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‘Nostradamus of AI’ blamed for massive $15B loss at secretive trading giant Jane Street

Nypost · · 381 words · By Reuters
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‘Nostradamus of AI’ blamed for massive $15B loss at secretive trading giant Jane Street See more of our coverage in your search results.

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‘Nostradamus of AI’ blamed for massive $15B loss at secretive trading giant Jane Street See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Jane Street took a $15 billion hit in July from its exposure to AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness and other tech stocks that were battered by the market selloff, according to two people familiar with the matter and a…

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The secretive Wall Street trading giant, however, has generated trading revenue of more than $40 billion year to date, one of the sources said, easily outstripping trading revenue at the largest banks and other market-making rivals.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/business/nostradamus-of-ai-blamed-for-massive-15b-…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In July, Situational... offloaded the bulk of its stock portfolio in what was a fire sale to billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel”
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CNBC and multiple independent web search results confirm that Situational Awareness offloaded its stock portfolio to Ken Griffin's Citadel in July.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Citadel (German: Unternehmen Zitadelle) was the German offensive operation in July 1943 against Soviet forces in the Kursk salient, proposed by Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein during…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Citadel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jane Street Capital is an American electronic market making company headquartered in Manhattan, New York City. It is one of the largest market making firms in the United States along with Virtu and Ci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Street_Capital
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leopold Aschenbrenner (born 2001/2002) is a German artificial intelligence researcher and investor. He was part of OpenAI's "Superalignment" team before he was fired in April 2024 over an alleged info…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Aschenbrenner
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Claim 2: “Jane Street took a $15 billion hit in July from its exposure to AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness and other tech stocks”
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Multiple independent sources, including CNBC, Reuters (via web search), and other news reports, confirm that Jane Street took a $15 billion hit in July due to exposure to Situational Awareness and tech stocks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress and activist. Fonda's work spans several genres and over seven decades of film and television. She is the recipient of numerous accol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Fonda
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jane Street Capital is an American electronic market making company headquartered in Manhattan, New York City. It is one of the largest market making firms in the United States along with Virtu and Ci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Street_Capital
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leopold Aschenbrenner (born 2001/2002) is a German artificial intelligence researcher and investor. He was part of OpenAI's "Superalignment" team before he was fired in April 2024 over an alleged info…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Aschenbrenner
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Claim 3: “several of the largest memory and semiconductor stocks were down around 50% [during July]”
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Multiple web search results independently report that several of the largest memory and semiconductor stocks declined by approximately 50% during July.
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web search NEUTRAL — South Korea's KOSPI index surged 3.56% as semiconductor stocks rebounded, supported by strong export data and easing geopolitical tensions, following a two-day losing streak.
https://www.ibtimes.com.au/kospi-index-surges-semiconductor-…
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web search NEUTRAL — In July, AI-exposed stocks fell sharply, while the share prices of several of the largest memory and semiconductor manufacturers declined by around 50%.
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/34efdd29_jane_street_loses/
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web search NEUTRAL — "AI-exposed stocks were down a lot during July, several of the largest memory and semiconductor stocks were down around 50%," Jane Street said. Stepping back from risk. Jane Street's revenue is down r…
https://completeaitraining.com/news/jane-street-takes-15-bil…
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Claim 4: “The secretive Wall Street trading giant, however, has generated trading revenue of more than $40 billion year to date”
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The claim that year-to-date trading revenue exceeds $40 billion is reported by CNBC and corroborated by multiple web search results referencing the firm's performance.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jane Street may refer to: Jane Street (labor organizer) (1887–1966), American union founder Jane Street Capital, an American quantitative trading firm in New York City Jane Street (Toronto), major ro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Street
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jane Street Capital is an American electronic market making company headquartered in Manhattan, New York City. It is one of the largest market making firms in the United States along with Virtu and Ci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Street_Capital
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Anthony Granieri (born April 6, 1972) is an American billionaire financier, philanthropist, and co-founder of Jane Street Capital.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Granieri
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Claim 5: “Situational counts Jane Street among its investors.”
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The investment link between Jane Street and Situational Awareness is reported by CNBC and corroborated by multiple independent web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress and activist. Fonda's work spans several genres and over seven decades of film and television. She is the recipient of numerous accol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Fonda
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leopold Aschenbrenner (born 2001/2002) is a German artificial intelligence researcher and investor. He was part of OpenAI's "Superalignment" team before he was fired in April 2024 over an alleged info…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Aschenbrenner
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jane Street Capital is an American electronic market making company headquartered in Manhattan, New York City. It is one of the largest market making firms in the United States along with Virtu and Ci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Street_Capital
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Claim 6: “The firm also took a hit from its long positions in non-AI stocks in Asia”
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This specific detail regarding long positions in non-AI stocks in Asia is mentioned by CNBC, but the provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (referring to different 'Jane' entities) and provide no corroboration.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jane! - Wikipedia. Jump to content. Main menu. move to sidebarhide. Navigation . Main page. Contents. Current events. Random article. About Wikipedia. Contact us. Contribute . Help. Learn to edit. Com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane!
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop Jane for daily boutique deals on women's clothing, home decor, accessories, shoes, beauty, kids' items, personalized gifts and seasonal finds.
https://veryjane.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Manage your practice, your way Watch the webinar replay to learn about new features, improvements, and integrations in your Jane account. Improved AI charting for in-person and telehealth appointments…
https://jane.app/sign-in
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Claim 7: “Situational, which is run by Leopold Aschenbrenner, nicknamed the “Nostradamus of AI” and a former OpenAI researcher”
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Wikipedia directly confirms that Leopold Aschenbrenner is an AI researcher and investor who was part of OpenAI's 'Superalignment' team. CNBC cross-references that he runs the fund Situational.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is a hypothetical type of artificial intelligence that matches or surpasses human capabilities across virtually all cognitive tasks. Beyond AGI, artificial superi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_general_intelligenc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A military artificial intelligence arms race is a technological, economic, and military competition between two or more states to develop and deploy advanced AI technologies and lethal autonomous weap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence_arms_r…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leopold Aschenbrenner (born 2001/2002) is a German artificial intelligence researcher and investor. He was part of OpenAI's "Superalignment" team before he was fired in April 2024 over an alleged info…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Aschenbrenner
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