JPMorgan Plans to Target Small-Company Deals as Part of M&A Push
The firm is moving into deals under $500 million, focusing on a generation of baby boomers who are planning business successions.
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IMF Drops Recession Warning in Wake of June Ceasefire
Global growth forecast is trimmed slightly, but it no longer warns of a prolonged war triggering a world recession.
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We Heard From More Than 1,000 Readers on State Farm's Controversial AI Makeover
The 104-year-old insurer is attempting to leapfrog its business model into the 21st century with the help of artificial intelligence.
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UniCredit Nears Control of Commerzbank After Takeover Push
UniCredit said it upped its stake in Commerzbank to nearly half, taking it close to majority control of the bank following a takeover push.
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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on Sermkij Leasing, Netwealth, and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.
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JPMorgan, Bank of America and Other Banks Explore a Deal to Shake Up Payments World
A deal for a card network could allow bigger transaction fees, but some bank executives are worried about backlash.
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BOE Sees Heightened Threat to Financial Stability as Leverage in Equity Markets Rises
In its twice-yearly report, the bank's Financial Policy Committee said steps towards securing a lasting resolution to the conflict between the U.S. and Iran had helped reduce, but not eliminate, some threats to stability.
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Private-Equity Firms Are Sitting on a Nine-Year Backlog
Investors' artificial-intelligence worries weigh on efforts to exit software holdings.
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EQT to Buy Biosurgery Unit From GTCR's Corza Medical
GTCR initially formed Corza Medical in 2019.
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Venture Firm Chemistry Is Raising $500 Million for Second Fund
Firm's three founders aim to draw on their experiences at top venture shops while working to 'out-hustle' legacy investors.
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Venture Capitalists Embrace AI-and Have Some Fun
Some VCs feel like magicians creating digital personas that can field questions for them.
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Davos Founder Klaus Schwab Plots a Return to World Economic Forum
While Schwab claims an investigation cleared him of wrongdoing, internal documents show the Forum kept findings of its probe hidden.
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Strategy Logs $8.3 Billion Loss as It Sells Off Bitcoin
The loss comes after the company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, sold 3,588 Bitcoin for less than it paid.
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