'Blackstone Said to Buy $25 Billion HSBC Australia Home Loan Book' - Bloomberg

Oppenheimer Maintains Outperform on Blackstone, Raises Price Target to $171

BDCs Are Selling Investment-Grade Bonds Again After a Frozen Quarter

Business development companies (BDCs) are resuming debt issuance after a period of market freeze, with Barings BDC issuing $350 million in bonds at 6.5% interest. While this signals easing credit concerns in the sector, the shift to fixed-rate debt presents both opportunities and risks depending on future interest rate movements.

European Commission Approves Proposed Acquisition Of Eurowind Energy By Blackstone, Norlys, EWE Holding

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_26_1761

UPDATE: Lancium Announces Partnership With NVIDIA To Deploy AI Factory Platform Across 4 GW Of Leased Capacity And 15+ GW Development Pipeline; NVIDIA Makes Strategic Investment, Terms Not Disclosed

Partnership connects Lancium's power-secured campus pipeline with NVIDIA's AI ecosystem, enabling cloud partners, infrastructure developers, AI native companies and all other NVIDIA ecosystem partners to deploy

EUFN vs KRE: European Banks vs. U.S. Regional Banks -- Which Financial Sector ETF Is the Better Buy?

EUFN (European financials ETF) and KRE (U.S. regional banks ETF) offer distinct financial sector exposure with different risk-return profiles. EUFN provides higher dividend yield (3.97% vs 2.10%), lower volatility, and stronger 5-year returns ($2,676 vs $1,377 on $1,000 invested), but carries higher fees (0.49% vs 0.35%). KRE offers lower costs and potential upside if U.S. regional banking recovers, but experienced severe drawdowns (52.7%) during 2023 banking turmoil. The choice depends on investor preference for stability and income (EUFN) versus higher risk/reward tied to U.S. regional bank recovery (KRE).

Why The Trade Desk Stock Plunged to (Another) 7-Year Low Today

The Trade Desk stock plunged 5.8% to 7-year lows after HSBC downgraded it to 'reduce' with a $10 price target. The analyst cited dismal Q2 results with only 3% revenue growth and a 17% EPS decline, well below expectations. The company faces structural headwinds from AI-driven competition and a shift away from the open internet, its core business.