BlackRock keeps its foot on the private-markets pedal with another acquisition

BlackRock’s new acquisition pushes the asset manager one step deeper into private markets. The news The asset management giant on Monday announced an agreement to buy ElmTree Funds, a real estate investment firm that manages roughly $7.3 billion in assets. ElmTree, which leases commercial properties to single-tenant renters, will be integrated into BlackRock’s new group…

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How the U.S. Deficit Could Spark a Crisis

Independent analyses – ranging from Yale University to the Wharton School to the Congressional Budget Office – have each said that President Donald Trump’s budget plan will add trillions of dollars to the U.S. deficit over the next 10 years.  What’s at stake if the deficit continues on its upward trajectory? This year, the U.S….

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