Goldman Sachs AM Seeks to Raise $10 Billion Private Credit Fund
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has begun preliminary talks with investors to raise at least $10 billion for a global direct lending fund, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The fund, West Street Loan Partners VI, will focus on companies across North...
White Sugar Hits Five-Month High as Iran War Crimps Gulf Supply
White sugar hit the highest level since October as a rally in oil prices and the ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz stoked fears about supplies across the Middle East as well as shipments from the region. The most-active contract rose as much as 3.9% to...
JPMorgan, Goldman Offer Hedge Funds Way to Short Private Credit
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are among investment banks offering hedge fund clients ways to bet against the $1.8 trillion private credit market, people with knowledge of the matter said. The firms have assembled baskets of listed companies...
Software Rout Has Investors Questioning Paying Workers in Stock
For years, investors looked the other way as software companies used their stock to pay employees while the share prices soared. But now that they’re getting pummeled over AI fears, the practice is raising questions. This is particularly acute for software firms,...
India Stocks See Worst Day Since June 2024 as Growth Risks Mount
Indian equities took a heavy beating as US President Donald Trump’s ongoing war in Iran drives energy prices sharply higher, forcing investors to price in a higher risk of an economic slowdown. The NSE Nifty 50 Index slumped 3.3% on Thursday — its biggest one-day loss...
Japan Stocks Tumble After BOJ Holds Rates, Oil Prices Rise
Japanese stocks slumped for a third week, the longest losing streak since April, as oil prices surged following renewed attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East. The Bank of Japan kept interest rates on hold as expected at a policy meeting. The Nikkei 225...
World’s Largest LNG Plant Suffers Extensive Damage, Qatar Says
A Qatari complex housing the world’s largest liquefied natural gas export plant suffered “extensive damage” amid a sharp escalation of attacks on energy facilities across the Persian Gulf. The Ras Laffan Industrial City, home to the LNG plant that accounted for about...
Tiny AI Drone Technology Company Surges 1,000% in Two Days
Artificial intelligence drone software maker Swarmer Inc.’s shares have surged 1,000% in two days, making it the best debut for a US stock in nearly a year. The Austin, Texas-based company’s shares closed up 77% to $55.00 on Wednesday, after closing up 520% on...
Norway’s Wealth Fund Warns of AI Bubble and Geopolitical Risks
The convergence of an AI bubble and geopolitical risks pose the greatest threat to global markets, according to Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of Norway’s $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund. The agency identified an AI bubble as a major risk scenario,...
Drone Warfare Era Spotlights Small-Cap ZENA Stock
The Iran War Is Proving That Drone Warfare Has Arrived — And Small-Cap Defense Company ZenaTech (NASDAQ: ZENA) May Be Building the Tools the Next Battlefield Will Depend On!As the war involving Iran reshapes global security priorities, one truth is becoming impossible...
Stock Traders Are Facing Burnout From Tech Angst, Study Shows
Technology problems are causing a bigger headache for US stock traders than their stressful hours or the pressures to generate higher returns. Just over half of US traders surveyed by Crisil Coalition Greenwich said internal tech issues were their biggest source of...
Morgan Stanley Sees Private Credit Default Rates Reaching 8%
Default rates in direct lending will climb to 8% as advances in artificial intelligence continually disrupt the software industry, according to Morgan Stanley. While AI disruption has yet to impact private credit fundamentals in a “material way,” elevated leverage and...
RYPPLZZ, Big War Beneficiary
Spatial Intelligence (SI) leader RYPPLZZ is a big beneficiary of the Iran war. The company’s valuation has multiplied by 12 times since end of 2025. Valuation is projected to multiply by another 20 fold by 2027. The war is the first to be fought by utilizing a...
Empirical Research Confirms Iconic AI Bubble!
My methodology since 1977 has been to conduct empirical research to find causes for extreme current and historical events. Strategies and algorithms are then constructed to predict next event. The methodology, which led to my predicting the declines in the table...