Amazon’s Extreme AI Spending Sends Stock to Worst Month in Years

Mar 2, 2026 | Markets

Amazon.com Inc. may be a leader in the artificial intelligence race, but investors are increasingly unwilling to pay up for the cost of maintaining that position. Shares of the e-commerce and cloud computing giant plunged 12% in February, their worst month since...

Missiles Seen Over Abu Dhabi Financial Hub Dent Safe Haven Image

Feb 28, 2026 | Markets

The United Arab Emirates’ twin hubs of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, as well as Qatar’s capital Doha, have transformed themselves into global financial centres built on a bedrock of safety, stability and proximity to deep pools of capital. Iran’s attacks on Saturday came as a...

Bank Shares Walloped by More AI and ‘Cockroach’ Credit Woes

Feb 27, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

Financial firms ended February where they spent much of the month: enduring another dizzying blow from the threat of artificial intelligence and grappling with signs those cockroaches Jamie Dimon warned about in the world of private credit are starting to scurry. The...

SpaceX Weighs Confidential IPO Filing as Soon as March

Feb 27, 2026 | Markets

SpaceX is targeting filing confidentially for an initial public offering as soon as next month, according to people familiar with the matter, as billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company moves forward with plans for the biggest-ever listing. The Starbase,...

Wells Fargo Deepens Private Equity Lending Push With New Team

Feb 27, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

Wells Fargo & Co. — nearly two years after starting a venture with Centerbridge Partners — is building out another new hook to the bank’s lending machine: offering loans to smaller private equity shops. The bank has formed a mid-cap sponsor group in its commercial...