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$$$Cohen's Point72 hires sports psychologist as 'performance coach' [Reuters / Lawrence Delevinge]

$$$Bond Traders Clear a Path for Fed to Lift Interest Rates in June [Bloomberg]

$$$Hedge Funds Miss the Biggest Rally for Natural Gas of the Year [Bloomberg]

$$$How this hedge fund queen is beating the market [CNBC]

$$$Man's cellphone flooded with Chewbacca impersonators [UPI]

$$$Rich Exit Package, Industry Ties Saved Valeant CEO’s Job [WSJ]

$$$Oil prices may have bottomed, says IEA [FT]

$$$Waiter Causes Steakhouse Nightmare by Accidentally Stabbing Customer [Grub Street]

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