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Issue No. 11 · July 12th, 2026
When One Friend Argues With Customer Service for the Whole Group.
Hedge funds are buying into a footwear company that already went private — not to collect the buyout price, but to fight over it in a Delaware courtroom. This week, some of them are fighting each other over who gets to lead that fight.
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Issue No. 11 · July 12, 2026
When One Friend Argues With Customer Service for the Whole Group
Hedge funds bought into Skechers after its $9.4 billion buyout closed, specifically to fight over the price in court. Inside the strategy called appraisal arbitrage.
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Issue No. 10 · July 8, 2026
Nike's Numbers Got the Facetune Treatment This Week
Nike beat expectations, but 52 of its 72 reported cents came from a one-off tariff refund. Here's how to spot the filter behind any earnings headline.
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Issue No. 09 · July 1, 2026
Never Keep All Your Trust in One Currency, Even the Dollar
Central banks are planning to shrink their dollar holdings for the first time on record — and gold just became the biggest landing spot for that trust.
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