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Loeb says Third Point raised short bets to avoid losses

Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb has told clients his firm has taken more defensive bets in the face of tumbling markets by dramatically increasing its short positions, which helped Third Point avoid “calamitous” losses last year. The fund manager also said the firm cut stakes in companies that were exposed to China and commodity prices, which have fallen sharply. Loeb, whose $17.5 billion hedge fund has delivered an average return of 16.2 percent a year over the last two decades, did not mince words in his assessment of tumbling markets

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Greek PM says differences between lenders delaying bailout review: paper

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Saturday that differences between the country's international lenders over its pension reform plans are delaying the first review of its latest financial bailout. The government has faced widespread protests over its reform plans however, as austerity-weary Greeks push back against yet more cuts to the country's welfare system. “There are differences among the lenders on Greece's pension reform that are delaying the whole process,…

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Tougher lending standards pose risk to outlook for Fed

A recent tightening of credit for U.S. companies is threatening to undermine economic growth, making it less likely the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates anytime soon. Fed Chair Janet Yellen …

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