Stocks Sink, Oil Rises as US, Iran Path Forward Remains Unclear

Stocks fell and oil rose on concern the war in the Middle East is intensifying ahead of President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to agree to a ceasefire deal. Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten an energy squeeze and endanger the global economy curbed risk appetite, with the S&P 500 halting a four-day advance. Jim Caron, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Portfolio Solution

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Private Credit Experiencing 'Growing Pains,' SLR Capital Partners' Co-CEO Gross

Michael Gross, Co-Founder of SLR Capital Partners said pressure on business development companies are part of private credit's "growing pains." JPMorgan Chase & Co. is restricting some lending to private credit funds after marking down the value loans in their portfolios. At the same time, BDCs — which lend directly to middle-market companies — are seeing elevated redemption requests amid fear of loss related to oversized exposure to software firms disrupted by AI. Besides equity from limited

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CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks shares pop as cybersecurity bulls finally get some AI validation

A new coalition announced by Anthropic suggests that the AI company is looking to partner with traditional cybersecurity vendors — not compete against them.

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