Blackstone Inc. — News

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

wsj.com - 2026-07-29 05:30:00

Shares of the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) touched a fresh all-time high Tuesday. That gain is part of a broader shift in the market.

etftrends.com - 2026-07-28 13:48:49

I detail two of the best risk-reward opportunities today. I explain the powerful macro tailwinds that should drive strong dividend growth alongside very attractive 6.5-10% current yields. I also outline the risks involved in each investment.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-07-27 14:25:23

The companies that manage Kuwait's oil sector signed a $16 billion lease agreement with a group of investors led by Blackstone, Brookfield and KKR.

wsj.com - 2026-07-27 07:47:00

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has signed a $16 billion deal involving its ​crude oil pipeline network with a consortium ‌comprising global funds Blackstone , Brookfield and KKR , the state-owned Gulf firm said on Saturday.

reuters.com - 2026-07-25 02:14:23

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kuwait Petroleum Corporation ("KPC"), the state-owned corporation overseeing Kuwait's oil and gas sector, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Kuwait Oil Company (“KOC”), responsible for the exploration, production and transportation of crude oil on behalf of the State of Kuwait, has signed a US$ 16.0 billion lease-and-lease-back agreement involving its entire domestic and export pipeline network with a consortium of international infrastructur.

businesswire.com - 2026-07-25 01:39:00

Investment firms ​Blackstone and Donerail are among the final bidders to acquire MarineMax , two people ‌familiar with the matter said on Friday, as the recreational yacht retailer explores selling itself.

reuters.com - 2026-07-24 12:50:27

Blackstone's AI investments, record assets and nearly $70B in quarterly inflows are driving growth across data centers, credit and private markets.

zacks.com - 2026-07-24 11:01:58

Blackstone reported very strong Q2 results. However, it remains out of favor with Mr. Market. I take a look at the headwinds and share why I believe that the current stock price weakness presents a golden buying opportunity.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-07-24 03:38:49

Blackstone Inc. (BX) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

seekingalpha.com - 2026-07-23 15:30:38

Michael Burry is warning about a market collision: rising oil prices, an artificial intelligence debt binge and mounting pressure in long-duration Treasuries.

benzinga.com - 2026-07-23 14:46:32

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.

marketbeat.com - 2026-07-23 14:07:23

Blackstone is working to address the societal and environmental implications of artificial intelligence development, ​CEO Stephen Schwarzman said on Thursday, as opposition to data ‌center construction mounts in the U.S.

reuters.com - 2026-07-23 13:16:38

Jobless Claims Come in Decades Low.

zacks.com - 2026-07-23 12:26:05

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

zacks.com - 2026-07-23 11:55:18

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Blackstone Inc. (BX) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

zacks.com - 2026-07-23 11:31:06

Blackstone's Q2 earnings beat estimates as record $1.35 trillion AUM and strong inflows outweighed higher expenses.

zacks.com - 2026-07-23 11:10:49

Blackstone Inc. (BX) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.52 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.33 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.21 per share a year ago.

zacks.com - 2026-07-23 09:16:09

Bloomberg's Loukia Gyftopoulou joins Dani Burger and Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Deals." Blackstone is unveiling new funds to bring private markets to main street investors.

youtube.com - 2026-07-23 08:41:28

Blackstone Inc (BX) released its 8-K filing on July 23, 2026, presenting its second-quarter earnings results. The world's largest alternative asset manager repo

gurufocus.com - 2026-07-23 07:10:00

Stronger inflows into the investment firm's private-equity business offset a slowdown in private credit, where individual investors have pulled back.

wsj.com - 2026-07-23 07:01:00

Blackstone , the world's largest ​alternative asset manager, reported rising income for the second quarter on Thursday, buoyed by growing assets ‌under management and reaping profit from a mammoth bet on artificial intelligence.

reuters.com - 2026-07-23 06:59:09

Wellington Management, Vanguard and Blackstone are launching two funds that will offer investments in both public and private markets for a growing ​cohort of wealthy individuals, the companies said on Wednesday.

reuters.com - 2026-07-22 08:47:39

BOSTON & VALLEY FORGE, Pa. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wellington Management (“Wellington”), Vanguard, and Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced the launch of two new investment solutions created as part of their recently formed strategic alliance and designed to give eligible investors simplified access to professionally managed portfolios that combine public and private markets. WVB All Markets Fund, a multi-asset solution for investors who want to simplify the integration of public and priv.

businesswire.com - 2026-07-22 08:45:00

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BXDC) (the “Company”) announced today that it will host its second-quarter 2026 investor conference call via public webcast on August 4, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. E.T. The Company will report its second-quarter results prior to the call the morning of August 4, 2026. To register for the investor call, please use the following link: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1767809&tp_key=25f3f3efbf For those unable to.

businesswire.com - 2026-07-21 08:30:00

Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of Blackstone Inc. (BX) for the quarter ended June 2026 by going beyond Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.

zacks.com - 2026-07-20 10:16:26

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.

zacks.com - 2026-07-20 10:11:04

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.

reuters.com - 2026-07-20 02:06:03

Blackstone Inc. (BX) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

zacks.com - 2026-07-16 13:11:09

Blackstone Inc. (BX) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

zacks.com - 2026-07-16 11:01:15

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zacks.com - 2026-07-16 10:36:25

