Hey Readers! It's been a whirlwind week. From Uber's disappointing IPO, to trade war tensions with China followed by hopes of a deal from a "beautiful letter" received by Trump, the market was definitely a roller-coaster. Apart from all the markets madness, hedge fund reporter Bradley Saacks spent the past week in Las Vegas at Anthony Scaramucci's infamous SALT Conference. But while the schmoozy conference has been known in the past for its hedge fund headliners (and wild after parties), investing titans like Steve Cohen and Bill Ackman were conspicuously absent this year from the event.