Steve Schwarzman and a who’s who of billionaires raise nearly $550 million for scholarship

As the first 110 Schwarzman scholars get set for graduation next month, the billionaire founder of the program is looking back on the lessons he’s learned steering it through its start-up phase. The program has nearly reached $500 million toward a new goal of...

These lower oil prices could represent a buying opportunity: Expert

But with oil prices at current levels, this might be an opportunity for investors to pick up cheap futures contracts. Nannette Hechler-Fayd’herbe, global head of investment strategy & research at Credit Suisse, says her firm will be buyers oil at this price....

Blackstone CEO: Why I’m building a network of 10,000 elite scholars who understand China

Slowly, however, things started coming together. We built an advisory board of some of the world’s most influential political leaders; we organized an academic advisory council of 22 professors from the world’s top universities to help create a challenging...