BofA Strategists Warn of Stock Volatility as Outflows Hit US
Outflows from US stocks are setting the stage for higher volatility as markets and policy makers remain complacent about rising Treasury yields, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists. US equity funds shed $14.2 billion over the past three weeks, the largest...
Treasuries End Bruising Week With Fed Hike Bets Firmed After CPI
The $32 trillion US bond market ended a bruising week that pushed yields to multiyear highs, with investors more convinced the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week to address sticky inflation. Policy-sensitive US two-year notes fell and longer-term...
Lululemon’s Newest Bear Sees More Pain Ahead After 81% Rout
Lululemon Athletica Inc.’s turnaround won’t be a quick or easy fix as the athletic wear company cedes market share to rivals and suffers deepening sales declines, according to BMO Capital Markets, which initiated coverage of the stock this week with an underperform...
Bridgewater’s Jensen Says AI Will Kill People Before It’s Curbed
Greg Jensen, the co-chief investment officer of one of the world’s largest hedge funds, issued a dire warning about the risks and consequences of the artificial intelligence boom Friday on Bloomberg’s Odd Lots podcast. “Unfortunately, this is what it was like in...
The Bull Market Fears a Fed Cycle, Not One Hike
Wall Street has a rule for how equity bull markets end: the economy rolls over or the Fed tightens until something breaks. Neither is in place right now, but rate risk is creeping back. The backdrop shifted further on Thursday. Brent spiked above $105, US producer...
Arnault Drops Out of World’s Top 10 Richest as US Tech Dominates
French luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault fell out of the top 10 list of the world’s biggest fortunes, leaving an all-American roster of mostly tech billionaires to dominate the rankings. Arnault’s net worth fell to $143 billion on Thursday, according to...
Walter, Boehly Near Sale of Chelsea FC Stakes to Clearlake
Billionaire financiers Mark Walter and Todd Boehly are nearing a deal to sell their stakes in Chelsea FC to majority owner Clearlake Capital, according to people familiar with the matter. Talks have advanced in recent weeks, with Walter and Boehly poised to turn a...
China-US 10-Year Bond Yield Gap Widens to Record on Policy Split
The yield gap between Chinese and US 10-year sovereign bonds widened to the most on record, underscoring the policy divergence between the two nations while heightening the risk of outflows from the mainland. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield climbed to 4.85% on...
Legal AI Startup Harvey Hits $15.6 Billion Value With $550 Million Round
Legal tech startup Harvey is now valued at $15.6 billion after raising $550 million in a new funding round aimed at powering efforts to build its own AI models. The fundraise was co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Diffusion, a new firm cofounded by longtime...
The next financial crash: a scenario
There are two mistakes you can make with predictions: claiming that something will happen when it won’t, or that it won’t happen when it will. The economist Paul Samuelson joked in 1966 that the stock markets predicted nine of the last five recessions. What, then,...
Dronemaker UForce In Talks For Around $5 Billion Value with Valor Equity-Led Financing
Uforce, a London-based drone startup, is in discussions to raise new financing at a valuation of about $5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The company is seeking about $500 million led by Valor Equity Partners, the venture firm run...
Airbnb, UBER both Minted Billionaires, BRIXXR is NEXT
BRIXXR (Brix Financial Technologies Holding Corporation) has emerged and is disrupting the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Industry. Has potential to be the biggest ever disruptor. Addressable market in U.S. is 250 and 400 times larger than Airbnb and UBER...
Blue Owl Slashes Private Loan to Near-Zero Amid Bankruptcy Risk
Inside Blue Owl Capital Inc.’s retail private credit fund, Loparex looked like most other investments at the end of last year. Its highest-priority loans were valued at 100 cents on the dollar, while its second-lien debt was marked a bit below 90. It only took a...
Trump Demands Fed Lower Rates, Reviving Pressure Campaign
President Donald Trump intensified pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, threatening to cut off trade with certain economies with which the US has a deficit if the central bank doesn’t act. Trump issued his demands Friday in a lengthy social media...
