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SoftBank Acquires DigitalBridge for $4B to Bolster AI Infrastructure Ambitions

SoftBank is acquiring DigitalBridge for about...

The deal gives SoftBank control of roughly $1...

The purchase is a core part of SoftBank’s pus...

SoftBank is funding these long-duration AI be...

Global Insurance Trends 2026: Premiums Cool, AI & Alternatives at Forefront

Global Forecast Financial Services

Global insurance is entering a tougher, slowe...

P&C insurers face margin pressure from rising...

Life & Annuity carriers are pivoting toward a...

Insurers are scaling AI and digital tools fro...

MetLife Acquires PineBridge: $1.2B Deal Creates $734.7B Global Asset Manager

Global M&A Financial Services

MetLife Investment Management has closed its ...

The deal is valued at up to $1.2 billion, inc...

The transaction significantly expands MetLife...

Newly appointed MIM president Brian Funk will...

Private Equity’s Turning Point: Fundraising Crashes, Exits Freeze, LP Pressure Builds

Global Markets Private Equity

Global private equity fundraising has slumped...

Exit activity and distributions remain weak, ...

Dry powder is still elevated but edging down,...

LPs are becoming more selective and fee-sensi...

Cybersecurity M&A 2025: Cloud & Identity Deals, AI Trust & Platform Convergence

Global M&A Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity M&A in 2025 surpassed $84 billi...

Google–Wiz and Palo Alto–CyberArk exemplify m...

Acquisitions like Veeam–Securiti AI and Servi...

Regulatory scrutiny and investor focus on val...

CME’s Q3 2025 Crypto Boom: ETH & Altcoins Soar as Institution Demand Hits New Peaks

Global Markets Financial Services

CME Group’s crypto futures and options have s...

Institutional participation is broadening, as...

Ether has emerged as the key institutional cr...

Altcoin products such as Solana and XRP futur...

Innovations & Rules Reshaping Unusual Derivatives Markets in 2025

Global Markets Financial Services

Derivatives are rapidly expanding beyond trad...

Weather and freight derivatives are seeing su...

Crypto perpetual futures are moving onshore i...

These products create new hedging and specula...

Cboe Titanium Powers Rising Global Options Volume with FLEX & 24×5 Trading

Global Markets Financial Services

Cboe’s Titanium (Ti) platform underpins 27 gl...

Options trading is at record levels, with U.S...

Cboe is pushing toward near-24-hour access by...

Regulatory and infrastructure hurdles—particu...

Bitcoin Gaming & Crypto Gambling: Risks, Regulation & Sizing BC.Game’s Landscape

Global Markets Gaming

Derivatives traders are increasingly position...

Futures and options data show rising open int...

This positioning raises the risk of amplified...

Market structure suggests sentiment is turnin...

Gold’s Record Rally in 2025: What’s Driving Prices Toward $5,000/oz and How to Position

Global Markets Financial Services

Gold has surged to fresh record highs around ...

Major banks and the World Gold Council expect...

The rally’s sustainability hinges on Fed poli...

For investors, gold remains a core hedge and ...