Blackstone
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financeAI Infrastructure Financing Shifts to Private Bond Market
Corporate AI funding is pivoting from public markets to private debt placements, with life insurers and asset managers providing customized, long-duration capital for data centers.
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techBlackstone Invests $30 Billion in Japan's AI Data Centers
Blackstone's $30 billion investment in AI data centers in Japan signals a significant commitment to AI infrastructure and capacity expansion.
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financeWarren Probes Private Equity’s $1 Trillion Bet on AI’s Energy Crisis
Senator Elizabeth Warren investigates private equity utility acquisitions, warning that opaque debt financing for AI data centers could burden consumers and destabilize markets.
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financeBlackRock Private Credit Fund Faces 13% Redemption Surge Amid Liquidity Crunch
BlackRock's HLEND fund sees redemption requests hit 13.3% in Q2, far exceeding its 5% payout cap, signaling shifting investor confidence in private credit.
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healthZyn and the New Nicotine: Social Costs of Smoking Bans, Demographics, and the Rise of Pouches
Nick Pell discusses how smoking bans impacted mentorship, the overstated secondhand smoke risk, and the male-dominated, young adult surge of nicotine pouches like Zyn.
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financePrivate Credit Issuance Plunges 40% as Defaults Hit Record High
Private credit issuance drops 40% to $44.76B in Q2 2026 as defaults hit 6.0%. On-chain tokenized credit grows rapidly but remains small.
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financePartners Group Imposes Redemption Gate on $9 Billion Fund
Swiss private markets firm caps withdrawals as investor redemption requests surge, triggering a stock plunge.
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techAirTrunk Invests $30 Billion in India Data Centers for AI Growth
Hyperscale operator plans 5+ GW capacity by 2030, backed by Blackstone and CPPIB.