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While asset managers work overtime to reassure investors private credit is still a solid bet, data from alternative investment platform iCapital shows private wealth investors have become hesitant about the sector. In its Alternatives Decoded report for June 2026, iCapital revealed the flow of funds to private credit on the platform had shrunk over the past year, from 41% of all flows in the first quarter of 2025 to 18% in the first quarter of 2026. Most of that money seems to have been reallocated to private equity, which rose from 35% of fund flows to 51% over the same period.“Private…

In the first significant attack on Israeli territory since the U.S.-Iran  regional conflict began on February 28,  Tehran launched several ballistic missiles towards Israeli territory on Sunday, June 7. The attack marks the most significant escalation in the conflict since a ceasefire was agreed to by all sides in mid-April. The Israeli military reported detecting launches and stated that its air defenses intercepted the projectiles, with no immediate reports of casualties or significant damage. Blasts were heard in northern areas, including near Nahariya, but details remained limited at this time. The attack followed Israeli strikes earlier on June 7 on…

In the world of global sports, mononyms — going by a single name — has become one of the more popular parts of the sport. Icons like Pelé, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and Kaká don’t need a surname to identify themselves to the world. But while it looks like a calculated marketing strategy for modern brands, the origin of the soccer mononym is actually rooted in deep cultural traditions, nicknames and the informal nature of soccer itself.Where Did It Come From? Raphina, Vinicius Jr, and Neymar of Brazil. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) The phenomenon is most famously tied to Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries,…

Micron (NASDAQ: MU) investors have had a banner year, with the stock rising over 270% so far. If you invested in a broad market index fund, a return like that can take well over a decade to achieve. This skyrocketing surge speaks to the results investors can obtain by picking individual stocks, but what’s in the past is in the past. What really matters is what’s coming. Despite Micron’s strong rise already in 2026, there is a scenario where the stock doubles by the end of the year. That would clearly make it a buy now, but how is a…

A senior Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee said Sunday that Bill Pulte is not qualified to serve permanently as Director of National Intelligence, though he characterized Pulte’s current appointment as a temporary stopgap. President Donald Trump on June 2 named Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting DNI after Tulsi Gabbard resigned to care for her husband, Abraham Williams, who is being treated for an aggressive form of cancer. Although Trump said Thursday that Pulte would not be his “permanent” choice for the top intelligence post, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., said Pulte is “not qualified” to…

(Image credit: Getty Images)Private credit became known as a good portfolio diversifier when interest rates rose in 2022, but more recently, worries about these loans are roiling financial markets. Here, we take a deep dive into private credit and what investors need to know about this alternative asset class.What is private credit? The term “private credit” most often refers to direct lending to small and midsize private businesses that takes place outside of traditional banking channels or the public bond market.Borrower companies, numbering in the thousands, might range from mom-and-pop shops with $5 million in annual sales to companies with…

Israel bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, despite a US public and additionally reported private request last week not to attack Lebanon’s capital, as a tenuous ceasefire to the Iran War entered its 61st day. In an interview aired on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday, which was recorded on Friday, President Donald Trump said that he “would like to see a more surgical attack against Hezbollah. I think it should be more surgical.” Ebrahim Rezaei, the spokesman for Iran’s Parliament Commission on National Security, said that Iran would “deliver a decisive and painful response” to Israel’s attack on Dahiyeh, Beirut,…

Eriksen, who collapsed at Euro 2020, suffered another medical episode on Sunday Jun 7, 2026 at 3:11 pm ET • 1 min read Denmark’s friendly with Ukraine on Sunday was abandoned after midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch. Eriksen had to have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator inserted to be able to electronically restart his heart after suffering a cardiac arrest during the European Championship in 2020. Due to that device, Eriksen was unable to continue playing soccer at Inter, leading to a return to play with Brentford in the Premier League after over a year away from soccer. It’s unknown…

The investing community is abuzz with the news of SpaceX’s initial public offering (IPO) at the end of this week. The company has departed from the traditional IPO path in several ways, and one of them is offering more access to retail investors to buy shares at the IPO price. Historically, IPOs were handled entirely by investment banks, giving underwriting institutions access to shares to sell to their clients. Today, many of those barriers are coming down as many retail investors take a more direct role in their own financial management. Several investing platforms now offer routine access to IPOs,…

A Chinese Coast Guard boat patrols as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conduct military drills on Pingtan island, in eastern China’s Fujian province, the closest point to Taiwan, on December 30, 2025. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff Addie Davis9:11 AM – Sunday, June 7, 2026 The Taiwanese coast guard announced that it “expelled” four Chinese ships that had entered restricted waters near the island’s southwest coast, according to Reuters. China maintains that Taiwan, a self-ruling democracy, is part of its own territory, leading to regional tension and worldwide attention. Recently, Japan and the Philippines said…