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‘Canary in the coal mine’: Blue Owl liquidity curbs fuel fears about private credit bubble
Blue Owl signage outside the Seagram Building at 375 Park Avenue in the Midtown East neighborhood of New York, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images The private credit boom is facing a new test after Blue Owl Capital permanently restricted withdrawals from one of its retail-focused debt funds. […]
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Japan inflation falls below BOJ’s 2% target for first time since March 2022
Shop owners of a 70-year-old “takoyaki”, or octopus balls, restaurant chat while cooking along a street in the Taito Ward area of Tokyo on February 21, 2025. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s headline inflation rate fell to 1.5% in January, its lowest level since March 2022. The reading ended a run […]
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Ultra-rich families spend more on their private investment firms as their fortunes rise
Anciens Huang | Moment | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. As the world’s wealthiest pad their fortunes, they are spending more to run their private investment […]
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United Airlines is paring back rewards for travelers who don’t have its credit card in MileagePlus overhaul
No United Airlines credit card? Soon you’ll earn fewer miles than other travelers. United is overhauling its MileagePlus frequent flyer program to reward travelers with more miles and lower redemption rates, including for some of its long-haul business-class seats — if they have one of the airline’s credit cards. It’s the latest move by an […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Traders are betting for a rate cut — but a hike could be on the table
A worker steps down from a truck at the construction site of the Federal Reserve headquarters, after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his threat to bring a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over Powell’s management of renovations of the building, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 12, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Most U.S. Federal […]
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Goldman Sachs CEO Solomon calls rule-based system for crypto ‘very, very important’
David Solomon, CEO Goldman Sachs, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2026. Oscar Molina | CNBC Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said Wednesday “it is very, very important that we codify a rule-based system” for how cryptocurrency and related financial instruments will operate” in the […]
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S&P 500 finds itself once again unable to surmount the 7,000 threshold
Another week when “It could’ve been worse” passes for a declaration of victory on Wall Street, as traders navigate mini-crashes rolling through one sector after the next and investors try to draw nourishment from the relative outperformance of a majority of stocks. The S & P 500 was about flat last week and finished at […]
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Epstein files fallout: The high-profile people burned by past dealings with a predator
Close up image of a tablet screen displaying a portrait of Jeffrey Epstein beside the official U.S. Department of Justice website page titled Epstein Library in Washington District of Columbia United States on February 11, 2026. Veronique Tournier | Afp | Getty Images The recent release by the Department of Justice of millions of pages […]
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Berkshire CEO Abel praises Kraft Heinz for turnaround on planned split
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Berkshire Hathaway’s new CEO likes the surprise course reversal announced this week by the new CEO of Kraft Heinz. In the food company’s Q4 earnings […]
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Senate should proceed with Warsh hearings for Fed chair despite Powell probe: Bessent
The Senate should move to advance Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Federal Reserve chairman, even as a federal criminal investigation into current chair Jerome Powell continues, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday. Bessent, in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” said he believes after speaking this week to Republicans on the Senate Banking […]
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