asset

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The price-to-earnings multiple for the asset class is cheap both on an absolute basis, Matejka says, at 12 times forward earnings, but it’s “record cheap” versus developed markets, on 20 times, as well.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

An analyst at JPMorgan Chase asked on MidCap Financial’s earnings call last week whether the fund was considering strategic alternatives given the recent asset sale by Apollo’s REIT.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Richard Shaffer, asset manager at Scrubgrass Reclamation Company, emailed asking for an exemption covering a western Pennsylvania power plant that burns coal waste.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

“With the clarity of hindsight, we could have — and perhaps should have — stopped asset purchases sooner,” Powell said in a speech last year.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

One man’s liability had always been another man’s asset, but now more and more of the liabilities could be turned into bits of paper that you could sell to anyone.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis