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[as-et] / ˈæs ɛt /


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The owner of the building, the Canadian asset manager Brookfield, rejected that assertion, saying it does not have any outstanding sums due to BHV Marais.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

I think it’s smart to treat it as a high-risk alternative asset for the time being.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

The launch comes after Nasdaq opened direct Nasdaq-100 Index licensing to other asset managers earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The figure has risen sharply as more global wealth pours into markets and asset prices rise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Their strength would be an asset, Bolles knew, but rowing—he understood as well as anyone—was at least as much art as brawn, and a keen intelligence was just as important as brute strength.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Wall Street money managers like BlackRock and Franklin Templeton are increasingly rolling out traditional funds on the blockchain to tap a new wave of investors who are accustomed to managing assets through their crypto wallets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The “State of the Markets” from the famous firm, which has over $100 billion in assets under management, is presented as yet more evidence that AI and technology are heading for the moon.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Since its first study in 2022, Deloitte found that some banks were becoming specialists in less-straightforward assets such as crypto, sometimes lending as much as 90% against it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Around two-thirds of its spending goes towards "short-lived assets," specifically chips, due to customer demand for "both AI and non-AI infrastructure," CFO Amy Hood said during a call with analysts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Morgan to buy it by offering a knockdown price and guaranteeing Bear Stearns’s shakiest assets.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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