Markets & FinanceWall Street staged a remarkable comeback on Monday, delivering its strongest performance since May and offering a much-needed respite for investors after a particularly challenging stretch. The Dow Jo...
By Sarah Chen · 2 min read · August 4, 2025
Markets & FinanceIt’s not every day you hear about a venture capital firm hitting a home run of this magnitude, but Index Ventures has quietly, yet decisively, done just that. The firm is reportedly on track to realiz...
By Marcus Penniford · 3 min read · August 4, 2025
Markets & FinanceIn a move that blends high-profile names with a timely economic trend, Eric and Donald Trump Jr. have thrown their financial weight behind New America SPAC, a special purpose acquisition company expli...
By Theo Bodden · 3 min read · August 4, 2025
Markets & FinanceIt's been a truly wild ride for global markets this year, and perhaps counter-intuitively, it's the sophisticated quantitative funds — especially those employing trend-following strategies — that are ...
By Adaeze Okonkwo · 3 min read · August 4, 2025
Markets & FinanceFor years, the promise of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act loomed large, a significant shift in the corporate financial landscape. While the immediate impact on reported earnings was clear, the more pro...
By Sarah Chen · 3 min read · August 4, 2025
Markets & FinanceIt used to be that a sprawling Hamptons estate or a stable of exotic cars signaled true affluence. Then came the superyachts, symbols of global mobility and immense capital. But today, if you want to ...
By Adaeze Okonkwo · 3 min read · August 4, 2025
Markets & FinanceFor CoreCard, the relatively obscure company that has quietly powered the back-end of Goldman Sachs’s ambitious, yet ultimately ill-fated, Apple Card venture, the future feels decidedly uncertain. Led...
By Marcus Penniford · 3 min read · August 3, 2025
Markets & FinanceThe air conditioning on Wall Street is working overtime, but it’s not just the summer heat making bankers and lawyers sweat. In what has rapidly become the busiest week for dealmaking since 2021, the ...
By Sarah Chen · 3 min read · August 3, 2025
Markets & FinanceIt’s one of those curious paradoxes that often define a generation: Millennials, once famously saddled with student debt and delayed milestones, are now, by many metrics, accumulating wealth at a sign...
By Marcus Penniford · 3 min read · August 3, 2025
Markets & FinanceThe past week in the markets felt like a masterclass in diverse corporate narratives, with some familiar names hitting new highs while others navigated choppy waters, each movement telling a distinct ...
By Eleanor Bromley-Hawke · 3 min read · August 1, 2025
Markets & FinanceThere’s a quiet but palpable unease rippling through the private equity world these days, a kind of pre-election jitters that has little to do with traditional market volatility. Instead, it’s focused...
By Adaeze Okonkwo · 3 min read · August 1, 2025
Markets & FinanceFriday was a difficult day for U.S. financial markets, with stocks and bond yields experiencing a sharp fall as investors digested a flurry of unsettling news. It felt like a one-two punch that left p...
By Theo Bodden · 2 min read · August 1, 2025
Markets & FinanceIt was, by all accounts, a stunning debut. Figma, the collaborative design software powerhouse, burst onto the public markets with an initial public offering that saw its shares soar, delivering a sig...
By Marcus Penniford · 3 min read · August 1, 2025
Markets & FinanceIn a notable move underscoring the relentless growth of private credit, PGIM, the global asset management arm of Prudential Financial, has successfully closed its latest direct lending vehicle, raisin...
By Adaeze Okonkwo · 2 min read · August 1, 2025
Markets & FinanceIt seems the Swiss watch industry just can't catch a break. For an industry that has, for years, grappled with the rise of smartwatches, shifting consumer preferences, and a generally cautious luxury ...
By Lina Brennan · 3 min read · August 1, 2025
Markets & FinancePerella Weinberg Partners, the boutique investment bank known for its sharp-elbowed M&A and restructuring advice, is making a strategic play in one of the private equity world’s most dynamic corners. ...
By Marcus Penniford · 3 min read · August 1, 2025
Markets & FinanceThe opening bell on Wall Street is set to ring with a decidedly bearish tone this morning, as futures for both the Dow industrials and S&P 500 are pointing to significant early losses. The primary cul...
By Marcus Penniford · 2 min read · August 1, 2025
Markets & FinanceIt’s not every day you get a direct line to someone who’s truly made it. We’re talking about individuals whose net worth isn't just a number on a balance sheet, but a testament to years of strategic d...
By Theo Bodden · 4 min read · August 1, 2025