Private Markets Push for World’s Wealthy Runs Into AI Meltdown

Feb 7, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

The salespeople on the front line of a private-markets push to win over the world’s wealthy are quite adept at fielding questions on opacity, liquidity and valuation. Their list of tricky talking points just got a new addition — the so-called SaaSpocalypse. At...

How Likely Is a Stock Market Crash Under President Donald Trump? Several Century-Old Data Sets Offer an Answer.

Feb 7, 2026 | Markets

From an investment standpoint, President Donald Trump’s first term in the White House was a resounding success. When he left office on Jan. 20, 2021, Trump had overseen cumulative returns in the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI),...

Anthropic’s More Than $20 Billion Funding to Close as Soon as Next Week

Feb 6, 2026 | Markets

Anthropic PBC is ironing out the final details on a funding round likely to raise more than $20 billion and slated to close as soon as next week, according to people familiar with the matter. The OpenAI rival was initially seeking $10 billion but is now on track...

A Tech Bust Gave Way to a Broader Rally. What Comes Next Could Be Ugly.

Feb 6, 2026 | Markets

Buy the dip? For most of the past week, that referred almost entirely to the salsa, guacamole, and blue cheese dressing for Super Bowl snacks. For stocks, cryptocurrencies, precious metals, and other risky assets, investors were more inclined to sell first and ask...

The Stock Market Just Got Shaky. Where to Find Solid Ground.

Feb 6, 2026 | Markets

Boring companies look a lot more interesting after an AI-driven rout in highflying tech shares. Boring is back. In recent days, software stocks and other risky assets have been mowed down by artificial intelligence, but stodgier stocks are springing up to replace them...

Stocks Roar Back as Beaten-Down Tech Sector Rebounds

Feb 6, 2026 | Markets

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed up +1.97%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +2.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +2.15%.  March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) rose +1.92%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...