Macro hedge funds are soaring while quants and stock-pickers tank. Here are the biggest winners and losers.

Global stock markets sank in a turbulent March, but hedge-fund investors may have survived it if they trusted macro managers going into the selloff.

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Macro hedge funds are soaring while quants and stock-pickers tank. Here are the biggest winners and losers. Bradley Saacks | Global stock markets sank in a turbulent March, but hedge-fund investors may have survived it if they trusted macro managers going into the selloff. Read More »

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Macy's is putting most of its workers on unpaid leave Mary Hanbury | "My top priority is having cash sufficiency in our company during the crisis," CEO Jeff Gennette said in an email to Macy's staff on Monday. Read More »

Intel and other chipmakers may skip big layoffs because it might be cheaper to keep headcount high than to hire workers again later when demand returns, analyst says Benjamin Pimentel | Big layoffs may be less likely in the chip industry where companies may fear the "penalty of missing a demand snapback." Read More »

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