JPMorgan Is Building A Massive Private Credit Machine Powered By Bank Loans

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is aiming to channel "tens of billions" of dollars into loans originated by its commercial banking team.

JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on Blackstone, Lowers Price Target to $136

JP Morgan analyst Kenneth Worthington maintains Blackstone (NYSE:BX) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $142 to $136.

TD Cowen Maintains Buy on Blackstone, Lowers Price Target to $140

TD Cowen analyst Bill Katz maintains Blackstone (NYSE:BX) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $141 to $140.

Oppenheimer Maintains Outperform on Blackstone, Raises Price Target to $156

Oppenheimer analyst Christopher Kotowski maintains Blackstone (NYSE:BX) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $154 to $156.

Blackstone: Private Credit Is Holding Up Better Than Headlines Suggest

Blackstone executives expressed confidence in the private credit market during their Q1 earnings call, aiming to reassure investors.

Thoma Bravo Faces $5 Billion Wipeout As Medallia Heads To Lenders

Thoma Bravo is inching closer to a deal that would transfer control of Medallia to its lenders, effectively erasing $5.1 billion.

Private Equity Giant Blackstone's AUM Hits Record $1.3 Trillion

Blackstone (BX) shares dip despite Q1 earnings beating estimates. Distributable earnings rose 25% to $1.36. AUM reached $1.30 trillion.

Earnings Scheduled For April 23, 2026

Blackstone Q1 Adj. EPS $1.36 Beats $1.35 Estimate, Sales $3.433B Beat $3.397B Estimate

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) reported quarterly earnings of $1.36 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.35 by 0.74 percent. This is a 24.77 percent increase over earnings of $1.09 per share from the same

Will S&P 500 Open Up Or Down On April 23? Here's How Traders Lean After Record Session

The S&P 500 surged on Wednesday, rising 1.05% to close at a record 7,137.90, as easing geopolitical fears and strong earnings lifted market sentiment.

How Retail Investors Can Benefit From Private Equity's $226B Secondary Market

'Blackstone, KKR Move to Restructure $1.4 Billion Private Loan' - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-22/blackstone-kkr-move-to-restructure-1-4-billion-private-loan

Citizens Maintains Market Outperform on Blackstone, Lowers Price Target to $190

Citizens analyst Devin Ryan maintains Blackstone (NYSE:BX) with a Market Outperform and lowers the price target from $195 to $190.

Blackstone's Private Credit Fund Slashes Value Of ACI Group Holdings

Blackstone experienced increased pressure on its BCRED portfolio due to markdowns of Affordable Care and Medallia.

Wall Street's IPO Stampede Is A Race To Beat SpaceX: Here's When Polymarket Thinks Elon Musk Will List

Polymarket traders give SpaceX a 65.5% chance of a June IPO. Wall Street bankers are racing to price deals before Musk's blockbuster lands.

Morgan Stanley Maintains Overweight on Blackstone, Lowers Price Target to $184

Morgan Stanley analyst Michael Cyprys maintains Blackstone (NYSE:BX) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $215 to $184.

Evercore ISI Group Maintains Outperform on Blackstone, Raises Price Target to $150

Evercore ISI Group analyst Glenn Schorr maintains Blackstone (NYSE:BX) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $135 to $150.

Top US Insurance Regulator Warns Private Capital's Push Into Retirement Funds Is Creating Risks Retirees Can't See: Report

U.S. regulator warns insurers' shift to private credit and offshore reinsurance may raise risks for retirement savings.

CFTC And SEC Jointly Propose Amendments To Strengthen Disclosure And Reduce Private Fund Reporting Burdens

https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9216-26 https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-40-sec-cftc-jointly-propose-amendments-reduce-private-fund-reporting-burdens

Wall Street Rally Faces Key Test As Earnings, Geopolitics Drive Week Ahead

A strong market rally faces its next test as a busy earnings week and ongoing geopolitical risks take center stage.

Apollo, Ares, Sixth Street Circle Early Talks On Multi-Billion NBA Europe Play

Ares Management Corp., Apollo Global Management, and Sixth Street Partners are having conversations regarding the NBA's European expansion.

KKR Caps Withdrawals On Asset-Based Fund After Investors Seek To Pull 7.2%

KKR & Co. has become the latest private equity firm to place a limit on withdrawals in its private credit fund.

10 Financials Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session

If You Invested $1000 In Blackstone Stock 15 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today

Oppenheimer Upgrades Blackstone to Outperform, Announces $154 Price Target

Oppenheimer analyst Chris Kotowski upgrades Blackstone (NYSE:BX) from Perform to Outperform and announces $154 price target.

Big Short Legend Steve Eisman Says Every Private Equity Software Deal Is Underwater 'And Probably By A Lot'

Eisman says every PE software deal is underwater 'and probably by a lot' as AI guts the SaaS model and prediction markets price zero rate relief.

Ares Targets $20 Billion For New Private Credit Fund

Ares Management is planning to launch a flagship U.S. direct lending fund that will target approximately $20 billion.

