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Rachel Butt

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  • US Deputy Distressed Editor, 9fin
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Covers:  Private equity, hedge funds, economy, markets, personal finance, real estate
US distressed debt/special situations/ capital solutions/opportunistic credit Editor @9finHQ. Send tips to rachel@9fin.com, WhatsApp, Signal, or DM.

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Some of Wall Street's biggest names have their eye on your savings

Some of Wall Street's biggest names have their eye on your savings

Business Insider — Private equity firms are now out to win the savings of smaller investors.

Wall Street's big investors are piling into tourism

Wall Street's big investors are piling into tourism

Business Insider — Rainmakers are betting on tourists to bring in some serious profits.

This huge investor is preparing for a 'bonfire of distress'

This huge investor is preparing for a 'bonfire of distress'

Business Insider — Oaktree Capital Group, the world's largest distressed-debt investor, is eagerly anticipating the chance to snap up bonds of companies nearing bankruptcy.

Struggling energy companies are getting money from an unlikely source

Struggling energy companies are getting money from an unlikely source

Business Insider — Banks have been pulling back from lending to energy companies. Hedge funds and buyout firms have been stepping in to the void.

China Stock Analysts Were Among World's Worst Amid Surprise Rout

China Stock Analysts Were Among World's Worst Amid Surprise Rout

Bloomberg News — China's stock market was the world's second-worst over the past year. Analysts covering it didn't do much better.

China's army of investors haven't learned their lesson, and it looks like history is going to rep...

China's army of investors haven't learned their lesson, and it looks like history is going to rep...

Business Insider — You might think the crazy roller coaster ride that is China's stock market would be too much for some mom-and-pop investors to stomach. Think again.

Mozambique Tuna Bonds in Record Surge on Restructuring

Mozambique Tuna Bonds in Record Surge on Restructuring

Bloomberg News — Bonds of Mozambique's state-owned tuna-fishing company gained the most on record after the south-east African nation proposed to exchange almost $800 million of debt for longer-term securities.

Alibaba, Netease Earnings Stand Out as Chinese Economy Shifts

Alibaba, Netease Earnings Stand Out as Chinese Economy Shifts

Bloomberg News — China's delicate transition to a new economic growth model may be starting to pay off -- at least when it comes to the earnings of some of the country's biggest technology and consumer-oriented companies.

In $39 Billion China Buyout Spree, Latest Offer Angers Investors

In $39 Billion China Buyout Spree, Latest Offer Angers Investors

Bloomberg News — When Leo Ou Chen took his Chinese online beauty products retailer public in the U.S., investors clamored to pay $22 a share. Less than two years later, he's offering a third of that price to buy them back.