US senator appears at Manhattan rally alongside New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, who cautioned that AI is ‘coming for human jobs’ Bernie Sanders has sounded an alarm over the US economy, warning “the worst is yet to come” unless workers overcome a “ruling class” of billionaires. The US senator spoke at a rally in Manhattan on Sunday alongside Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, who caution...
US senator appears at Manhattan rally alongside New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, who cautioned that AI is ‘coming for human jobs’ Bernie Sanders has sounded an alarm over the US economy, warning “the worst is yet to come” unless workers overcome a “ruling class” of billionaires. The US senator spoke at a rally in Manhattan on Sunday alongside Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, who cautioned that artificial intelligence was “coming for human jobs” amid mounting concern over the technology’s rapid development. Continue reading...
(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had rallied almost 550 points or 2.2 percent. The Hang Seng Index now rests just beneath the 25,
(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had rallied almost 550 points or 2.2 percent. The Hang Seng Index now rests just beneath the 25,
Gerville/iStock via Getty Images It's the end of the world as we know it…and I feel fine -R.E.M. I was walking past the office of Cliffwater in Marina Del Rey last week. For the asset manager who brought private credit to the masses, it's looking more and more like the end of the world as we know it. Today, we revisit the VanEck BDC Income ETF ( BIZD ), the largest exchange-traded fund that invest...
Gerville/iStock via Getty Images It's the end of the world as we know it…and I feel fine -R.E.M. I was walking past the office of Cliffwater in Marina Del Rey last week. For the asset manager who brought private credit to the masses, it's looking more and more like the end of the world as we know it. Today, we revisit the VanEck BDC Income ETF ( BIZD ), the largest exchange-traded fund that invests in business development companies. Let's review prior coverage and update on systemic challenges facing the industry. Review of Prior Coverage BIZD is my fund of choice for covering the business development company sector. It continues to be the largest and most liquid business development company-focused exchange-traded fund. In past coverage, I have discussed the management fee structure, including a base management fee of less than 100 basis points. The fund offers a high dividend yield and pays a quarterly dividend that currently amounts to 14% on a trailing 12-month basis. My prior coverage of the fund was around six months ago. In the Fall, there were some small cracks that were beginning to show in the private credit industry. This included the bankruptcy of two companies. My prior coverage dove into current events and discussed how pocketed bankruptcies were considered business as usual in the business development company space. The reality of credit investing is that things move in slow motion. Our perception of reality moves much faster than reality itself causing our perceptions to go from very high to very low very quickly. In the case of a major bankruptcy like First Brands and Tricolor, investors are quick to flee viewing them as a cockroach in the kitchen. The idea that these two bankruptcies could be the first of many has begun to increase investor scrutiny towards the private lending and private credit worlds. In reality, the impact of these two bankruptcies is much less significant than our minds are making us believe. Keep in mind that the loans issued ...