“When Trump was elected, I thought, ‘The crash is about to come,‘” said one hedge-fund manager.

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"When Trump was elected, I thought, ‘The crash is about to come,‘" said one hedge-fund manager.

Hedge-fund traders world-wide have been whipsawed in the current market environment, where yesterday’s losers can be tomorrow’s winners.

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Even hedge funds weren’t prepared for the gyrations in stocks, Treasurys and currencies.

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 had the best trading day of his career after President Trump unveiled his sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs. Markets plunged the following day, resulting in a huge payoff for Langlade’s multibillion-dollar bet against U.S. stocks and the dollar. 

“When Trump was elected, I thought, ‘The crash is about to come,’” said de Langlade, founder of Swiss hedge-fund firm 

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French luxury behemoth LVMH said it booked revenue of €20.31 billion for the first three months of the year, 3% lower organically than in the prior-year period.

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