Private Credit Stocks Fall on Cliffwater Redemption Requests

Jun 3, 2026 | Private Credit, Private Markets

Shares of the biggest alternative asset managers tumbled Wednesday after Cliffwater LLC’s flagship private credit fund reported even larger redemption requests than in the first quarter, setting off a new wave of fears about the industry. Shares of Blackstone...

Private Credit Marks Drawing More Scrutiny From SDNY Prosecutors

Jun 3, 2026 | Private Credit, Private Markets

Wall Street’s top prosecutor said his office is looking at possible valuation discrepancies in the private credit marketplace. Jay Clayton, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, addressed the issue Wednesday while speaking at the Bloomberg Global...

Bitcoin’s Inflation-Hedging Promise in Tatters After Plunge

Jun 2, 2026 | Markets

Bitcoin has fallen 36% over the past year and slipped below $70,000 this week, extending a retreat that is undermining several of the arguments that helped carry the cryptocurrency into the financial mainstream. The decline comes as investors pull money from Bitcoin...

AI Bubble Debate Gets Real as Chip Stocks Rally Turns Historic

May 31, 2026 | Markets

Chipmakers are by far the hottest stocks in the market, but their recent surge is lending urgency to the debate over whether investors are buying into an artificial-intelligence bubble that’s due to burst. The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index is on pace...

Tech Stars From the 90s Reborn: Nokia, Dell, Cisco Surge on AI

May 30, 2026 | Markets

They were all stars of the dot-com era before fading into the background as the bubble burst and a new generation of tech darlings rose to the forefront. But Dell Technologies Inc., Nokia Oyj and Lenovo Group Ltd. are back with a vengeance thanks to the unrelenting...