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Recent earnings reports by the so-called hyperscalers have driven expectations even higher for their collective AI spending plans. Goldman Sachs credit strategists estimate that approximately $400 billion in highly rated investment-grade bonds could be issued directly by hyperscalers globally in 2027. A group of investment-grade hyperscalers tracked by Barclays credit strategists includes Alphabet Amazon.com Meta Platforms Microsoft Oracle and SpaceX. The spread offered by these companies’ bonds over benchmark Treasurys has widened by almost a quarter percentage point over the past month through July 30, according to tracking by Barclays.

Wall Street finally got a taste of Blackstone-backed Jersey Mike’s, yet the first bite looked hesitant. What’s next for JMKE?

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The sandwich chain is going public on Thursday. It will test the appetite of investors after blockbuster debuts like Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

The fast-casual sandwich chain is set to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange after pricing its shares at $23.

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Jersey Mike's Subs (JMKE) priced its IPO of 43.5 million shares of Class A common at $23 a share, fo

The sandwich chain is going public on Thursday. It will test the appetite of investors after blockbuster debuts like Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

(Bloomberg) -- Jersey Mike’s Subs Inc. and some of its shareholders raised $1 billion in an initial public offering that priced at the midpoint of its marketed range.Most Read from BloombergStocks Fall as 30-Year Bond Yields Surge After Fed: Markets WrapWarner Bros. Deal Collapse Would Cost the Ellisons $9.8 BillionTrump Says US Will Strike Iran Hard as War Escalates AgainUS Intercepts Iran Attack on Bases, Puncturing Days of CalmApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterThe Ti

The sandwich chain is set to go public at an $8 billion valuation after the private-equity firm reduced expenses.

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Blackstone Inc (BX) reports robust earnings with significant growth in assets under management and strategic investments in AI, despite geopolitical challenges.

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) reported sharply higher second-quarter 2026 earnings as executives said the firm’s early and aggressive positioning around artificial intelligence infrastructure is driving investment performance, fundraising and new business formation across the platform. Weston Tucker, Blacks

While Q2 earnings are mostly robust and Jobless Claims tick near 60-year lows, pre-markets are tumbling on hostilities in the Middle East.

Wall Street banks are having their best run in over a decade, while Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX), heading into its second-quarter earnings today, has missed nearly all of it. Banks Pull Ahead of Private Capital Shares of the largest U.S. private capital groups have slumped more than 15% this year and over 20% in the past […]

(Bloomberg) -- Wall Street banks have started buying and selling an initial piece of a $35 billion financing package for Broadcom Inc. and Anthropic PBC’s AI infrastructure expansion, with the biggest private credit deal ever now being offered to a wider pool of investors.Most Read from BloombergTrump’s 100% Generic Drug Duty Threatens US Low-Cost SupplyApple to Launch ‘Upgrade’ Device Leasing Program With Klarna to Spur SalesApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandHegset

The new offerings for individual investors follow an exodus from private credit funds earlier this year.

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Two-thirds of Jersey Mike’s offered shares will be from existing shareholders, meaning the injection of new capital will be relatively small.

Blackstone's Q2 results are likely to show higher AUM, fee growth and solid exit profits, with revenues and earnings expected to rise year over year.

Jersey Mike’s Subs unveiled terms of a planned initial public offering that could give the sandwich chain, backed by private-equity giant Blackstone, an initial market capitalization approaching $8 billion.

Blackstone has invested in Futronic, a supplier of high-precision ‌actuators serving automotive and industrial ‌robotics sectors, the world's largest alternative asset manager ​said on Monday. The deal values the South Korean firm at about 1 trillion won ($676.04 million), according to a person ‌with knowledge ⁠of the matter. Blackstone and Futronic did not immediately respond to requests ⁠for comment.

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