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Blackstone, BlackRock cut value of their private credit funds
By Matt Tracy May 7 (Reuters) - Asset managers Blackstone and BlackRock cut the value of their private credit funds in the first quarter, they said on Thursday, citing markdowns on troubled loans to c...
May 07, 2026
NY Fed finds stability in longer-run inflation views in April
By Michael S. Derby May 7 (Reuters) - Americans were unworried at the prospect of a broader inflation breakout in April despite rising price pressures driven by war in the Middle East, a survey releas...
May 07, 2026
Whirlpool shares hit 14-year low after slashing annual targets, suspending dividend
By Apratim Sarkar and Nandan Mandayam May 7 (Reuters) - Whirlpool shares plunged to their lowest in more than 14 years on Thursday, after the home appliance maker slashed its full-year profit forecast...
May 07, 2026
US construction spending rebounds in March
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. construction spending rebounded in March, boosted by a surge in single-family homebuilding, but higher mortgage rates could limit further gains. The Commerce Departm...
May 07, 2026
Germany's OHB to consider legal action if EU clears Airbus, Thales, Leonardo satellite merger
By Gianluca Lo Nostro May 7 (Reuters) - German satellite maker OHB will consider legal action if EU antitrust regulators approve a planned merger of the satellite businesses of Airbus, Thales and Leon...
May 07, 2026
S&P 500, Nasdaq touch fresh peaks as oil retreats further
May 7 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq touched record highs on Thursday as oil prices plunged further on hopes of a U.S.-Iran peace agreement that could potentially normalize crude supplies thro...
May 07, 2026
Blackstone cuts value of private credit fund in first quarter
By Matt Tracy May 7 (Reuters) - Asset manager Blackstone cut the value of its private credit fund Blackstone Secured Lending Fund in the first quarter, it said on Thursday. Blackstone Secured Lending ...
May 07, 2026
Chile central bank weighed rate hike in April amid global uncertainty, minutes show
SANTIAGO, May 7 (Reuters) - Policymakers at Chile's central bank considered the option of raising interest rates at their April meeting amid global uncertainty stemming from the U.S.-Israeli war on Ir...
May 07, 2026
Wall Street banks plan final push on capital rules
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street banks will push again to shrink capital charges on credit card lines and globally important U.S. lenders as they make a final bid to win fur...
May 07, 2026
US productivity slows further in first quarter
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. worker productivity growth slowed further in the first quarter, but a reversal was likely as businesses invest heavily in artificial intelligence. Nonfarm productivi...
May 07, 2026
