Nasdaq 100 Tumbles as Oil Spike, AI Jitters Hit Tech Stocks

Jul 24, 2026 | Markets

The Nasdaq 100 Index tumbled Friday, capping its first back-to-back weekly loss since late March as it was dragged down by the oil-price spike and a selloff in the tech stocks that once surged on the back of the AI investment boom. The technology-heavy gauge...

Euronext Mulls Setting Up a Private Market to Rival the UK’s

Jul 24, 2026 | Markets, Private Markets

Euronext NV is considering creating a market for private securities, potentially ramping up competition with the London Stock Exchange Group Plc as bourses seek to offer investors access to fast-growing private companies. Euronext has held discussions with clients...

Blackstone Debuts Funds to Bring Private Markets to Main Street

Jul 22, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit, Private Markets

Blackstone Inc. teamed up with Wellington Management Co. and Vanguard Group to create two new funds that will give individual investors access to private assets as it looks to go beyond its roots as a money manager for pensions and institutions to become more of a...

Mark Walter’s Insurers, Guggenheim Probed by Prosecutors

Jul 20, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

The billionaire Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter’s sprawling investment empire is facing scrutiny from US prosecutors, who have been investigating potential financial improprieties at two of his insurance companies and at Guggenheim Partners LLC, according to...

Short Bets Against US Equities Hit Record as AI Risks Mount

Jul 20, 2026 | Markets

Bearish bets across US stocks are surging to a record in the face of market gains, reflecting anxiety about the staying power of a rally that has seen the S&P 500 jump 18% from late March. Short interest in S&P 500 Index stocks is sitting steps away from 3.79%...