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LONDON: Global hedge funds delivered their strongest first-half performance since 2013, data from hedge fund data firm PivotalPath showed, as healthcare, tech and energy trades lifted returns in volatile markets.In particular, April – when hedge funds returned 3.7% in one month – proved to be the strongest April on record, the PivotalPath data showed.Stock-trading hedge funds finished June with double-digit returns for the year so far, aided by their ability to successfully navigate already crowded trades, according to a Goldman Sachs client note that was seen by Reuters on Thursday.Stockpickers returned 4% last month, said the Goldman note from Wednesday.…

ContentOpinionUK Businesses Are Overlooking A Growing Infrastructure Risk Beneath Their Feet 09 July 2026  The UK’s drainage infrastructure is under mounting pressure from age, demand and neglect. Much of the network is still rooted in Victorian-era design and is now expected to support modern buildings and usage it was never built for. For businesses, that creates a growing but largely unrecognised infrastructure risk, one that sits beneath buildings, out of sight, until failures force it into view. According to Lee Carlin, Group CEO of drainage and plumbing service partner LDF Group, the issue is structural. “If you strip it right back,…

“Great-Gatsby-Map” Shows Regional Differences The study also documents significant regional differences within Europe. Regions with low educational mobility are also characterised by high educational inequality – a pattern known in the context of income as the “Great-Gatsby-Curve”. The study presents this pattern for the first time in the form of a “Great-Gatsby-Map” for Europe. Educational mobility is particularly low in Southern and Eastern Europe, while Northern and Central Europe tend to show lower inequality both within and between generations. At the same time, however, there are also clear regional differences within individual countries. The study further shows that the relationship…

Yuga Labs has completed a whitehat rescue operation after an exploit in Flooring Protocol placed several high-value NFTs at risk. Summary Yuga Labs rescued 68 NFTs after Flooring Protocol’s exploit exposed high-value collections to theft. The saved assets included BAYC, MAYC, CryptoPunks, Azuki, Moonbird, Doodles and other NFTs. Flooring Protocol’s architect said aggressive bit-level code helped hide the vulnerability from security reviews. Yuga Labs CEO Michael Figge said the assets are now in the company’s custody. The rescued NFTs include 29 Bored Apes, 4 Mutant Apes, 1 BAKC, 2 CryptoPunks, 1 Azuki, 2 Elementals, 26 Captains, 1 Moonbird and 2…

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A Flooring Protocol exploit let an attacker turn a small amount of wrapped ETH▲$1,761.17 into a near-infinite token balance and drain NFT pools. A bug in Flooring Protocol, an NFT liquidity platform where users lock NFTs and trade tokens tied to those assets, let attackers drain pool assets before Yuga Labs, the company behind Bored Ape Yacht Club, stepped in to rescue dozens of still-exposed NFTs. Michael Figge, chief executive officer of Yuga Labs, said in an X post on Monday that the company had completed a “whitehat operation” after an exploit was found in Flooring Protocol. We’ve just finished…

Hello traders. In this technical article we’re going to look at the Elliott Wave charts of  GOLD commodity  published in members area of the website. As our members know, GOLD is shoing incomplete bearish sequences in the daily cycle and we have been calling for a decline in the commodity. As expected, the correction unfolded in a clear three-wave structure before sellers stepped back in. In this discussion, we will break down the Elliott Wave forecast. GOLD Elliott Wave 1 Hour  Chart 07.03.2026 The current view suggests that GOLD is forming a recovery against the 4385.35 peak. The price structure indicates…

Stress-tested Liquidity, Gold Volatility & Dubai Growth | Andreas Kapsos, CEO of Match-Prime Stress-tested Liquidity, Gold Volatility & Dubai Growth | Andreas Kapsos, CEO of Match-Prime Stress-tested Liquidity, Gold Volatility & Dubai Growth | Andreas Kapsos, CEO of Match-Prime Stress-tested Liquidity, Gold Volatility & Dubai Growth | Andreas Kapsos, CEO of Match-Prime Stress-tested Liquidity, Gold Volatility & Dubai Growth | Andreas Kapsos, CEO of Match-Prime Stress-tested Liquidity, Gold Volatility & Dubai Growth | Andreas Kapsos, CEO of Match-Prime How do liquidity providers perform when markets are under extreme pressure? In this exclusive interview from iFX EXPO International 2026, Finance Magnates…

UK-based geotechnical specialist Keller Group expects 2026 revenue and profit to beat market forecasts due to increased activity in infrastructure and data centres in the US and Canada.Ahead of publishing its interim results in early August, Keller Group has upgraded its full-year 2026 expectations due to stronger-than-expected trading performance. This follows an annual general meeting trading update from 20 May 2026, in which the geotechnical specialist contractor reported a strong start to the year.Since then, Keller said “positive momentum has accelerated”. This has been particularly visible in North America, where the group’s largest division – accounting for 60% of the…