It’s been a painful month for hedge funds. To turn it around, they are shorting U.S. stocks.

Beth DiVecchia had an assignment: find a new office for The Brattle Group, a consulting firm that has been based at One Beacon St. since 2017. The 10-year lease was set to expire next year, and DiVecchia, Brattle’s vice president of operations, was hunting for a deal in Boston’s Financial District, where the office market…

Investors were feeling deeply bearish about European stocks earlier this year, with warnings that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz would unleash the continent’s second energy crisis in a decade. That danger has not passed, but markets got carried away. Unusually strong second-quarter earnings have allayed fears of stagflation. The Stoxx Europe 600, a…

In a town dominated by traditional Spanish architecture, 198 Via Marina breaks all the rules. Drenched in vivid salmon pink, this 1938 Georgian-Colonial estate is a rare, vibrant departure from Palm Beach’s classic design landscape. Located at 198 Via Marina, the 1938 residence has four bedrooms and was recently listed for $18 million. The property…

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Boeing, Meta and EchoStar recorded steep charges and expenses a year ago, which are expected to make this latest quarter’s results look especially strong by comparison.