UK house prices extend recovery for second month, Halifax data shows
Increase is further evidence of resilient property market despite stuttering broader economy
The labour market’s soft landing
And more on private credit CLOs
Rating year-ahead reports on their stock picture choices (updated)
Always judge a global outlook by its cover
The activist hedge fund humbled by ESG
Plus, ByteDance feeds cash-hungry investors and Carson Block takes on Blackstone
Commercial property confronts the ‘comedown’ from easy money
As René Benko’s Signa property empire implodes, the rest of the sector faces a reckoning
Hedge fund Muddy Waters shorts Blackstone mortgage trust
Private equity firm rebuts short seller’s warning about ‘a lot of rot in its book’
Oh, Christmas tree: The economics of the US holiday tree industry
Peace, joy and profit margins: Retailers sell Christmas trees at a markup of up to 500%. Iuliia Bondar/Getty Images PlusChristmas today is a big business, and one part of that is the multibillion-dollar business of selling Christmas trees. The U.S.
Hearing highlights split in support for ‘Basel III endgame’ bank rules
Republicans sympathise with Wall Street executives’ concerns while some Democrats downplay effect on lending
E.U. Relaxes Trade Rules on Electric Cars From Britain
The British and European car industries had lobbied for a delay in a measure that would have added costly tariffs to many electric vehicles.
Michael Gove’s ground rent reforms risk backlash from UK investors
Government plans to cap payments could lead to compensation claims from pension funds, trade body warns
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