Tag: Capital Markets
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BlackRock Record AUM: Inside the $15.3 Trillion Quarter
BlackRock printed a record $15.3 trillion of assets, but nearly nine tenths of the jump was the market, not new money. Inside the AUM bridge, the HPS and GIP engines, and what the record says about the cycle.
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The Apollo easyJet Takeover Bid: A £5.7 Billion Auction for UK plc
Apollo’s 715p proposal tops Castlelake’s 690p and turns easyJet into a contested £5.7bn auction. Inside the deal-risk gap, the Takeover Code clock, and what the bid says about London’s valuation problem.
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SK Hynix’s Nasdaq Listing: A $26.5 Billion Record and the Korea Discount Test
SK Hynix raised $26.5 billion in the largest first-time US share sale by a foreign company, debuting 13% up. Why the order book, the Korea discount and the aftermarket now matter to the whole AI trade.
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Wall Street’s Record Quarter: Why Goldman Soared and Citi Fell on the Same Day
Goldman Sachs had the best quarter in its history and JPMorgan the largest profit ever made by an American bank. Citi beat by 16 per cent and fell. What the market was actually pricing on 14 July, and why much of this quarter does not repeat.
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Q1 2026 Bank Earnings: Trading Desks Ride the Volatility Wave as Net Interest Income Compresses
Khan Capital | April 2026 Key Takeaways A Volatility Quarter That Rewarded the Right Desks The first-quarter 2026 bank earnings season opened this week with results that, taken in isolation, would have been read as a clean beat for the American banking sector. Every one of the six large US franchises that reported between 14…