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Glencore faces $1.4 billion lawsuit from distressed iron ore trader Radiant

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Glencore faces $1.4 billion lawsuit from distressed iron ore trader Radiant

Glencore is facing a $1.4 billion lawsuit from Radiant, a Singapore-based iron ore trader that has been battling a severe liquidity crisis....

Xiaoyu Zhao · August 29, 2026·1 min read
Jane Street faces internal strain as size and risk appetite grow

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Jane Street faces internal strain as size and risk appetite grow

Jane Street, one of the world’s most successful and secretive quantitative trading firms, is facing a reckoning. As the firm has grown...

Xiaoyu Zhao · August 27, 2026·1 min read
Bitcoin Treasury Firms Lose $80 Billion as Model Unravels

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Bitcoin Treasury Firms Lose $80 Billion as Model Unravels

Companies that adopted Bitcoin as a primary corporate treasury asset have seen their combined market value fall by roughly $80 billion as...

Xiaoyu Zhao · August 27, 2026·1 min read
KKR Settles DoJ Lawsuit for Record $250 Million

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KKR Settles DoJ Lawsuit for Record $250 Million

KKR has agreed to pay $250 million to resolve a Department of Justice lawsuit, marking the largest penalty ever imposed for alleged...

Xiaoyu Zhao · August 27, 2026·1 min read
PwC’s China Setback Tests the Big Four’s Liability Shield

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PwC’s China Setback Tests the Big Four’s Liability Shield

A Hong Kong court has ruled that liquidators of the collapsed property developer Evergrande may pursue the global network of PricewaterhouseCoopers for...

Xiaoyu Zhao · August 27, 2026·1 min read
Banks Seek To Offload Data Centre Loan Risk

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Banks Seek To Offload Data Centre Loan Risk

Financing for data centre construction has surged to levels that worry bank risk managers, leading Wall Street to design structures that can...

Xiaoyu Zhao · August 26, 2026·1 min read
Asset Manager Mergers Hit Record Highs as Scale Crunch Bites

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Asset Manager Mergers Hit Record Highs as Scale Crunch Bites

The asset management industry is consolidating at a record pace, with deal volumes reaching $53.8 billion so far this year, the highest...

Xiaoyu Zhao · August 26, 2026·1 min read
Mark Walter’s Empire Denies Fire Sale Amid Intensifying Scrutiny

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Mark Walter’s Empire Denies Fire Sale Amid Intensifying Scrutiny

The investment empire of Mark Walter, the billionaire who controls the Guggenheim Partners financial firm and owns stakes in the Los Angeles...

Xiaoyu Zhao · August 26, 2026·1 min read
Brazilian Rare Earth Plant Tests West’s Supply Chain Ambitions

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Brazilian Rare Earth Plant Tests West’s Supply Chain Ambitions

The small town of Minacu in Brazil’s Goias state, once a center for asbestos mining, is emerging as a strategic outpost in...

Xiaoyu Zhao · August 25, 2026·1 min read