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Blackstone’s $10B Credit Fund: How Private Lending Hit $520B

May 1, 2026 by Bruno

Blackstone’s Capital Opportunities Fund V closed oversubscribed at $10B. Private credit now rivals the entire high-yield bond market—here’s who’s winning and what risks regulators see.

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Merck Raises 2026 Guidance After Q1 Revenue Beat, Despite $9B Deal Charge

May 1, 2026 by Bruno

Merck Q1 2026: $16.3B revenue beat, guidance raised. A $9B acquisition charge drove a GAAP loss, but Winrevair growth signals strong underlying fundamentals.

Categories Stock Market Tags drug stocks Q1 2026, keytruda, merck earnings, MRK stock, pharmaceutical stocks, stock market Leave a comment

How Short Selling Works: Short Interest and Squeezes

May 1, 2026 by Bruno

Short selling lets investors profit from falling prices. Learn how it works, what short interest means, and what triggers a short squeeze.

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30-Year Treasury Near 5%: The Forces Keeping U.S. Borrowing Costs High

May 1, 2026 by Bruno

The 30-year Treasury yield stands at 4.987% on April 30, 2026 — nearly 5% — as term premium surges on sticky inflation, rising supply, and fading foreign demand for US debt.

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Eli Lilly Q1 2026: Revenue Surges 56% as GLP-1 Boom Deepens

April 30, 2026 by Bruno

Eli Lilly beat Q1 2026 estimates with $19.8B revenue (+56%), EPS of $8.26 (+170%), driven by Mounjaro, Zepbound, and newly launched oral pill Foundayo.

Categories Stock Market Tags eli lilly earnings, glp-1 drugs, mounjaro zepbound, obesity drug, pharmaceutical stocks, stock market Leave a comment

Options Greeks Explained: Delta, Gamma, Theta, and Vega

April 30, 2026 by Bruno

Learn what the five options Greeks actually mean — delta, gamma, theta, vega, and rho — with worked examples, a data table, and charts that show how each measure changes in real market conditions.

Categories Market Education Tags delta gamma theta vega, investing basics, options explained, options greeks, options trading Leave a comment

Lincoln International Files for a Rare NYSE IPO

April 30, 2026 by Bruno

Lincoln International filed an S-1 with the SEC to list on NYSE under ticker LCLN. With $783.8M in 2025 revenue and Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as underwriters, here’s what it means for capital markets.

Categories Capital Markets Tags capital markets, investment bank ipo, LCLN, lincoln international ipo, M&A advisory, NYSE 2026 Leave a comment

NXP Semiconductors Jumps 26% on Best Day Since 2010 IPO

April 30, 2026 by Bruno

NXP Semiconductors surged 26% — its best day since listing in 2010 — as Q1 earnings beat estimates and Q2 guidance of up to $3.55B signaled a chip recovery led by auto and AI.

Categories Stock Market Tags automotive chips, chip stocks earnings, earnings season, nxp semiconductors, semiconductor stocks, stock market Leave a comment

Options 101: Calls, Puts, Strike Price, and Premium Explained

April 30, 2026 by Bruno

Learn how options work — what calls and puts are, how premiums are priced, and the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic value. Includes payoff diagrams.

Categories Market Education Tags calls and puts, investing basics, options explained, options premium, options trading, stock market Leave a comment

Big Tech’s AI Debt Surge Is Reshaping Corporate Bond Markets

April 30, 2026 by Bruno

Meta, Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft will spend ~$700B on AI in 2026 — debt-funding is flooding the investment-grade bond market with record supply.

Categories Market Trend Tags AI spending 2026, big tech debt, capital markets, corporate bond market, hyperscaler capex, investment grade bonds Leave a comment
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