Is the era of mega private equity deals over?

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free FT editor Roula Khalaf selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Even by Blackstone’s standards, it was a huge windfall. The private capital group recently sold the last of its massive investment in Refinitiv, the financial data company it acquired from Thomson Reuters. The investment is considered one … Read more

Amazon announces Prime Day summer sale with mega discounts

The Prime retailer is hosting a huge sale in July. Here’s everything you need to know, including ways to find the cheapest price and the pre-sale deals we think are worth buying Shoppers can download the Amazon app for a more seamless shopping experience(Phil Barker/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Amazon is set to slash hundreds … Read more

As Bitcoin Aims for 100K, What About the ‘Mega Altseason’ Hype?

The altcoin market has remained bearish, with no significant growth triggers. Analysts suggest a potential recovery only after Bitcoin reaches a $100,000 milestone. The cryptocurrency market has witnessed a substantial downturn in the altcoin sector, which has struggled to gain momentum amid a broader market focus on Bitcoin. [BTC]. In recent weeks, the altcoin market … Read more

Hudson Rock reports on Snowflake employee fingering due to mega leak

Analysis Hudson Rock, citing legal pressure from Snowflake, has removed its online report claiming that miscreants broke into the cloud storage and analytics giant’s underlying systems and stole data from potentially hundreds of customers, including Ticketmaster and Santander Bank. More specifically, the infosec house reported that criminals obtained a Snowflake employee’s work credentials using info-stealing … Read more