Apollo and Blackstone raise $35bn in chip financing deal for Anthropic

Transaction is one of the largest private credit fundraisings, fuelling Claude maker’s AI growth plans

Posted on Wednesday June 10, 2026

Trump baffles Wall Street with top dealmaker praise for Citi

A morning social media post from the president congratulates bank on a ranking it does not hold

Posted on Wednesday June 10, 2026

Apollo executive says private equity got ‘a little out of whack’

There will be a ‘price to pay’ for industry after exuberance of 2017-22, warns Scott Kleinman

Posted on Wednesday June 10, 2026

Workspace to raise rents as it seeks to fend off Boaz Weinstein

Plan to boost profits comes as flexible office landlord reported a £120mn loss on falling property values and rents

Posted on Wednesday June 10, 2026

Ares raises $8.5bn for newest fund in spite of private markets woes

Commitments underscore demand for debt backed by data centres, railcars, music royalties and car leases

Posted on Wednesday June 10, 2026

US launches fresh wave of strikes on Iran

Second day of attacks puts fragile ceasefire under new strain and pushes up oil prices

Posted on Wednesday June 10, 2026

Mike Ashley’s Frasers offers to buy Hugo Boss in €2.7bn deal

Retail billionaire could use bid to increase stake in German fashion group rather than taking full control

Posted on Wednesday June 10, 2026

US tech stocks sink as volatility flares up on Wall Street

Latest bout of selling comes ahead of SpaceX’s historic market debut

Posted on Wednesday June 10, 2026

Trump warns US will soon hit Iran ‘hard’ again

President’s remarks come after countries exchange fire following downing of American helicopter

Posted on Wednesday June 10, 2026

Oil tankers increase ‘dark’ transits through Strait of Hormuz

Donald Trump says US launched ‘secret mission’ to help move crude through the waterway

Posted on Wednesday June 10, 2026