As 2022 winds down and investors reflect on a horrendous year, they can take some comfort in the fact that the big guys had their share of misses. Among them is Harris Kupperman, the president of hedge fund Praetorian Capital, who recently blogged about his 2022 calls he nailed — a selloff of big tech … Read more
U.S. stocks traded lower on Thursday, erasing most of their gains from their biggest rally in three weeks after a round of upbeat economic data and a warning from hedge-fund titan David Tepper that he was “leaning short” against both stocks and bonds on expectations the Federal Reserve and other central banks will continue tightening … Read more
Justin Bieber is close to a deal to sell his music rights to Blackstone Inc. BX 3.45% -backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital in a transaction valued at around $200 million, according to people familiar with the matter. The potential deal includes the pop star’s interest in both his publishing and recorded music catalog, the people say, … Read more
Amid the rising cost of living and higher taxes, top hedge fund talent is moving away from financial centres like London and New York to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain, according to headhunters. This year, global hedge funds such as All Blue Capital and ExodusPoint Capital Management opened offices in Dubai. All Blue … Read more
Top executives at Blackstone Inc. BX -0.72% declared themselves baffled that so many retail investors want their money back from its giant private property fund, given its strong performance. They shouldn’t be surprised. The very design of the fund encourages investors to withdraw when they see others doing so. My worry is, those same incentives … Read more
Blackstone Inc. BX -7.09% shares took a big hit after the investing giant’s real-estate fund aimed at wealthy individuals said it would limit redemptions. Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc., more commonly known as BREIT, said Thursday in a letter posted to its website that the amount of withdrawals requested in October exceeded its monthly … Read more
Blackstone Inc. has agreed to sell its 49.9% stake in two Las Vegas hotels in a deal that values the properties at $5.5 billion, marking one of the largest U.S. casino transactions this year. The New York investment firm is selling its stake in the MGM Grand Las Vegas and the Mandalay Bay to Vici … Read more
Sam Bankman-Fried Photo: Ting Shen/Bloomberg News Crypto dark knight Sam Bankman -Fried may have deceived investors, customers and various journalists and politicians. But now the FTX founder is at least telling the truth about a few things. Lo, he says that environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is a fraud, and so was his progressive … Read more
A unit of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. WBA 3.67% struck a deal to combine with a big owner of medical practices and urgent-care centers in a transaction worth roughly $9 billion including debt, the latest in a string of acquisitions by big consumer-focused companies aiming to delve deeper into medical care. The drugstore giant’s primary-care-center … Read more
If you really want to rev up your retirement savings and minimize income taxes, the best thing to be is a late-career professional in private practice. When you’re making a lot of money and are close to retirement age, you have savings options that go way beyond the levels of the typical workplace 401(k) plan. … Read more