HOW BLACKSTONE AND ITS BIGGEST RIVALS ARE DRIFTING APART / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

How Blackstone and its biggest rivals are drifting apart The largest private equity group is sticking to a fee-based approach, while Apollo ...

GOLD SHINES AS PRIVATE EQUITY GOES DARK / VON GREYERZ

Gold Shines as Private Equity Goes Dark By Matthew Piepenburg Is private equity (PE) going dark? And what does this have to do with gold? In...

THE MARKETS ARE DECLARING TARIFF VICTORY TOO SOON / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The markets are declaring tariff victory too soon A potential supply and demand shock means the US economy may be in for years of volatility...

THE MYTH OF SAUDI POLITICAL STABILITY / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The Myth of Saudi Political Stability A burgeoning online opposition movement is the latest expression of widespread anger in the country. B...

MUTUALLY ASSURED DEVELOPMENT DESTRUCTION / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Mutually Assured Development Destruction Other donor countries have not stepped up after Donald Trump terminated most US foreign-aid funding...

THE SUPERPOWER TECHNOLOGY RACE: XI JINPING´S PLAN TO OVERTAKE AMERICA IN AI / THE ECONOMIST

The superpower technology race Xi Jinping’s plan to overtake America in AI  China’s leaders believe they can outwit American cash and utopia...