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Summary List PlacementThe Reddit-fueled market mania that sent GameStop and other heavily-shorted stocks soaring last month has often been described as a perfect example of retail investors sticking it to the Wall Street establishment. But not everyone on Wall Street was betting against GameStop. New York-based hedge fund Senvest Management started investing in GameStop before it caught fire with much of the r/WallStreetBets crowd,...

Summary List PlacementSteve Cohen, the hedge-fund billionaire and owner of the New York Mets, has deactivated his Twitter account, saying on Saturday his family received threats amid a Reddit-fueled buying frenzy of GameStop stocks.  "I've really enjoyed the back and forth with Mets fans on Twitter which was unfortunately overtaken this week by misinformation unrelated to the Mets that led to our family getting personal...

Summary List PlacementShort-sellers have taken a hit now that GameStop shares have topped $330, in what analysts have dubbed an irrational rally stoked by the Reddit group "Wall Street Bets."  Investors always have the option to short a company's stock. In the case of GameStop, Melvin Capital and Citron Research were among the list of short sellers, and they've lost their bet, by a lot....

Summary List PlacementBridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio said on Sunday he believes the United States could devolve into a "terrible civil war" if political, economic, and social divisions aren't addressed. "I believe we are on the brink of a terrible civil war," the hedge fund billionaire wrote in a series of Twitter posts. "We are at an inflection point between entering a type of...

The Federal Reserve's emergency relief efforts are driving a "surreal" stock rally as prices decouple from fundamentals, Seth Klarman, the manager of the hedge fund Baupost Group, said in a letter seen by Bloomberg. The S&P 500 surged on the central bank's policy announcements in March and continues to stay near highs despite worsening economic data. "Investors are being infantilized by the relentless" relief...

About a quarter of SkyBridge Capital's investors asked to take their money out of the firm's flagship fund, which will translate to between $800 million and $900 million leaving, founder Anthony Scaramucci told Business Insider.  After Merrill Lynch recommended investors leave the fund of funds in late June, SkyBridge lost about half of its Merrill Lynch assets, Scaramucci said.  SkyBridge brought in $115 million...

Hedge fund manager Ray Dalio who runs Bridgewater Associates is one of the world's wealthiest hedge fund managers.  Dalio recently said the American dream "does not exist" and capitalism may collapse if leaders don't act now.  Read more to discover more about his insights into investing and his life principles. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Legendary hedge fund investor Ray Dalio is...