'Blackstone Eyes $2 Billion IPO for Data Center Acquisition Firm' - Bloomberg News

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/blackstone-eyes-2-billion-ipo-for-data-center-acquisition-firm

7 Stocks Leading the Real Estate Recovery

Commercial real estate is recovering and stocks in the sector are undervalued. Companies like JLL, NMRK, and CBRE present profitable investment opportunities.

March Inflation Set For Biggest Jump Since June 2022 — When CPI Spikes, These Stocks Fall

Trump, in January, said "inflation has been defeated." Wall Street is now bracing for a 0.9% monthly CPI surge — the steepest since June 2022.

401(k) Investing Is Getting More Complicated, And That Might Be a Problem

Wall Street Is Pulling Back From Private Credit, Is This A Warning Sign Or A Buying Opportunity?

Hologic Goes Private In $18 Billion Blackstone, TPG Acquisition

Blackstone and TPG complete their acquisition of Hologic for up to $79 per share. Hologic transitions to a private company. Read more.

Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on Blackstone, Lowers Price Target to $124

Barclays analyst Benjamin Budish maintains Blackstone (NYSE:BX) with a Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from $126 to $124.

Goldman Sachs Maintains Neutral on Blackstone, Lowers Price Target to $118

Goldman Sachs analyst Alexander Blostein maintains Blackstone (NYSE:BX) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $158 to $118.

Piper Sandler Maintains Neutral on Blackstone, Lowers Price Target to $122

Piper Sandler analyst Crispin Love maintains Blackstone (NYSE:BX) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $158 to $122.

Morgan Stanley Capitalizes On Private Credit Dislocation With New Fund

Morgan Stanley is prepping the launch of a fund focused on credit amid increased pressure for liquidity in the private credit sector.

Private Credit Faces 'Broader Reset' In Investor Behavior Amid Rising Market Pressures, Warns Schwab

Schwab warns of a 'broader reset' in private credit as surging investor redemptions force major funds to cap withdrawals due to liquidity.

Nvidia-Backed Firmus Raises $505 Million As AI Data Center Boom Accelerates

Backed by Nvidia, Firmus raised $505 million at a $5.5 billion valuation as it accelerates expansion of AI-focused data centers.

'Blackstone's AGS Health Said to File for $500 Million India IPO' - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/blackstone-s-ags-health-said-to-file-for-500-million-india-ipo

'Blackstone's AirTrunk Is Said to Pick Banks for Singapore REIT IPO' - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/blackstone-s-airtrunk-is-said-to-pick-banks-for-singapore-reit-ipo

Jamie Dimon Calls Trump's Institutional Home-Buying Ban 'Basically Irrelevant' Because Of This Reason— 'I Don't Think...'

Jamie Dimon critiques Trump's housing policies, citing zoning, mortgage costs, and affordability barriers in the U.S. housing market.

Reported March 31: 'Blackstone, Ares, Rivals Grilled by Congress Over Private Credit' - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/blackstone-ares-rivals-grilled-by-congress-over-private-credit

Commission Clears Acquisition Of Urbaser By Blackstone And EQT Fund Management

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_26_769

Blackstone Dumps Spanish Rental Portfolio In $1.4 Billion Brookfield Deal

Blackstone exits Spain's Fidere portfolio in a €1.2B deal with Brookfield. 5,000 units across 47 buildings changing hands.

Blackstone Sets New Benchmark With Record Life Sciences Fund

Blackstone announced the final closure of its Blackstone Life Sciences VI fund, reaching a record $6.3 billion in capital commitments. 

Morgan Stanley, Blackstone, Allstate And A Health Care Stock On CNBC's 'Final Trades'

UnitedHealth shares gained just 1.1% to close at $261.79 on Monday, while Morgan Stanley edged lower to settle at $158.37 during the session.

Senator Ditches Stocks In 2026 After 7 Months: Here's What He's Selling

A senator is selling stocks bought less than a year ago. Here's the list and a look at what he kept instead.

CNBC Halftime Report Final Trades: Allstate, Morgan Stanley, Blackstone, UnitedHealth Group

'Blackstone to Debut Its First Hedge Fund for Mini-Millionaires' - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/blackstone-to-debut-its-first-hedge-fund-for-mini-millionaires

'Blackstone Raises $6.3 Billion for Latest Life-Sciences Fund' - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/blackstone-raises-6-3-billion-for-latest-life-sciences-fund

'Blackstone in advanced talks for aerospace parts maker Senior' - Financial Times

https://www.ft.com/content/367c5250-f409-4bf1-9fc0-b3c84df82ae1

Citrini's Election Trade Unwinds As Longs And Shorts Converge — Trump Alpha Wiped Out

In March 2024, independent investment research firm Citrini Research — founded in 2023 by James van Geelen — built a long/short market-neutral basket to trade the 2024 U.S. presidential election. The basket held long positions in stocks expected to benefit from a Republican win and short positions in names exposed to Democratic policy priorities.