The Private Equity Boom Is Leaving Midsize Players Behind

Jul 22, 2025 | Markets, Private Credit

After it emerged from the rubble of Lehman Brothers, Trilantic Capital Partners exemplified the success of private equity’s vast middle market for more than a decade. Profitable bets on energy companies and consumer names like Traeger Pellet Grills bolstered its...

S&P 500 Set for Double-Digit Gain on Big Tech, Wells Fargo’s Equity Strategist Says

Jul 21, 2025 | Markets

The S&P 500 Index is looking at a double-digit increase in the second half of the year, powered by the resilient strength of America’s technology behemoths, according to Wells Fargo Securities LLC’s Christopher Harvey. The bank’s top US equity strategist is Wall...

BofA Says Share of US Stocks in Global Flows Has Plunged in 2025

Jul 18, 2025 | Markets

The share of global equity flows heading to the US has plunged in 2025, strategists at Bank of America Corp. said, as the trade war raises doubts about so-called American exceptionalism. US stock funds attracted just under half of total flows so far this year,...

Tariffs Push More Companies Closer to Default

Jul 17, 2025 | Markets

The number of companies at the greatest risk of defaulting are at an 11-month high, thanks to continued uncertainty around Donald Trump’s global trade war and how it has worsened credit conditions, according to a Moody’s Ratings report. In the second quarter, 16...

Iron Ore Falls as China Data Shows Steel, Property Sector Woes

Jul 15, 2025 | Markets

Iron ore dropped after data showed China’s crude steel output has plummeted as the nation’s property sector struggles under a prolonged downturn. Futures of the steel-making ingredient fell as much as 1.6% after traders weighed a slew of key economic prints from the...