Investment strategy
Blue Owl caps private credit funds redemptions at 5% after steep request levels
Blue Owl is experiencing elevated redemption requests for two of its private credit funds, according to letters to shareholders issued Thursday. The firm’s flagship OCIC fund, with about $36 billion in assets under management, received redemption requests of about 21.9% of shares outstanding during the first quarter, the firm said. Blue Owl’s smaller, tech-oriented fund, […]
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Trump’s address, SpaceX IPO, Sam’s Club membership prices and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. It’s the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s initial tariff unveiling, what the president dubbed “liberation day.” Stock futures are falling this morning. The three major indexes are coming off another winning day. Here are five key things investors need […]
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Franklin Templeton acquires digital assets investment firm in active crypto management push
Avishek Das | Lightrocket | Getty Images Mutual fund giant Franklin Templeton has agreed to buy a small crypto investment firm, 250 Digital, which will join its newly established unit Franklin Crypto, as the firm deepens its digital assets push. By bringing 250 in-house, Franklin Templeton hopes to be able to increase its actively managed […]
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The stock market rebound, Nike’s recovery questions, ‘Project Hail Mary’ and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Wednesday. It’s also April Fools’ Day, so be wary of those too-good-to-be-true company announcements today. Stock futures are rising this morning. The three major indexes staged a big rally yesterday, ending their tough month and quarter on a high note. Here […]
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SpaceX lines up 21 banks for mega IPO, code-named project Apex
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is prepared for launch carrying NASA’s IMAP mission, which will study the boundary of the sun’s heliosphere and other scientific payloads, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Sept. 23, 2025. Joe Skipper | Reuters SpaceX is working with at least 21 banks on its blockbuster initial public offering, people familiar with […]
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Crypto asset manager CoinShares to begin trading on Nasdaq through SPAC merger
Crypto investment firm CoinShares said it will begin trading on Nasdaq Wednesday through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. The company is merging with Vine Hill Capital to form the holding company CoinShares PLC. The deal closed late Tuesday, CNBC has learned. It was first announced in September, and it values […]
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How Ireland became dependent on big pharma — and the risks ahead
In just 50 years, Ireland has become the world’s third largest exporter of pharmaceuticals, with medicines now making up about 20% of Ireland’s GDP. So how did Ireland become so tied to the pharma industry — and is that reliance at risk amid tariffs, patent cliffs and geopolitical tension? Ireland manufactures some of the world’s […]
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The S&P 500 is wrapping up a tough month. Why April could be better
A fresh start could be just what the stock market needs, if history is any indication. The S & P 500 is down more than 5% in March, putting it on track for its worst monthly slide since March 2025. April, however, has been a strong month in the past. April is historically the second […]
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Warren Buffett says Iran bomb would make nuclear disaster harder to avoid
Key Points Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett said that the rising number of nuclear-armed states has altered the global risk landscape. “I would say that one way or another… in the next 100 years — maybe it’s 200 years, who knows — something will happen to cause it to be used,” he said. Source
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While low-income consumers struggle with rising gas prices, higher earners grow nervous as markets fall
Higher oil prices due to the U.S.-Iran war are straining an already strapped lower-income consumer . But as equities fall, there’s a warning sign that higher earners are also starting to feel the heat. Internal data from Bank of America on credit and debit card spending revealed that from the start of the war through […]
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