Blackstone trades at a steep discount despite record $1.3T AUM and 25% YoY distributable earnings growth in Q1. BX is now the world's largest data center investor, with $160B in facilities and a pipeline to potentially double capacity. Fee-related earnings grew 23% YoY; management highlights BX as a premier AI infrastructure play with robust dividend yield near 3.8%.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-07-15 12:40:41

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Anthropic, Blackstone, and Hellman & Friedman introduced Ode with Anthropic (“Ode”), the AI services firm announced earlier this year, now launching under its official name and brand. Ode is a standalone company that combines Anthropic's frontier AI models, a team of experienced AI engineers and operators, and the backing of a consortium of leading investors. Alongside the founding partners, the investor consortium includes Goldman Sachs, General Atlan.

businesswire.com - 2026-07-15 10:00:00

AI models are becoming ever more capable, but exactly what enterprise adoption will look like remains a big question. In a bid to shape that future, labs like Anthropic and OpenAI have spun up separate businesses dedicated to deploying AI engineers to their customers' offices — a bet that assisting businesses in figuring out how to use their AI models is the next trillion-dollar category.

techcrunch.com - 2026-07-15 09:10:47

WMB secures a $5.34 billion Blackstone-led investment to accelerate five Power Innovation projects while retaining control and boosting financial flexibility.

zacks.com - 2026-07-14 09:16:04

Blackstone Inc. is a high-quality asset manager trading at an attractive valuation, offering a compelling Buy opportunity ahead of Q2 earnings. BX benefits from strong industry tailwinds—higher inflation, global wealth growth, demographic shifts, and AI infrastructure exposure—driving robust capital inflows and AUM growth. BX has a history of outperforming conservative analyst EPS estimates, with potential for double-digit earnings growth and positive Q2 surprises.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-07-13 16:12:47

U.S. pipeline operator ​Williams said on Monday ‌a consortium led by Blackstone will invest $5.34 billion for ​a 49% noncontrolling stake ​in five of its behind-the-meter ⁠power generation projects.

reuters.com - 2026-07-13 09:23:27

Business Insider sat in exclusively on Blackstone President Jon Gray's advice to summer interns. Gray told them that a trifecta of traits will help them get ahead at the firm.

businessinsider.com - 2026-07-11 07:14:01

Direct lending by U.S. private credit firms fell sharply in the second quarter even as fund-raising by such firms rebounded, underscoring the deviation between capital raised for the asset class and ​the deal flow to absorb it.

reuters.com - 2026-07-09 12:32:47

Private equity groups Blackstone and TPG are seeking more than $4 billion ​for medical technology firm Hologic's surgical unit, ‌the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

reuters.com - 2026-07-09 01:22:03

Investors looking for stocks in the Financial - Miscellaneous Services sector might want to consider either Orix (IX) or Blackstone Inc. (BX). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?

zacks.com - 2026-07-08 12:41:09

NEW YORK & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced that funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners (“Blackstone”) have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dresser Utility Solutions (“Dresser”), a premier provider of mission-critical natural gas and water measurement, control and infrastructure equipment solutions, from First Reserve. This represents the first investment of the most recent vintage of Blackstone's private equity energy transition veh.

businesswire.com - 2026-07-06 10:00:00

Blackstone, CVC ‌Capital Partners and Japan's MUFG are ​among bidders for ​a stake in Vietnamese ⁠fintech firm ​MoMo as it presses ahead with ​a partial sale, two people with direct knowledge of ​the matter said.

reuters.com - 2026-07-03 06:32:24

Blackstone's applied AI engineers drive AI transformation across the firm's investors' processes. The job requires technical building skills, but also lots of meetings to keep everyone aligned.

businessinsider.com - 2026-07-03 05:12:01

Blackstone's QTS said on Thursday it had terminated its planned Digital Gateway ​data center project in Virginia and withdrawn ‌the associated filings after years of planning and regulatory review.

reuters.com - 2026-07-02 18:17:00

For most of the post-2008 era, Oppenheimer's Chris Kotowski was the guy telling you to keep buying the big banks.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-01 18:45:07

Let us begin with a midyear summary of index results that might surprise you in light of the triple-digit gains for so many growth stocks in the S&P 500.

marketwatch.com - 2026-07-01 12:10:00

Digital Realty said Tuesday is purchasing a $3.5 billion stake in three data centers from Blackstone. The global data center firm fell in premarket trading following the announcement.

cnbc.com - 2026-06-30 04:57:08

AUSTIN, Texas, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today the pricing of an underwritten registered public offering of 12,310,249 shares of its common stock by affiliates of Blackstone Inc. (collectively, “Blackstone”) at a public offering price of $185.00 per share. The shares of common stock being sold in this offering will be issued to Blackstone upon the closing of the acquisition by the company of Blackstone's interests in the Digital Carver Dulles 9 and Digital Carver Brickyard joint ventures (the "Blackstone Acquisition"), which is expected to occur on June 30, 2026. Each share of non-voting common stock will automatically convert into one share of the company's common stock upon its transfer by Blackstone in connection with this offering.

globenewswire.com - 2026-06-30 00:26:00

Digital Realty ​said on ‌Monday it ​would ​acquire a majority ⁠stake ​in three ​fully leased Northern ​Virginia ​data centers from ‌Blackstone-managed ⁠funds in a deal ​valuing ​the ⁠assets ​at $7.8 billion.

reuters.com - 2026-06-29 16:14:35