Private equity firms sell assets to themselves at a record rate
So-called continuation vehicles set to account for a fifth of sales by the sector in 2025...
Dec 30Financial TimeseconomicsImpact
So-called continuation vehicles set to account for a fifth of sales by the sector in 2025...
📋 Key Facts ✓ AI was behind over 50,000 layoffs in 2025. ✓ World's biggest tech companies cited AI in layoff strategies. ...
Donald Trump to hold more talks with industry bosses as president flexes power over energy markets...
Country’s output could drop by a third in next month, threatening Trump’s hopes of windfall for energy sector...
A view of the "El Palito" oil refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Jesus Vargas/Getty Images The US captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a surprise raid on Saturday. In a press co...
ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images Chris Rokos' eponymous fund was up 21%, a person close to the fund told Business Insider. The manager is one of several big-name macro firms that had a strong 2025....
Scott Bessent said that institutional investors won't have to sell current single family homes. Alex Wong/Getty Images Scott Bessent clarified Trump's plan to ban Wall Street firms from purchasing hom...
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US forces captured Venezuela's leader overnight, and President Donald Trump said he was seeking access to the country's oilfields. AFP The US military has experience with oil infrastructure, but guard...
Chevron, the only US oil major still operating in Venezuela, counts Berkshire Hathaway as a key shareholder. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Trump administra...
China has criticised the US seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker on the high seas, describing it as a serious breach of international law. US European Command announced via social media that it had...
Washington says it has intercepted two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic as part of President Trump’s hardline effort to control oil movements across the Americas, claiming the vessels—the ...
Monitoring comes as Washington builds up military assets in Britain...
Andreas Halvorsen runs $55 billion Viking Global. Scott Olson/Getty Images Stuart Brown is stepping down as head of trading at $55 billion hedge fund Viking Global. Brown has worked at the hedge fund ...
Chinese rocket maker LandSpace aims to raise 7.5 billion yuan (US$1 billion) from an initial public offering (IPO) in Shanghai, after becoming the first home-grown aerospace firm to have its listing a...
Nicolas Maduro's allies have been particularly vocal in their condemnation of the US' capture of the deposed Venezuelan leader. Among them are Russia, Iran and China. US control of oil reserves in Ven...
As a diplomatic row sees Japanese company executives put visits to China on hold, Beijing is preparing to roll out the red carpet for South Korean business leaders accompanying President Lee Jae-myung...
Palmer Luckey, founder of defense tech firm Anduril Industries. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images China hit a number of US defense firms and executives with sanctions on Friday. China's foreign m...
Russia said it deployed one of its most advanced ballistic missiles during massive overnight strikes on Ukraine. In Kyiv, 4 people were killed by drones. DW has more....
Venezuela's interior minister Diosdado Cabello says 100 people died in the US attack that removed President Nicolas Maduro from power, adding that the president and his wife were injured in the raid. ...