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“Blackstone to close multi-strategy fund after assets drop nearly 90%”

“Blackstone plans to close a fund that exposes investors to a variety of hedge funds and trading strategies after assets fell almost 90% in four years, the company told Reuters on Tuesday… Assets under management in the fund peaked at… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Blackstone REIT Announces Major Asset Liquidations As Redemption Requests Continue”

“Blackstone real estate investment trust (BREIT), which recently made news for exercising a clause that restricted owner withdrawals for several consecutive months, has not taken the news lying down. Blackstone recently announced the sale of $3.1 billion worth of its… Continue Reading…

Business

“Overstock.com wins auction for Bed Bath & Beyond’s intellectual property, digital assets”

“Bed Bath & Beyond will live on in name only after Overstock.com won an auction for the failed home goods retailer’s intellectual property and digital assets, according to court records filed early Thursday.  The e-commerce discounter, which was selected as the stalking horse bidder for Bed Bath’s… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

“Beware this stock market rally because it’s reminiscent of what led up to the 2008 crisis, JPMorgan Asset Management CIO says”

“…Investors should be wary of the ongoing stocks rally because it doesn’t reflect looming economic risks, and is reminiscent of the months that led up to the 2008 financial crisis, according to JPMorgan Asset Management’s chief investment officer. Bob Michele told… Continue Reading…

Banking

“JPMorgan Grows Even Bigger as US Bank Giants Soak Up Assets”

“…More than 70% of aggregate asset growth in major US banks was concentrated in the 10 largest lenders, which saw a combined $630 billion increase in the first quarter — when also including assets tied to more-recent mergers and acquisitions,… Continue Reading…

Economy

“BlackRock — the world’s largest asset manager — says central banks are ‘deliberately’ causing recessions and warns of a downturn unlike any other…”

“Many experts have already sounded the alarm on the U.S. economy. But you still want to pay attention to what BlackRock — the world’s largest asset manager — has to say for a very simple reason: it’s predicting a recession… Continue Reading…

Banking

“JPMorgan Asset Says It’s Way Too Soon for Negative U.S. Rates”

““Three, four years down the line if the economy is still in a very weak state, then perhaps the Federal Reserve could consider negative rates,” said Seamus Mac Gorain, head of global rates in London at the $1.7 trillion investment… Continue Reading…

Business

“Boeing is in talks to borrow $10 billion or more as 737 Max crisis wears on”

“Boeing is in talks with banks to secure a loan of $10 billion or more, according to people familiar with the matter, as the company faces rising costs stemming from two fatal crashes of its 737 Max planes. The company has… Continue Reading…

Economy

Sales Up: “No Line to Board Private Jets, but There Is a Line to Buy Them”

“Mr. Papariella’s clients often look to buy used jets, some decades old, that still perform at a high level but cost less up front, he said. A Gulfstream G4 from 2002 might cost $3 million — far better than $60… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Millennials are about to trigger a major ‘changeover point’ for the US economy, asset manager says”

“U.S. adults aged between 21 and 38 years old will prioritize “necessity spending” over the next decade, Bill Smead told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Monday. It comes after a 10-year period in which the same age group has “lived… Continue Reading…