07:57 AM EST, 03/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Blackstone's confirmation of the fund's closing.) Blackstone (BX) said Friday it has held the final close of its Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies V fund, which has about $8 billion of total capital commitments. The investment vehicle is deploying capital across various strategies, including global scale lending and liquid securities, the...

07:58 AM EST, 03/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- CenterPoint Energy ( CNP ) said Friday it has completed more than half of its planned near-term critical resiliency actions and grid improvements since Fall last year. The energy delivery company installed poles, automation devices, underground power lines, and reduced hazardous vegetation, adding that it aims to complete these actions before the start...

08:03 AM EST, 03/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Wayfair ( W ) said in a regulatory filing Friday that it is reducing its technology team by 340 employees as part of a restructuring effort to reshape, streamline, and refocus its technology operations following certain milestones that were completed. The company expects to incur charges between $33 million and $38 million, primarily...

07:55 AM EST, 03/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- President Donald Trump said tariffs on Mexico and Canada could go higher than a 25% rate imposed earlier this week, injecting further uncertainty into trade policies that have rattled markets and left businesses on edge, Bloomberg News is reporting Friday. Trump's comments came in an interview that aired Friday, a day after he...