Blackstone restricts flagship fund withdrawals

Blackstone is restricting withdrawals from its flagship Blackstone Private Credit (BCRED) fund following a spike in investor redemption requests, as fears over liquidity pressures rattled private markets. The asset management giant capped investor withdrawals from the $79 billion non-traded business development company at 5% of shares, after redemption requests hit 10% during the second quarter….

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Louisiana business groups hail bipartisan legislative wins | Business News

While much of the 2026 legislative session was dominated by battles over congressional redistricting and high-profile partisan issues, for the state’s business lobby, a series of measures designed to ramp up workforce training were a rare bipartisan win. Bills that would restructure the state’s workforce training programs — and redirect more federal money to the state,…

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