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Private Equity’s Dry Spell Now Worse Than 2008 Crisis, Bain Says - Bloomberg
business 2026/02/23 05:01:00

Private Equity’s Dry Spell Now Worse Than 2008 Crisis, Bain Says - Bloomberg

Private equity returned fewer profits to investors for a fourth straight year as the industry sat on $3.8 trillion of unsold assets and struggled to raise money for new funds.

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Korean ‘ants’ pile into leveraged funds to profit from stock market boom - Financial Times
business 2026/02/23 05:00:19

Korean ‘ants’ pile into leveraged funds to profit from stock market boom - Financial Times

Government has encouraged retail traders to buy domestic equities

Financial Times
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Christine Lagarde receives €140,000 from BIS despite payment ban for ECB staff - Financial Times
business 2026/02/23 05:00:04

Christine Lagarde receives €140,000 from BIS despite payment ban for ECB staff - Financial Times

Employees say different standards are being applied to president and ‘mortals’ at European Central Bank

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Bitcoin (BTC) news today: ETFs bleed $3.8 billion in historic five-week outflow streak - CoinDesk
business 2026/02/23 04:44:42

Bitcoin (BTC) news today: ETFs bleed $3.8 billion in historic five-week outflow streak - CoinDesk

Outflows underscore persistent institutional wariness toward bitcoin after the early October crash.

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Oil slides on Iran nuclear talks, fresh US tariff uncertainty By Reuters - Investing.com
business 2026/02/23 03:40:10

Oil slides on Iran nuclear talks, fresh US tariff uncertainty By Reuters - Investing.com

Oil edges lower on US tariff uncertainty and US-Iran talks

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Bitcoin sinks below $65,000 as macro shocks rattle fragile market: analysts - The Block
business 2026/02/23 03:03:49

Bitcoin sinks below $65,000 as macro shocks rattle fragile market: analysts - The Block

Nearly $360 million in crypto long positions were liquidated in an hour, according to Coinglass' heatmap based on available data.

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