•Bridge Investment Group completed fundraising for its Bridge Logistics Value Fund II, raising nearly $1.4 billion and exceeding its $1 billion target.
•Major U.S. retailers are facing increasing pressure from rising freight, logistics, and fuel costs, which are growing at the fastest rate in three years.
•Goldman Sachs analysts noted that companies like Walmart, Costco, and AutoZone are currently absorbing costs, but persistence threatens margin deterioration in the second half of the year.
