<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein - Bloomberg Opinion Contributor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein is a former hedge fund manager. He is author of the weekly finance newsletter Net Interest.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ABxj3fiOiDk/marc-rubinstein</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Marc Rubinstein - Bloomberg Opinion Contributor</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ABxj3fiOiDk/marc-rubinstein</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:55:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ABxj3fiOiDk/marc-rubinstein.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Unicorns May Throw a Lifeline to Stock Analysts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beleaguered research shops eye a new revenue model covering private companies.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-04/private-markets-are-a-potential-lifeline-for-stock-analysts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-04/private-markets-are-a-potential-lifeline-for-stock-analysts</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:00:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ijY2DVDwi14Y/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ijY2DVDwi14Y/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Charging Bull sculpture near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the Financial District in New York City on April 8, 2025. Wall Street stocks surged higher early Tuesday as global markets rallied following deep losses in hopes of trade agreements that would remove US President Trump&apos;s heavy tariffs. All three major US indices were up more than three percent in early trading as Trump described an upbeat call with the head of South Korea while US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Japan had sought quick negotiations. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Substack Plays With the Giants. Can It Be Valued Like One?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having birthed a humble newsletter service, the platform’s founders now have their sights on YouTube.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-23/substack-plays-with-the-giants-can-it-be-valued-like-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-23/substack-plays-with-the-giants-can-it-be-valued-like-one</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 04:00:08 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iABYakOADSqU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iABYakOADSqU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Substack homepage on a laptop computer arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Friday, March 31, 2023. Substack Inc., the online host of writers like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Matt Taibbi, is inviting contributors to become investors as the newsletter publisher looks to continue its growth in a tough market for fundraising.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The FICO Monopoly Is Living on Borrowed Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulators are draining the moat that has protected the arbiter of creditworthiness.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-16/fico-score-monopoly-is-living-on-borrowed-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-16/fico-score-monopoly-is-living-on-borrowed-time</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 04:00:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAz5ylCUHUE8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAz5ylCUHUE8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A for sale sign is displayed outside of a home for sale on August 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. United States real estate industry rules governing agent commissions will change on August 17 as part of a legal settlement between the National Association of Realtors and home sellers. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grumbling From Customers. Profits for Airlines.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stingier loyalty programs are generating more revenue.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-26/loyalty-programs-grumbling-from-customers-profits-for-airlines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-26/loyalty-programs-grumbling-from-customers-profits-for-airlines</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 04:00:39 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZufDrSCVVmU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZufDrSCVVmU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: Passenger aircraft operated by British Airways on the tarmac at London Heathrow Airport on March 21, 2025 in London, England. A fire at the North Hyde electricity substation in Hayes has caused a significant power outage at Heathrow Airport leading to all flights in and out to be cancelled until midnight tonight affecting around 200,000 passengers. Some homes near to the fire have also been evacuated. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[London’s Incredible Shrinking Stock Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listings are heading to the US, accelerating a vicious circle.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-11/london-s-incredible-shrinking-stock-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-11/london-s-incredible-shrinking-stock-market</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 04:00:14 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iO8F2jVs0XJU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iO8F2jVs0XJU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The logo of the London Stock Exchange Group Plc at an entrance to their offices in the City of London, UK, on Friday, April 25, 2025. The FTSE 100 ultimately rallied to a small gain by the close yesterday, meaning it has risen for nine sessions in a row -- its best run since December 2019.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wall Street Interns Are Safe From AI. Here’s Why.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The roles are an entry point for the next generation of bank leaders.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-29/wall-street-interns-are-safe-from-ai-here-s-why</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-29/wall-street-interns-are-safe-from-ai-here-s-why</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 04:00:14 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwojQuLiQOl4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwojQuLiQOl4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Office workers walk towards the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. headquarters in New York, U.S., on Thursday, July 22, 2021. After a year of Zoom meetings and awkward virtual happy hours, New York&apos;s youngest aspiring financiers have returned to the offices of the city&apos;s investment banks, where they&apos;re making the most of the in-person mentoring and networking they&apos;ve lacked during the pandemic.