Private Markets' AI Panic: When 'Recurring Revenue' Isn't
Investors are turning skeptical of private equity and loans premised on supposedly predictable results.
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Societe Generale Raises 2026 Profitability Target
The bank is projecting higher revenue and lower costs, after reporting a stronger net profit for the fourth quarter.
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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on Societe Generale, London Stock Exchange Group, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.
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TPG Posts Record Fundraising and Investment Volumes in 2025
The private markets firm's chief executive said he sees opportunity in market turmoil.
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KKR Executives Downplay Impact of AI Disruption
In discussing Q4 earnings, the private-markets firm said it isn't changing its return forecasts despite market turbulence over the software sector.
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Affirm Sales Jump Driven by Higher Gross Merchandise Volume
The buy now, pay later company recorded a 30% increase in sales in its fiscal second quarter.
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Banco De Sabadell Appoints TSB's Marc Armengol as Next CEO
Marc Armengol, who currently serves as the CEO of TSB, will take over from Cesar Gonzalez-Bueno, who is widely credited for his work fending off a hostile takeover bid by larger rival BBVA.
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The Credit-Card Rate Cap Has Stalled, and Issuers Are Doing Just Fine
The biggest credit-card issuers collected about $146 billion in revenue last year from America's reliance on debt.
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Blue Owl Dismisses Software Debt Fears After Shares Slide
The credit-focused firm defended its technology bets while detailing revenue and earnings gains even as stock slides.
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BNP Paribas Lifts Midterm Targets
The eurozone's largest lender in terms of assets is banking on cost-cutting and profit-boosting initiatives to drive growth.
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Bitcoin Booster's $12 Billion Loss Headlines Crypto's Worst Day Since 2022 Crash
Shares of Strategy, Michael Saylor's bitcoin-stockpiling company, have fallen sharply since crypto prices touched their all-time highs in October.
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BBVA Profit Rises on Loan Growth
The Spanish bank, which also operates in Mexico, South America and Turkey, reported a 4.1% increase in net profit.
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Danske Bank Launches Buyback After Ending 2025 on High Note
The Danish bank said it would launch a new $712 million share buyback and pay out an increased dividend after earnings came in above guidance.
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