Hedge funds have been encouraged by Goldman Sachs Group to bet on Germany being able to pull off an increasingly difficult €22bn takeover of the country’s biggest power grid, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Investor unrest is building at Entain, the owner of Ladbrokes, after two more US-based activist hedge funds voiced concerns over the gambling group’s share price and CEO Jette Nygaard-Andersen’s ability to revive the fortunes of FTSE 100 company, according to

While hedge funds have upped their bets on the “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks that have fuelled portfolio gains so far this year, another tech major, Tesla Inc, remains their most popular short position, according to a report by CityWire.

London-based, event-driven hedge fund firm Samson Rock Capital is winding down a part of its $800m-plus portfolio run by co-founder Satpreet Brar, who is leaving the business, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Global hedge funds exited both long and short bets on technology stocks at the fastest weekly pace seen in seven months last week, according to a report by Reuters citing data from Goldman Sachs’ prime brokerage division.

A sharp rally in US and European shares over recent days has landed hedge funds betting on a decline in stock markets on either side of the pond with an estimated $43bn of losses, according to a report by the

Activist hedge fund firm Elliott Investment Management has succeeded in its demands for change at NRG Energy, with Mauricio Gutierrez leaving the company after being named as CEO eight years ago, and spending a total of 19 years with the