First Brands Lender Onset Says It Was Misled by Auto-Parts Supplier
The financing firm countersued First Brands, saying the bankrupt company owes it more than $2 billion.
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Crypto and Fintech Firms Seek Shortcut to Banking: Buy One
The deals are seen as a quick way to access the clients, deposits and stature of traditional financial institutions.
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Private-Credit Warning Signs Flash After Blue Owl Unloads $1.4 Billion in Assets
The sale raises fears that the industry's efforts to court individual investors will suffer.
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Fed's Logan Notes More Business Uncertainty Following Tariff Decision
Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan said she is "cautiously optimistic" on interest rates and acknowledged there may be more uncertainty facing businesses-including the Supreme Court tariff ruling.
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White House Offers New Details on Its Push to Ban Housing Investors
President Trump wants to prohibit investors that own more than 100 homes from buying more, potentially banning hundreds of investment firms.
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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on Opendoor, Blue Owl Capital and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.
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Why Risk-Loving Options Traders Are Flocking to Prediction Markets
Simple "yes" or "no" wagers on finance, sports and politics are drawing in the day traders who feasted on complicated stock-option plays.
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Klarna Swings to Loss Despite Jump in Revenue
Klarna swung to a loss in the fourth quarter despite reporting a jump in revenue as it more than doubled its number of banking customers.
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Zurich Insurance Earnings Rise on Growth Across Business Lines
Net profit rose 17% in 2025 to $6.80 billion as the insurer delivered record annual earnings across all of its businesses.
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Fed's Miran Now Sees a Less Accommodative Rate Path
Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran dialed back his calls for how deeply the Fed should cut rates this year, telling an interviewer that recent data have reflected a stronger economy than he had expected.
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Fed Minutes Reveal Little Appetite for Rate Cuts
Some officials favored more neutral language-pushing back against the prospect of reducing interest rates.
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Soundcore Closes Fund III at $450 Million Cap
The lower-midmarket investor has already made five major commitments from the new pool.
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