Takaichi's victory in Japanese election means a billion-dollar payday for Berkshire Hathaway
The Japanese market has rallied by 12% so far in 2026 as investors respond to Takaichi's expansionary budget promises and the renewed weakness in the yen.
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NatWest to Buy Evelyn Partners for $3.7 Billion
The acquisition more than doubles NatWest's assets under management and administration to £127 billion.
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Apollo Global Management Profit Falls, Revenue Rises
Apollo Global Management's fourth-quarter profit fell as higher tax provision and an investment-activities loss outweighed strong revenue gains and higher quarterly inflows.
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Italy's UniCredit Lifts Shareholder Returns as Profit Grows
The bank said it would distribute €50 billion to shareholders in the next five years as it bets on growing market share and rising profit.
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Here's why Goldman Sachs is warning of more selling for stocks this week
Goldman Sachs analysts led by Gail Hafif says some big influential CTAs are ready to push the sell button on U.S. stocks, especially if the S&P 500 sinks further.
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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on NatWest, UniCredit, Banco de Sabadell and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.
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How One Prediction-Market Trader Played the Super Bowl-and Lost $100,000
For Liam Kane and others like him, the NFL title game was an opportunity to bet against new and often inexperienced bettors.
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Carlyle Profit Rises as Management Signals Minimal Hit from Software Turmoil
Software 'is not a piston in the engine' of the firm's growth, executives say, noting it represents 6% of assets under management.
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The Dow, the Uncool Index, Has Its Moment in the Sun
The Dow industrials reached 50000 this past week. The younger crowd is unimpressed.
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A New Crypto Winter Is Here and Even the Biggest Bulls Aren't Certain Why
Some of crypto's biggest champions can't put their finger on what went wrong.
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Hobbit-Inspired Startup Becomes First New Bank Greenlighted by Trump 2.0
Erebor founder Palmer Luckey was one of the tech industry's early Trump supporters and is known for his penchant for Hawaiian shirts.
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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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