Blackrock's Private Credit Fund Gates Investors Again After Redemption Requests Surge

Oil Extends Decline As Rubio Rules Out New Strikes, Iran-Oman Transit Deal Nears Finalization An IRGC spokesman has announced Wednesday that Iran and Oman have reached agreements on their share of the Strait of Hormuz and its revenues, according toTasnim news agency. So essentially the "fee" scheme has been set. There's talk of reopening the strait on an "interim" basis, Bloomberg says. "We entered into negotiations with Oman about a month ago and have reached results that have been accepted by both sides," the official said. "Agreements have been reached on...

Meta Says Zuckerberg To Stay In California After Considering Relocation Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, A possible new wealth tax in California prompted Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg to consider leaving the state, according to a new regulatory filing. California voters will decide on Proposition 40 in November. It would impose a one-time 5 percent tax on billionaires. If approved, Zuckerberg would have to pay a multibillion-dollar tax, Meta lawyers said in the Oct. 21 filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission that included frequent mentions of a special committee of...

Gaza Needs Over $71BN In Next Decade If Enclave Hopes To Recover: New UN Report More than $71 billion will be required over the next decade to recover and rebuild Gaza following the brutal Israel-Hamas war, according to a new report. Hamas leadership has been largely decimated, though the group has yet to be completely disarmed, and there are still calls within the Israeli government among some hawkish officials to simply conquer and promote Jewish settlement of the whole territory. In their final Gaza Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) which was...