Nike Sees Weakness Persisting as Investors Grow Impatient

Jul 1, 2026 | Markets

Nike Inc. executives gave a cautious outlook and warned about elevated consumer anxiety, adding to investor concerns about the sportswear company’s painfully slow turnaround. “We are not expecting the environment to improve meaningfully over the next six months,” Matt...

Microsoft’s $613 Billion Rout Sets Up Its Worst Month Since 2000

Jun 29, 2026 | Markets

Microsoft Corp. shares are heading for their worst month in years as investors continue to fret about how the software giant will fare in a world marked by artificial intelligence. The stock has dropped 18.4% in June, which would represent its worst monthly...

Morgan Stanley Private Credit Fund Sells $350 Million Bond

Jun 29, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

A Morgan Stanley private credit fund sold investment-grade bonds to refinance debt, its first offering in just over a year. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund raised $350 million from a five-year note, matching its target size, according to a person with direct...

Crypto’s Institutional Buyers Retreat in Double Blow to Bitcoin

Jun 29, 2026 | Markets

Bitcoin’s biggest institutional sources of demand are faltering at the same time, leaving the cryptocurrency increasingly exposed as exchange-traded fund investors pull money at a record pace and questions persist over the financing playbook behind its largest...

Sovereign Funds Pivot Further to Private Assets in Risky Markets

Jun 28, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

The world’s biggest public investors plan to shift more capital into private and less liquid assets amid rising risks to their traditional bond-and-stock portfolios, according to an industry survey. Roughly a third of sovereign wealth funds polled by Invesco Ltd. plan...