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying the Dip Still Works — Even in This New World]]></title><description><![CDATA[The power of individual investors on display.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-14/buying-the-dip-still-works-even-with-tariffs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-14/buying-the-dip-still-works-even-with-tariffs</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 04:00:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iG25BSMA_5L4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iG25BSMA_5L4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The trading room of Nordea Markets.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yale Signals That Private Equity May Have Peaked]]></title><description><![CDATA[The university is considering selling a big chunk of its illiquid holdings.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-23/yale-s-endowment-have-we-reached-peak-private-equity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-23/yale-s-endowment-have-we-reached-peak-private-equity</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 04:00:32 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7LG4cynvP4o/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7LG4cynvP4o/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut, US, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Campuses across the US have been grappling with pro-Palestinian protests and counter demonstrations since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As US Recession Looms, Banks Brace for Worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[US lenders can deal with a bad economy, but stress tests may not capture the extent of the Trump risks.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-22/trump-tariffs-as-us-recession-looms-banks-brace-for-worse</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-22/trump-tariffs-as-us-recession-looms-banks-brace-for-worse</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 04:00:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7pU_ILoJkk8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7pU_ILoJkk8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>October 1938: The entrance to the Midland Bank Safe Deposit in the new Head Office Building, Poultry, London, EC2. The door and its frame together weight 35 tons. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Punish UBS for Doing the Right Thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[In emergency mergers that governments demand, banks shouldn’t have to face asymmetric risks.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-27/don-t-punish-ubs-for-doing-the-right-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-27/don-t-punish-ubs-for-doing-the-right-thing</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 05:00:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itHoWAH4o6C0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itHoWAH4o6C0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>This photograph shows a sign of the Credit Suisse which reads in German as &apos;part of the UBS group&apos; and displayed on a branch of Swiss banking giant UBS in the resort of St. Moritz on December 20, 2024. Switzerland&apos;s financial regulator was ineffective in tackling the scandals at Credit Suisse, where executive mismanagement scuppered the bank and nearly triggered a global financial crisis, a Swiss inquiry concluded on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dimon's ‘America Alone’ May Be a Moment for European Banks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank, UBS and HSBC could regret leaving the business wide open to US dealmakers.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-20/the-trump-effect-can-europe-s-investment-bankers-get-their-groove-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-20/the-trump-effect-can-europe-s-investment-bankers-get-their-groove-back</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 05:00:36 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7FC7lts_lN0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7FC7lts_lN0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 07: A Porsche is displayed during the grand opening of Vegas Auto Gallery on December 07, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for Vegas Auto Gallery)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Warren Buffett's True Successor Bill Ackman?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 94-year-old oracle of Omaha is still going strong, but says “it won’t be long” before someone picks up his mantle.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-26/is-warren-buffett-s-true-successor-bill-ackman</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-26/is-warren-buffett-s-true-successor-bill-ackman</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 05:00:32 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivDEeCMexVfk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivDEeCMexVfk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Attendees wait in line outside the CHI Health Center during the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, US, on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Berkshire Hathaway Inc.&apos;s cash pile hit yet another record as billionaire investor Warren Buffett confronted a dearth of big-ticket deals.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs’ Exclusive Investing Club Is a Powerful Draw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Employees’ privileged access to its own funds show a widening compensation gap on Wall Street.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-11/goldman-sachs-exclusive-investing-club-is-a-powerful-draw</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-11/goldman-sachs-exclusive-investing-club-is-a-powerful-draw</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 05:00:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2ryTYFrMyJo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2ryTYFrMyJo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Goldman Sachs headquarters in New York, US, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on January 15.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DeepSeek Is Just the Latest Hedge Fund Innovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the telescope to the telegraph to AI, finance has promoted the use of new technology.