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ALT+J Holdings has launched with five platform investments representing a combined $1.5 billion in assets under management, establishing a new private investment firm and multifamily office focused on the lower middle market. The firm will pursue control recapitalizations, founder transitions, family-owned business successions, corporate carve-outs and special situations. Its strategy centers on partnering with established …

SoFi Technologies has added three private markets funds from CAZ Investments and AngelList Asset Management, expanding the alternative investment options available through its digital financial services platform. The funds provide exposure to strategies spanning artificial intelligence, fintech, health care, defense and other sectors. Underlying investments may include companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Anduril, although …

OpenWorld Ltd. and Blockchain.com have entered a strategic partnership to expand real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and institutional access across global digital asset markets. As part of the agreement, Blockchain.com has also made a strategic investment in OpenWorld. The multi-year collaboration will integrate Blockchain.com’s trading, liquidity, and balance sheet capabilities directly into OpenWorld’s tokenization and advisory …

Galaxy Digital has made a strategic investment in Digital Prime Technologies, the institutional digital asset technology firm behind Tokenet, a lending platform developed in partnership with EquiLend. The investment extends an existing relationship: Galaxy participated as a launch client when Tokenet went live in May 2026. Tokenet applies securities lending workflows, risk controls, and lifecycle …

Z Squared Inc. has agreed to acquire Paradox Data LLC as the computing infrastructure company seeks to expand its portfolio of data center capacity for artificial intelligence workloads. The agreement covers 100% of Paradox Data’s membership interests, expanding a transaction initially structured as a majority-stake acquisition under a binding letter of intent announced June 25. …

Wealth Enhancement has scooped up an Illinois-based independent registered investment advisory firm, which oversees more than $592 million in total client assets.   Northbrook, Ill-based Miramar Capital, which was established in 2017, is led by founders and senior portfolio managers Bob Kalman and Max Wasserman. The team includes VP and financial advisor Chris Kostiuk and is supported by four client services members, per the firm’s page on …

Consumers’ inflation expectations changed little in July and remained above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, while views on household finances improved modestly, according to the New York Fed’s Survey of Consumer Expectations. Median inflation expectations one year ahead declined 0.1 percentage point to 3.6%. Expectations at the three- and five-year horizons held steady at 3.3% …

U.S. employers unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs in July, falling far short of the 88,000 gain projected by economic consensus, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The drop was compounded by sharp downward revisions to prior months. May payroll additions were revised down by 66,000 to 63,000, while June figures were …

Hightower Advisors has added a $2.5 billion North Carolina-based wealth management firm to its W-2 advisory platform, Hightower Signature Wealth.  Stearns Financial Group, which launched in 1991, provides financial planning, investment strategies, and risk management to high-net-worth clients across Greensboro and Chapel Hill.  Stearns Financial Group has been an affiliate of Hightower since 2020, and since joining Signature Wealth, the firm has boosted the unit’s assets to …

Wealth Enhancement has scooped up an Illinois-based independent registered investment advisory firm, which oversees more than $592 million in total client assets.   Northbrook, Ill-based Miramar Capital, which was established in 2017, is led by founders and senior portfolio managers Bob Kalman and Max Wasserman. The team includes VP and financial advisor Chris Kostiuk and is supported by four client services members, per the firm’s page on …

Z Squared Inc. has agreed to acquire Paradox Data LLC as the computing infrastructure company seeks to expand its portfolio of data center capacity for artificial intelligence workloads. The agreement covers 100% of Paradox Data’s membership interests, expanding a transaction initially structured as a majority-stake acquisition under a binding letter of intent announced June 25. …

Merit and EdgeTunePower Inc. (ETP) have formed a strategic partnership to deliver integrated power infrastructure solutions for hyperscale data centers, independent power producers and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms, as demand for AI-driven electricity capacity continues to grow. The collaboration combines Merit’s controls engineering expertise with EdgeTunePower’s capabilities in power system studies, electromagnetic transient …

Consumers’ inflation expectations changed little in July and remained above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, while views on household finances improved modestly, according to the New York Fed’s Survey of Consumer Expectations. Median inflation expectations one year ahead declined 0.1 percentage point to 3.6%. Expectations at the three- and five-year horizons held steady at 3.3% …

Juniper Square has launched Admin Oversight Agent, Fay, an artificial intelligence tool designed to automate the review of private fund financial reporting, helping general partners reduce operational risk while significantly shortening fund administration workflows. The launch follows the company’s June introduction of Headless GPX, which opened its private markets fund operating system to third-party AI …

U.S. employers unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs in July, falling far short of the 88,000 gain projected by economic consensus, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The drop was compounded by sharp downward revisions to prior months. May payroll additions were revised down by 66,000 to 63,000, while June figures were …

Executive Summary Inflation expectations have fallen sharply following last week’s benign CPI and PPI prints, yet the market continues to price a meaningful probability of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve — a disconnect that appears mispriced. On balance, the Fed will likely look through the near-term energy spike and hold rates steady …

U.S. employers unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs in July, falling far short of the 88,000 gain projected by economic consensus, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The drop was compounded by sharp downward revisions to prior months. May payroll additions were revised down by 66,000 to 63,000, while June figures were …