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Markets

BlackRock’s Writedown of Small Loan Fuels Private Credit Alarm

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

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Markets

Iran War Turns Middle Eastern Tourist Hot Spots into Strike Zones

Shares in travel firms are plummeting as Iranian counter-attacks on the US and Israel target vacation spots such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

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Finance

New Berkshire CEO Embraces Buffett’s Focus on Long-Term Value Amid Lackluster Earnings

Berkshire stock, which has lagged the S&P 500 for the past 12 months, fell Monday as results from Warren Buffett’s last quarter underwhelmed.

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Markets

Hypothetical AI Doomsday Scenario Lights Up Wall Street’s HALO Trade

A post from Citrini Research has drawn widespread attention for its imagining of a 2028 in which AI leads to unceasing white collar layoffs.

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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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Markets

Limbo for Longer: Don’t Expect More Fed Rate Cuts Before Mid-2026

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2026 presents a catch-22 for the Fed. It normally cuts rates to buoy hiring, which tightened last year, but that could drive up inflation.

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Markets

Wall Street Gets Squeezed by Twin Global Crises

Yields on ultra-long 40-year Japanese Government Bonds (JGB) rose 0.26 percentage points Tuesday, reaching 4.2%, an all-time high.

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Markets

SpaceX, OpenAI Dominate Speculation About $3 Trillion IPO Geyser

A logjam keeping companies worth as much as $2.9 trillion, from SpaceX to OpenAI, out of public stock markets may finally break in 2026.

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Markets

Why Lower Interest Rates May Not Deliver the Affordability Washington Wants

In recent days the spread between the 10-year and two-year yields has been hovering near the highest levels since April.

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Artificial Intelligence

Dan Ives: Trillions in AI Spending Are Just the Start of ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’

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Dan Ives has traveled more than 3 million miles over 25 years, touring data centers, and meeting CEOs and CIOs where AI is being built.

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Finance

Greg Abel Earned Warren Buffett’s Trust. Now, He Has Buffett’s Job

Greg Abel earned Warren Buffett’s trust and, eventually, his job. Here’s what you need to know about Berkshire Hathaway’s new, lower-key CEO.

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Cryptocurrency

Burned Bitcoin Investors Enter New Year with Less Swagger

Bitcoin, the No. 1 crypto by market cap, hasn’t recovered from a flash crash, chopping more than $1 trillion from the broader sector’s value.

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ETF

Bubble Worries Fail to Break Wall Street’s Gold Dust Fever

Forecasters predict gold’s rally will stretch through December 2026, although one analysis says there’s reason for caution.

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