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Analysis: The $1.5 Trillion Private-Credit Market Faces Challenges

The boom in private credit, a fast-growing $1.5 trillion corner of Wall Street born during an era of ultralow interest rates, is starting to show cracks, WSJ Pro Bankruptcy reported. High borrowing

AI-Caused Financial Crisis ‘Nearly Unavoidable’ Without Regulation: SEC Chief

The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned that a financial crisis caused by artificial intelligence (AI) is “nearly unavoidable” in the next decade without further regulation of

UAW Strike Could Upend GM, Ford Financial Strategies

General Motors and Ford have laid out ambitious plans to spend billions developing new electric vehicles while returning capital to investors, all funded by robust profits from combustion trucks and

Home Insurance Is So High in This Florida Town, Residents Are Leaving

Florida’s explosion in insurance premiums threatens to ground the state’s highflying housing market. Florida home prices soared more than 60% since 2019, according to real-estate brokerage Redfin, the

Houston Bankruptcy Judge Resigns Under Misconduct Investigation

Bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones resigned from the bench while under a misconduct investigation by a federal appeals court over his failure to disclose his yearslong romantic relationship with a

Supreme Court to Hear Insurer’s Challenge to Kaiser Gypsum Bankruptcy Plan

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case in which an insurance company is challenging a bankruptcy reorganization plan that it says doesn’t protect it against fraudulent claims tied to asbestos

Cybersecurity Company Founded by Ex-NSA Director Files for Bankruptcy

Cybersecurity company IronNet, founded by a former director of the U.S. National Security Agency, has filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware, seeking to sell its assets, Reuters reported

Rite Aid Files for Bankruptcy

Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy on Sunday in New Jersey, unable to find the money to settle hundreds of federal, state and private lawsuits alleging it oversupplied prescription painkillers, WSJ Pro

Spectrum Venture Ligado Nears Bankruptcy After Government Talks Collapse

Wireless spectrum venture Ligado Networks is preparing to file for bankruptcy within weeks after negotiations with the U.S. over a multibillion-dollar claim asserted by the company fell apart, WSJ Pro

Hedge Funds Get New SEC Mandate for Reporting Short Sales

Hedge funds will have to start sharing significantly more information about their short-sale transactions with the Securities and Exchange Commission, setting up another clash between the industry and