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Stock futures rise as traders await fresh economic data: Live updates
China property stocks drop after housing ministry briefing; most Asia-Pacific markets slip SINGAPORE 一 Most Asia-Pacific markets fell Thursday after a briefing from China’s housing ministry failed to impress investors, sending the country’s property stocks tumbling. The CSI 300 real estate index — which had gained over 5% on Wednesday — fell nearly 8%, while […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Boeing, Alphabet, Blackstone, GitLab and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Boeing — Shares slipped 1.8% after the aerospace company withdrew a pay raise offer it made to 33,000 machinists on strike since mid-September. With the talks again breaking down this week, the continued strike will cost Boeing more than $1 billion per month, S & P […]
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Blackstone exec reveals how to make money when investing in India — and the mistake to avoid
India’s economic growth story is a stunning one — but the question of where investors should park their money is not always straightforward, with one Blackstone executive highlighting a common mistake. India is set to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2027, according to its finance ministry . The country’s stock market has also been […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Visa, Smartsheet, JD.com and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Visa — Shares dropped nearly 4% following a Bloomberg report that the Justice Department is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against the credit card network and payments processor. Smartsheet — Shares surged more than 6% after Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners agreed to buy the […]
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Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners to acquire software maker Smartsheet for $8.4 billion
Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader. Source: Smartsheet Collaboration software maker Smartsheet announced Tuesday Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners will acquire it in an all-cash deal valuing the company at about $8.4 billion. Stockholders will receive $56.50 per share, a 41% premium to Smartsheet’s average closing price over the last three months. The company had been gauging […]
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Motel 6 sold to Indian hotel operator Oyo for $525 million
A Motel 6 Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The budget motel chain Motel 6 is being acquired by the parent company of Oyo, a hotel operator based in India. The New York-based investment firm Blackstone, which owns Motel 6’s parent company G6 Hospitality, announced Friday that the deal would be […]
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88 corporate leaders endorse Harris in new letter, including CEOs of Yelp, Box
U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event at the Throwback Brewery, in North Hampton, New Hampshire, on September 4, 2024. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Eighty-eight current and former top executives from across corporate America have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president in […]
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Blackstone-led consortium nears $13.5 billion deal to acquire AirTrunk, Reuters reports
Blackstone offices in New York City. Erik Mcgregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images A consortium led by Blackstone is nearing a deal to acquire Australian data center group AirTrunk for A$20 billion ($13.53 billion) including debt, a person with knowledge of the situation said on Monday. Blackstone and its partner, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, emerged as […]
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NFL expected to vote in favor of private equity ownership; select firms to commit $12 billion
Jacob Kupferman | Getty Images The NFL’s most exclusive club is about to let in new members. At a special league meeting in Eagan, Minnesota, on Tuesday, the National Football League’s 32 owners are expected to vote in favor of allowing select private equity firms to buy up to a 10% stake of a team. […]
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As the super-rich pile into alternatives, a top investment manager reveals how others can too
There’s a growing interest in alternative assets from all corners of the investing landscape, including family offices, endowment funds, insurers, financial advisors — and increasingly the super-rich , according to investment manager Juan Delgado-Moreira. “The ultra-high-net-worth are drawn to private markets and are increasing their allocations to the asset class because they offer a range of […]
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