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Dec 30, 2025

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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A Dealmaking Frenzy Is Reshaping the Booming Wealth-Management Business

Firms are snapping up smaller competitors in a bid to capture a piece of Americans' growing wealth.

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Citigroup to Sell Remaining Business Operating in Russia

Citigroup is expecting to take a pretax loss on the sale of about $1.2 billion in the fourth quarter of this year.

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Accounting Rulemaker to Delve Into Crypto in 2026 Amid Trump Push

FASB to weigh whether some stablecoins and other digital assets qualify as cash equivalents, as it also decides which of over 70 non-crypto topics to add to its agenda.

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Meet the New Berkshire, Same as the Old Berkshire

The much-anticipated CEO succession at Berkshire Hathaway is set to take place at year-end

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Andersen's IPO Makes It Hard for Investors to See Straight

The stock's debut comes two decades after the reversal of the namesake accounting firm's criminal conviction.

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Small Businesses Got This Juicy Tax Break in the New Law

Investors in qualified small business stock got a huge boost.

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Private Equity Has More Housecleaning to Do in 2026

Recent deals boosted optimism for the new year, but firms are still sitting on a glut of portfolio companies.

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In a Wild Year for Markets, Investors Who Did Nothing Did Just Fine

Those who owned U.S. stocks at the start of the year made good money. Owning foreign stocks was even better. Treasurys did well, and the yield stayed high for cash.

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Michael Burry Bets He Isn't Too Early to Go Against the AI Juggernaut

The investor made famous by 'The Big Short' is shorting Nvidia and Palantir.

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Former Malaysian Leader Sentenced to 15 Years Over Multibillion-Dollar 1MDB Scandal

A judge rejected ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak's defense that he thought the money had been donated from Saudi Arabia.

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Silver's Runaway Rally Sweeps Up Amateur Investors

Silver prices have been rising in part because of constrained supply, with the world's pure-play silver deposits mostly exhausted.

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Family Offices Have Become the New Power Players on Wall Street

Wealthy families are launching offices to manage their money at a record clip and are increasingly getting a seat at the table in significant deals.

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Warren Buffett and Private Equity Both Love Insurance. The Similarities End There.

Investing insurance premiums is a different game on Wall Street than in Omaha.

 

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December 30, 2025 07:00 ET (12:00 GMT)

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