expect a seamless digital experience that they receive as consumers. However, many learning and development (L&D) teams remain trapped in a time-consuming cycle of inboxes filled with manual registrations, tracking spreadsheets, and assessment reminders. This disconnect between the expectations of modern learners and outdated L&D operations is not merely a nuisance. It’s a growth blocker. Solution? Digital overhaul of L&D backend. Automating training operations from registration to assessment, reminder and compliance tracking will shift L&D teams from tactical firefighting to strategic impact. In this…

I’m not a fan of the “class” left wing scenery. Progressives often define class in terms of income and wealth, but that makes no sense to me. I spent time from the bottom to the top 20% in 5 income quintiles, but denied identifying my “class” with my income.The following tweet caught my eye: Therefore, the leftists currently running for Major New York consider the same class of risk (income or wealth) at least in regards to the top 1% of “US vs. turn” batters. Are homeless people living in the alley behind the Bronx united with the elegant women…

Check out the companies that make headlines before the bell. TESLA – Electric car makers have flowed 6% after President Donald Trump suggested that US government efficiency would look into subsidies from Tesla CEO Elon Musk for potential cost-cutting measures. Trump’s comments come after Musk once again criticized the president’s tax and spending bill. Aerovironment – The stock slipped over 7% after the defense contractor announced it had proposed to offer $600 million in 2030 with $750 million in common stock and convertible senior notes. The bank said new sets from new sets: The Gathering will help boost sales of…

ADI IGNATIUS: I’m Adi Ignatius. ALISON BEARD: I’m Alison Beard, and this is the HBR IdeaCast. ADI IGNATIUS: Alison, I know we talk a lot about how difficult it is these days to be a business leader, and I’m interested: in your conversations, what do you think is top of mind for business executives who are trying to manage these very uncertain times? ALISON BEARD: That is a good question because there are so many different things right now. I would certainly say shifting economic policies, artificial intelligence has to be incredibly high on the list – how to harness…

This article was created for Propublica’s local reporting network in collaboration with New York Focus, a research news outlet report on New York. Sign up for Dispatch to get stories in your inbox every week and sign up for the New York Focus newsletter. Hotels have long been considered a last resort to protecting people who have lost their homes. However, over the past few years, they have become New York’s main reaction to homelessness outside of New York City. Currently, the state’s social services agency places almost half of all individuals and families looking for shelter in hotels. However,…

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