Private Equity Has More Housecleaning to Do in 2026
Recent deals boosted optimism for the new year, but firms are still sitting on a glut of portfolio companies.
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In a Wild Year for Markets, Investors Who Did Nothing Did Just Fine
Those who owned U.S. stocks at the start of the year made good money. Owning foreign stocks was even better. Treasurys did well, and the yield stayed high for cash.
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Michael Burry Bets He Isn't Too Early to Go Against the AI Juggernaut
The investor made famous by 'The Big Short' is shorting Nvidia and Palantir.
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Former Malaysian Leader Sentenced to 15 Years Over Multibillion-Dollar 1MDB Scandal
A judge rejected ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak's defense that he thought the money had been donated from Saudi Arabia.
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Silver's Runaway Rally Sweeps Up Amateur Investors
Silver prices have been rising in part because of constrained supply, with the world's pure-play silver deposits mostly exhausted.
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Family Offices Have Become the New Power Players on Wall Street
Wealthy families are launching offices to manage their money at a record clip and are increasingly getting a seat at the table in significant deals.
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Warren Buffett and Private Equity Both Love Insurance. The Similarities End There.
Investing insurance premiums is a different game on Wall Street than in Omaha.
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Goldman Sachs's Private-Credit Company Struggles to Clean Up Soured Bets
The stock and value of the Goldman Sachs BDC have been falling.
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More Private-Equity Firms Plan to Sell Stakes to Raise Cash
More private-equity managers plan to sell minority stakes in the coming years, as the industry's ongoing downturn drives firms to seek outside investment. But it remains to be seen whether buyer enthusiasm will match that of sellers.
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Fidelity Contrafund's Will Danoff Is Getting Closer to Handing Over the Reins
The legendary manager has taken on two co-managers to help him run the mammoth fund. Just don't use the word "retirement."
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More uninsured drivers, more unfixed damage: Soaring car-insurance prices have pushed Americans into risky trade-offs
Here's why car-insurance prices will continue to weigh heavily on drivers, likely prompting them to make more high-stakes bets next year.
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SEC Alleges That Fake Crypto Firms Stole $14 Million From Would-Be Investors
The agency says investors' money disappeared overseas "through a web of bank accounts and crypto asset wallets."
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Bank of Canada Officials Unsure on Future Direction of Rates, Minutes Say
Policymakers were reluctant to predict whether the next change in interest rates would be up or down, citing volatile data and elevated trade-policy uncertainty.
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