Julian Robertson

April 30- Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal has abruptly dismissed a challenge to the powers of the city's market regulator brought by hedge fund Tiger Asia, validating the watchdog's use of civil courts in a stepped-up campaign against financial misdeeds.

*Investors focus on equities, S&P rises to 5- year high. NEW YORK, Feb 19- Gold fell near a six-month low on Tuesday, holding just above $1,600 an ounce, as an equities rally and signs of an improving global economic outlook dented bullion's safe-haven appeal. So, the currency hedge is reduced markedly, "said Adam Sarhan, chief executive of Sarhan Capital.

NEW YORK, Feb 15- Gold prices finished nearly 1.8 percent lower on Friday, extending a week-long trend when several bearish factors, including a rising dollar ahead of the G20 meeting, conspired to push prices below key chart support levels to lows last seen in August.

LONDON, Feb 15- Gold prices extended losses on Friday to more than two percent when it broke below a key chart support level at $1,600 an ounce to its lowest level since August, after earlier declines triggered technically-driven selling. Spot gold hit a low of $1,598.04 an ounce, its weakest since Aug. 16, and was at $1,603.70 by 1555 GMT, down 1.83 percent.

LONDON, Feb 15- Gold prices extended losses on Friday to hit a six-month low as a breach of key chart support levels at $1,625, its previous low for the year, and $1,620 triggered technically-driven selling. Spot gold hit a low of $1,608.11 an ounce, its weakest since Aug. 16, and was at $1,615.01 by 1428 GMT, down 1.2 percent.

*Coming up: U.S. Industrial output; 1415 GMT. LONDON, Feb 15- Gold fell to a six-month low on Friday, breaking through technical support near $1,630 an ounce, as the euro weakened against the dollar ahead of a G20 meeting, which should give more clues on currencies.

Feb 14- Hedge fund heavyweights from Leon Cooperman's Omega Advisors to Barry Rosenstein's Jana Partners threw in the towel on Apple Inc in the fourth quarter, while other managers found discount retailers Dollar General Corp and Dollar Tree Inc attractive, regulatory filings showed on Thursday.

NEW YORK, Feb 14- Fund managers, most prominently Carl Icahn, are showing a strong taste for weight management and nutrition company Herbalife Ltd, with some taking stakes in the fourth quarter and Icahn making a play more recently. The news sent Herbalife shares up 17 percent in after-hours trading.

BOSTON, Feb 14- Some of the biggest hedge funds that helped make Apple Inc a stock market darling lost faith and dumped their stakes in the fourth quarter, fueling the massive drop in the iPhone maker's share price.

BOSTON, Feb 14- Some of the biggest hedge funds that helped make Apple Inc a stock market darling lost faith and dumped their stakes in the fourth quarter, fueling the massive drop in the iPhone maker's share price.

BOSTON, Feb 14- Some of the biggest hedge funds that helped make Apple Inc a stock market darling lost faith and dumped their stakes in the fourth quarter, fueling the massive drop in the iPhone maker's share price.