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Bosa/Wu: Private equity is about to eat its own software portfolio
Editor’s note: The following article is a commentary on some of the top trends in technology and its broader impact. The technology to disrupt enterprise software already exists. What’s been missing is the forcing function. A potential tie-up between artificial intelligence and private equity could be exactly that. The Information reported Wednesday that Anthropic is […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Bumble, Hims & Hers Health, Blue Owl, Netskope & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Bumble — Bumble shares popped about 21% after the dating app reported strong adjusted EBITDA and revenue results for its fourth quarter. Its first-quarter adjusted EBITDA guidance also beat analyst consensus expectations, per FactSet. Netskope — Shares of the security and networking company plunged 17% on […]
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JPMorgan Chase reins in lending to private credit firms after marking down software loans
Key Points JPMorgan is marking down collateral held by private credit firms and reducing their borrowing capacity — a preemptive move driven by market valuations, not actual loan losses. The markdowns target software company loans, where AI advances have sparked fears of disintermediation, triggering a private credit downcycle and abnormally high redemptions at firms like […]
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Boaz Weinstein warns of private credit’s “financial alchemy,” says problems are multiplying by the quarter
A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds and venture capital. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. The problems in private credit are “multiplying by the quarter,” due in part to the […]
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Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square files for IPO on the NYSE
Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Oct. 21st, 2025. CNBC Outspoken investor Bill Ackman is taking a step toward his long-held ambition of building a publicly traded investment vehicle modeled on Warren Buffett’s approach, filing to list his hedge fund firm Pershing Square Capital Management on the […]
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Oaktree’s Howard Marks says there’s no systemic problem with private credit
In this article BX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now VIDEO3:3003:30 Howard Marks: No systemic problem with private credit Money Movers Veteran investor Howard Marks said he doesn’t see a widespread problem brewing in private credit, but warned that the sector’s rapid expansion over the past 15 years could expose weaker lenders when […]
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Investors poured billions into private credit. Now many want their money back
The rush for the exits in private credit is prompting fresh scrutiny of the sector’s less-liquid structures and its rapid expansion into the retail wealth space. Blackstone has become the latest fund manager to be hit by a surge in requests from investors to withdraw from its flagship private credit strategy. The asset manager said […]
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Gulf oil trade, Pentagon’s AI usage, Gen Z’s analog obsession and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Wednesday. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC this morning that President Donald Trump’s 15% global tariff would be implemented this week. He also said the U.S. would make “a series of announcements” to support oil trade in the Gulf. Stock futures […]
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Blackstone’s Gray: Market ‘noise’ fueled record redemptions from world’s largest private credit fund
Key Points Blackstone president Jon Gray defended the quality of loans within the firm’s flagship private credit fund after investors as concerns in the sector are growing. Source
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The global M&A boom is rolling into 2026 as AI sparks deal frenzy — but cash is getting tight
Key Points Merger-and-acquisition activity roared back to life last year despite a sluggish start. Markets are betting that the surge will continue. While the appetite for deals remains strong, the pool of discretionary capital to fund them is historically thin. Source
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