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-04/deepseek-is-just-the-latest-hedge-fund-innovation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-04/deepseek-is-just-the-latest-hedge-fund-innovation</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 05:00:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iEnkhuDfPsAQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iEnkhuDfPsAQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>HONG KONG, CHINA - JANUARY 28: In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek apps is seen on a phone in front of a flag of China on January 28, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. Global tech stocks have plummeted following the emergence of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup that has developed a competitive AI model at a fraction of the cost of its US rivals, sparking concerns about the high valuations of tech giants like Nvidia. This development has led to significant declines in tech shares across Asia and Europe, with markets in both regions experiencing notable losses as investors reassess the AI landscape and its potential impact on the industry&apos;s future. (Photo illustration by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The $100 Billion Court Challenge for Goldman and Friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[US banks taking on the Fed and its stress tests could free up plenty of capital.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-23/the-100-billion-court-challenge-for-goldman-and-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-23/the-100-billion-court-challenge-for-goldman-and-friends</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:00:36 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ilNotQcEq4_4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ilNotQcEq4_4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The seal of the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors near the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. The US Treasury market is leading a reset higher in borrowing costs, with potentially wide-ranging consequences.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robinhood Plays the Long Game by Betting on the Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[The young brokerage positions for a big chunk of the coming generational wealth transfer.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-12-13/robinhood-plays-the-long-game-by-betting-on-the-kids</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-12-13/robinhood-plays-the-long-game-by-betting-on-the-kids</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 05:00:18 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_WrNo8hBOHs/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_WrNo8hBOHs/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Vlad Tenev, chief executive officer of Robinhood Markets Inc., during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, UK, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2023. At a time when retail investors&apos; enthusiasm for stocks has cooled, Tenev, says he wants to shake up the UK market.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Hedge Fund Manager Should Be Able to Run Treasury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott Bessent’s track record shows he’s well-placed to succeed as Trump’s man in finance.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-11-25/hedge-fund-manager-scott-bessent-should-be-able-to-run-trump-s-treasury</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-11-25/hedge-fund-manager-scott-bessent-should-be-able-to-run-trump-s-treasury</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 05:00:08 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iOK84msHQ0.g/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iOK84msHQ0.g/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Scott Bessent speaks at the National Conservative Conference in Washington D.C., Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Photo by Dominic Gwinn / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Trump’s $280 Billion Housing Trophy Stay Out of Reach?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unwinding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from Treasury control remains so near and yet so far.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-11-20/will-trump-s-280-billion-housing-trophy-stay-out-of-reach</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-11-20/will-trump-s-280-billion-housing-trophy-stay-out-of-reach</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:00:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iP.SfCnogQvc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iP.SfCnogQvc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A &quot;detour&quot; sign is posted at the main entrance to the Freddie Mac headquarters on July 14, 2008 in McLean, Virginia. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stocks wobbled Monday after a near-meltdown last week, as the market mulled a weekend plan offering a lifeline for the mortgage finance firms from the US Federal Reserve and Treasury. Freddie Mac&apos;s shares shot up as much as 26 percent then fell eight percent before steadying in late morning trade with a modest gain of two percent at 7.90 dollars at 1420 GMT. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Short Sellers Can't Even Get Along With Each Other]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders betting against stocks are no more likely to trust each other than they are corporate executives.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-10-29/citron-hindenburg-muddy-waters-why-short-sellers-can-t-along</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-10-29/citron-hindenburg-muddy-waters-why-short-sellers-can-t-along</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 05:00:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iFRzX5XOerrM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iFRzX5XOerrM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 04: Harry Markopolos, an independent financial fraud investigator and former money manager, speaks at a hearing of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets on the alleged Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009. Markopolos, who sought to convince regulators for nine years that Madoff was a fraud, said the Securities and Exchange Commission lawyers, ?if only through their investigative ineptitude and financial illiteracy, colluded to maintain large frauds such as the one to which Madoff later confessed.? (Photo by Jay Mallin/Bloomberg via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BlackRock’s Third Pivot Is Its Most Adventurous Yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[After adding equities and passive investment products, the world’s biggest asset manager is expanding its private markets franchise.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-10-17/blackrock-s-third-pivot-is-its-most-adventurous-yet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-10-17/blackrock-s-third-pivot-is-its-most-adventurous-yet</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Rubinstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 04:00:18 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icaT9g.B6Nnw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icaT9g.B6Nnw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Larry Fink, chief executive officer of BlackRock, is undertaking his most ambitious pivot yet. </media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>