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The Stock Market Has Become A Private Club For The Elite
by Lance Roberts A recent Peter G Peterson Foundation poll, as reported by the Financial Times, revealed a statistic that we have suspected for quite some time. To wit: “Nearly two-thirds … Read more
SEC proposes allowing more investors access to private companies
www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-sec-investors/u-s-sec-proposes-allowing-more-investors-access-to-private-companies-idUSKBN1YM245 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday proposed changes to its decades-old definition of a professional investor in order to allow more Americans to buy … Read more
The private debt boom. Assets under management in private debt have tripled over the past decade to $812 billion, according to Goldman Sachs data. Because why earn 6% in junk bonds when you can earn 11% in direct lending?
The private debt boom. Assets under management in private debt have tripled over the past decade to $812 billion, according to Goldman Sachs data. Because why earn 6% in junk … Read more
Portland, OR to require all new buildings, incl. private homes, provide ‘rest and welcome’ to homeless
by Dr. Eowyn More insanity from the city government of Portland, Oregon. Lashay Wesley reports for KATU News that on Nov. 12, 2019, the City of Portland’s 11-member Planning and Sustainability Commission narrowly approved … Read more
Super-Rich Families Pour Into $787 Billion Private Debt Market
by SpontaneousDisorder archive.ph/r4LEr Private credit has boomed globally as banks, under pressure from regulators since the global financial crisis to reduce risk, have pulled back from lending to smaller, potentially … Read more
Goldman Sachs says that every one of its private equity clients is preparing for recession
Goldman Sachs’ private equity clients are not feeling good about the global economy. According to the bank’s chairman of investment banking, “Every one of our clients is focused on being … Read more
‘Peak’ Private Equity Fears Are Spreading Across Pension World
by confoundedinterest Another consequence of Central Banks pushing interest rates extremely low … and ever negative. (Bloomberg) — Investors plowing cash into private assets may recall the words of Wall Street legend Barton … Read more
It Isn’t As If Google Has A History Of Taking People’s Private Data And Exploiting It. Oh, Wait:
Google defends amassing health data on millions of people. Google has come under scrutiny after a report in The Wall Street Journal noted that a newly signed cloud computing deal with a … Read more
The private sector tends to be pro cyclical- tightening as the economy slows, thereby making it worse
by WARREN MOSLER The private sector tends to be pro cyclical- tightening as the economy slows, thereby making it worse:
Visualize the Top 25 Private Cloud Companies in the World
by howmuch Cloud computing is changing the economy and transforming the way millions of people work, and private companies with multibillion dollar valuations are at the forefront of the disruption. … Read more
Hollyweird hypocrite Jennifer Lawrence flies via private jet & had lots of meat at her wedding
by DCG Lawrence arriving in RI via private jet/Splash News photo TDS-infected Jennifer Lawrence is – like most folk in Hollyweird – a flaming hypocrite. In 2017 she said the … Read more
The Barriers to Investing in Private Equity Are Too High
by Frank Holmes, CEO, U.S. Global Investors The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, and for that we can largely blame policies of envy that increasingly … Read more
Private-equity firms don’t have to wait for IPOs to cash in on their portfolio companies. They can simply direct those companies to pay them big dividends using borrowed money.
by SpontaneousDisorder Got the title from this tweet twitter.com/lisaabramowicz1/status/1177029332608409600 And if you’re paywalled…………… The emergence of racier high-yield bond deals in Europe may be pointing to a market that’s reaching … Read more
WSJ: China Says Growth Is Fine. Private Data Show a Sharper Slowdown.
via WSJ: Beneath China’s stable headline numbers, there is a growing belief that the real picture is much worse By Mike Bird and Lucy Craymer Sept. 8, 2019 12:29 pm … Read more
Dem. Candidates call to end private prison amid incarceration crisis
The Democrat U.S. senator and presidential hopeful Kamala Harris has shared her vision to overhaul the country’s criminal justice system: ambitious plans include legalising marijuana, ending the death penalty and … Read more