Great investigation by @forbes.com @hanktucker1.bsky.social on the growing number of "zombie" private equity firms--who have stopped raising new funds and aren't out selling assets: www.forbes.com/sites/hanktu... #privateequity
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"Billionaire Trump Donor Paulson Scores Windfall Thanks To Government’s Investment In Trilogy Metals"
@hanktucker1.bsky.social for @forbes.com
After selling her health care company, Michele Kang is out to prove her three women's soccer teams can compete with the men’s game as a real business—and she’s willing to spend whatever it takes.
Story at @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/justin...
President Trump’s erratic policies are raising concerns the economy might be headed for a downturn, but history suggests that sports franchise values will continue to climb regardless.
A look inside the trend, from me and @hanktucker1.bsky.social, at @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/justin...
Shocking ending to an unforgettable season. I’ll never forget the loss but I’ll never forget the dominance up until the last 30 seconds tonight either.
Investors expected an M&A boom this year. Which hasn't happened. "The primary culprit is Trump’s tariff policy and erratic moves, which have sparked fears of an uptick in inflation (meaning a slowing or halt to Fed rate cuts) and of an economic slowdown," writes @hanktucker1.bsky.social
Jeffrey Lurie mortgaged his family fortune to buy a struggling team in 1994. Now, Philadelphia is one of the NFL’s most valuable franchises and a two-time Super Bowl champion.
Story at @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/justin...
If you’ve ever thought magic isn’t a real thing, reading @justbirny.bsky.social’s feature on Oz Pearlman (and watching him guess his bank PIN) might make you reconsider. Think about that next time someone tries to tell you Santa isn’t real.
www.forbes.com/sites/justin...
Baseball’s wealthiest owner is sparing no expense to make the Mets the top team in New York—and the entire league.
On Steve Cohen and Juan Soto, courtesy of @hanktucker1.bsky.social at @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/hanktu...
1/3 Over the past 3 years, more than 70 of my colleagues have left @forbes.com. Reporters who mentored me closely—and encouraged me to pursue journalism with conviction & confidence despite a discouraging media landscape—left because management wasn’t willing to pay them what they're worth.