Robbie Mitchnick, the head of digital assets at BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK), has warned that the Artificial Intelligence (AI) boom has been sucking the oxygen out of Bitcoin (BTC).
NEW YORK & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock's Emergency Savings Initiative (ESI) has helped generate nearly $8 billion in emergency savings and expanded access to emergency savings solutions to more than 22 million Americans, according to a new BlackRock ESI Impact Report. Supported by The BlackRock Foundation's $50 million philanthropic commitment, together with nonprofit partner Commonwealth, the initiative has nearly quadrupled net new savings from $2 billion in 2022. Since its initial lau.
BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) is paying its latest quarterly dividend today, June 23, rewarding shareholders with a cash distribution of $5.73 per share.
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TORONTO, June 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) (NYSE:BLK), today announced updated investment risk ratings of the iShares ETFs listed below, effective as of June 19, 2026:
BlackRock's active offering, BRHY, has closely mirrored its passive peer HYG since its mid-2024 inception, effectively acting as a "closet indexer" by tracking the broad market rather than generating outperformance. Contrary to what investors should expect from an active mandate, BRHY has actually exhibited slightly worse peak-to-trough drawdowns than the passive index. Broad U.S. high-yield credit spreads sit at a historically tight 271 bps, leaving investors with an asymmetric risk profile.
BlackRock maintains its global lead in asset management by leveraging its scale and the proprietary Aladdin technology platform. Blackstone dominates the alternative investment space, focusing on high-growth areas like private equity, infrastructure, and real estate.
TORONTO, June 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the June 2026 cash distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or Cboe Canada which pay on a monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual basis. Unitholders of record of the applicable iShares ETF on June 25, 2026 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that iShares ETF on June 30, 2026.
LONDON & MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Behavox, the AI-native controls platform for global banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and commodity firms, today announced a $175 million preferred equity investment from investment funds and accounts managed by HPS Investment Partners, a leading global credit investment firm and a part of BlackRock (“HPS”). The completed investment positions Behavox to accelerate global growth, expand its Unified Controls Platform, and pursue disciplined M&A. With this.
BLK is cutting nearly 200 jobs, under 1% of staff, as it balances acquisition-driven growth, private market expansion and efficiency goals.