Trump Family-Tied Drone Stocks Rise After New US Tariffs

Aug 14, 2026 | Markets

Drone makers and suppliers, including two companies with ties to the Trump family, rallied Friday after the White House said it’s applying a tariff on imports of unmanned aircraft systems and their components. The stock of drone-parts maker Unusual Machines Inc.,...

Private Credit’s Salt Fight Shows ‘Anything But Software’ Push

Aug 13, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

In a tongue-in-cheek private credit glossary making the rounds, ABS, the usual abbreviation for asset-backed securities, has been rebranded as “anything but software.” Once darlings of the market, software firms have turned into black sheep as artificial intelligence...

Robinhood Plans to Speed Up Debuts for Publicly Traded Funds

Aug 13, 2026 | Markets

Robinhood Markets Inc. is planning to increase how often it debuts publicly traded closed-end funds after unveiling its first two attempts at making private firms more widely available to its retail customers. The first fund, which holds stakes in large private...

Bill Ackman’s Pershing to Debut Venture Fund for Pre-IPO Bets

Aug 13, 2026 | Markets

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman’s investment firm is working on a new investment vehicle to give investors access to pre-IPO companies, joining a wave of new funds offering exposure to fast-growing startups. Pershing Square Inc. has begun the process to launch the...

Pentagon Wants to Deploy Lasers, Other Counter Drone Tech in US

Aug 12, 2026 | Markets

The Pentagon is moving to speed up the deployment of high-powered lasers and other counter-drone systems around key US facilities, amid increased threats from unmanned aircraft. The Defense Department will sign an agreement within days with the Department of Homeland...

Private Capital Secondary Market on Track for $250 Billion Year

Aug 12, 2026 | Markets

The private assets secondary market could reach $250 billion this year after surging to a record $121 billion in the first half of 2026, Nigel Dawn, global head of the private capital advisory group at Evercore Inc., said in a Bloomberg TV interview. Dawn attributed...