The foundation is in place for the U.S. and the World’s equities markets to have their worst year since 2008.  It’s for three reasons: U.S. and the Indices of most other countries at start of Iran war, which began on 02/28/26, were near their all-time and iconic...

Get caught up. Iran’s attack on Qatar’s Ras Laffan gas field will have repercussions for energy supplies, Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said during a presser in Doha. The damaged facilities produce about 17% of Qatar’s liquefied natural...

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has begun preliminary talks with investors to raise at least $10 billion for a global direct lending fund, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The fund, West Street Loan Partners VI, will focus on companies across North...

White sugar hit the highest level since October as a rally in oil prices and the ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz stoked fears about supplies across the Middle East as well as shipments from the region. The most-active contract rose as much as 3.9% to...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are among investment banks offering hedge fund clients ways to bet against the $1.8 trillion private credit market, people with knowledge of the matter said. The firms have assembled baskets of listed companies...

For years, investors looked the other way as software companies used their stock to pay employees while the share prices soared. But now that they’re getting pummeled over AI fears, the practice is raising questions. This is particularly acute for software firms,...