Finance

Hedge Funds

Bill Ackman Tests Main Street Rizz with Pershing Square IPO

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Ackman’s move comes at a time when many young retail investors have grown tired of their classic stock-and-bond portfolios.

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Markets

Markets Brace for 10% Correction Without ‘Defined Off-Ramp’ from US-Iran War

The US-Israel conflict with Iran has triggered the biggest oil supply disruption ever, topping the 1956 Suez crisis.

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Alternatives

From Crypto to Private Credit, Alts Attract Millennials Flush with Inherited Wealth

Rather than sticking with stocks and bonds, millennials are seeking higher returns from alternatives like crypto and private credit.

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Markets

BlackRock’s Writedown of Small Loan Fuels Private Credit Alarm

BlackRock’s writedown of a $25 million loan is fueling concern that much larger defaults are lurking in private credit.

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Finance

AIG Scores Upgrade in Goldman’s Assessment of Insurers’ AI Risks

AIG is outperforming insurance industry rivals, according to Goldman Sachs, in adapating to and leverage artificial intelligence.

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Media & Entertainment

What’s the Point of Buying Warner Bros., Anyway?

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Netflix, with its 325 million subscribers, swears its potential (if not likely) acquisition of Warner Bros amounts to vertical integration.

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Markets

S&P Global Shares Dragged by Market’s “Most Bearish Possible” AI Anxieties

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In the four trading days before Tuesday, S&P Global mostly sidestepped the Great Software Panic, its shares falling a mere 3.8% in all.

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Blockchain

Bitcoin Sinks to 14-Month Low amid Plot Twist in Safe-Haven Story

The cryptocurrency market has lost half a trillion dollars in value since last Thursday, according to CoinGecko data.

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Banking

Luxury Card Cage Match Heats Up With Rising Perks, Prices

Credit card issuers are enticing big spenders with luxurious perks and prestige brands, funded in part by fees that are higher than ever.

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Private Equity

Blackstone Hits Dealmaking ‘Escape Velocity’

Nobody is happier about the exit uptick than Blackstone executives, whose realized performance compensation reached $1.1 billion in 2025.

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