Private-Credit Leaders See Lower Rates Adding to Risk Concerns
Credit-fund managers see lessons in recent turmoil as they enter the new year during a period of tightening spreads.
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Global Stocks' Great Year Was About More Than the Dollar
Foreign shares have advantages aside from not being in the U.S.
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Jefferies Earnings Can Boost the Stock. The Company Is Moving Past Credit Concerns.
Concerns about its exposure to First Brands' bankruptcy sunk its stock, but the bank should continue to rebound after it reports earnings this month.
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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on Northern Arc Capital, the Malaysian ringgit and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.
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Warren Buffett Stayed True to His Ways in His Final Year as Berkshire CEO
Buffett spent the year eschewing expensive deals, selling more stocks than he bought, and adding to the company's cash pile.
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London Has Best IPO Year Since 2021, PwC Report Says
Eleven initial public offerings raised £1.9 billion in 2025 as a late surge in listings eased fears that the city is stuck in a fundraising drought.
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Bankers Are Gearing Up for Another Onslaught of Monster Deals in 2026
Firms are anticipating more spinoffs, crypto M&A and participation from sovereign-wealth funds.
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Fed Minutes Suggest Caution About Further Cuts Early Next Year
At the December meeting, some officials backed holding rates steady "for some time."
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DJT Stock Falls as Trump Media Launches Five 'America-First' ETFs. What Is It Trying to Do?
The launch comes just days after Trump Media agreed to merge with a nuclear fusion company.
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IPOs This Year Were Too Meager to Resolve the VC Liquidity Crisis
Venture capital-backed companies raised more funding via initial public offerings in 2025 than in the year prior, but the volume and performance of new listings disappointed VC investors.
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Emboldened Activist Investors Are Circling U.S. Banks
The Trump administration's deregulation push could give activists more room to target banks, where big campaigns are rare.
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Trump Is Warming to Cannabis, but Investors Aren't Impressed
Stocks took a surprise tumble after the White House moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
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