Market Commentary

• Some Speed Bumps Slowing the Bull

  I continue to believe that the two most important issues receiving inadequate investor attention are productivity and the role of central bank liquidity in the performance of financial markets.

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PRESS RELEASES

• Blackstone Agrees to Acquire Harvest Fund Advisors LLC

  New York, August 17, 2017 – Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Harvest Fund Advisors LLC (“Harvest”), an independent investment management firm with over $10 billion in assets under management.

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BLACKSTONE BLOG

• Philanthropic Spotlight With Tony James

  In the first edition of Five Questions for Good, Amy Stursberg, Executive Director of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation, sat down with Tony James, President of Blackstone, to discuss philanthropy, civic engagement, and the great state of Montana.