{
  "id": 16187932,
  "title": "It’s been a painful month for hedge funds. To turn it around, they are shorting U.S. stocks.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/its-been-a-painful-month-for-hedge-funds-to-turn-it-around-they-are-16187932",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-23T12:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MarketWatch Top",
    "slug": "marketwatch-top",
    "url": "https://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-been-a-painful-month-for-hedge-funds-to-turn-it-around-they-are-shorting-u-s-stocks-d36ee922?mod=mw_rss_topstories"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In response to losses on popular trades, hedge funds are now shorting U.S. stocks aggressively to try and win back some performance.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}