Flushing was established as a settlement of New Netherland on Oct. 10, 1645, on the eastern bank of Flushing Creek. It was named after the Dutch city of
Chase Coleman III, 45, topped Bloomberg s annual list of the top-earning hedge fund managers
He heads Tiger Global Management, which had invested in tech firms including Peloton and Zoom whose stocks soared amid the pandemic
Collectively, the 2020 earnings of the 15 hedge fund managers on the list is more than the GDP of Iceland or Zambia
They logged big gains even as the global economy was battered by the virus and accompanying lockdowns
No. 15 on 2020 s list, Gabe Plotkin, hasn t fared so well this year: He s lost more than $460 million personally in his bets against GameStop
The year 2020 will go down in the record books as one of the worst in global history. Nearly 2 million people died from coronavirus , tens of millions more lost their jobs and countless others faced unprecedented disruption to their daily lives. However, it was a very profitable year for the elite few financial executives betting on health of the global economy. The world’s top 15 hedge fund managers collectively made $23.2bn (£16.9bn) last.