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TransDigm Acquires Stellant Systems for $960M to Boost Aerospace-Defense Electronics

TransDigm will acquire Stellant Systems from ...

Stellant is expected to generate roughly $300...

The deal expands TransDigm into high-power RF...

While initially slightly margin-dilutive and ...

CME Group Poised for Growth: Retail Futures Fuel Strong Returns Amid Risks

Americas Markets Financial Services

CME Group is shifting from an institutional-h...

Retail activity is surging, with about 90,000...

Financial performance is solid, with Q2 2025 ...

Key risks include regulatory scrutiny of leve...

CME Group Outage at Aurora Exposes Single-Point Failure in Market Infrastructure

Americas Markets Financial Services

A cooling-system failure at CyrusOne’s Aurora...

The incident exposed CME’s heavy operational ...

While the timing in thin post-Thanksgiving tr...

In response, CyrusOne added backup cooling an...

Kraken’s $100M Move to Secure U.S. Crypto Derivatives via Small Exchange Acquisition

Americas M&A Financial Services

Kraken is buying CFTC-licensed Small Exchange...

The deal, combined with Kraken’s $1.5 billion...

Kraken aims to offer a unified, fully U.S.-na...

Execution risks remain around regulatory appr...

Mastering Tax Rules for Section 1256, Futures & Options: Wash-Sale, Straddle, Loss Carrybacks

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U.S. taxation of futures and options hinges o...

Section 1256 net losses can be carried back u...

Options and other derivatives outside Section...

Core Section 1256 rules remain unchanged, but...

5-Year T-Note Futures at 3.70–3.75% Yield: CME Specs, Inflation & Treasury Risks

Americas Markets Financial Services

The 5-Year U.S. Treasury yield ended December...

CME 5-Year T-Note futures have a $100,000 fac...

Open interest of about 6.6–7 million contract...

Key risks for pricing and hedging include the...

How the Fed’s December Rate Cut & Yield Curve Reversal Shifted the U.S. Bond Market

Americas Markets Investment Banking

U.S. bond markets closed early on December 31...

The Fed delivered a third 2025 rate cut to 3....

The 2s/10s Treasury curve turned positive and...

Electronic trading platforms and fixed-income...

U.S. Bonds Hold Steady Amid Fiscal Risks: What Investors Need to Watch

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The $30 trillion U.S. Treasury market is in a...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is trying to...

Rising term premiums, ambitious tax cuts like...

Any shift toward heavier long-term issuance, ...

Stocks Surge, Gold & Silver Soar: Key Market Takeaways From U.S. 2025 Performance

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U.S. stocks logged a third straight year of g...

Gold and silver massively outperformed equiti...

Major indexes slipped around 0.6–0.8% on the ...

The year underscored the value of diversifica...

When Publishers Shield Content: How Blocking Bots Sparks Bias & Hurts Traffic

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Major publishers are increasingly blocking AI...

Blocking AI bots protects intellectual proper...

Credible, fact-based outlets are far more lik...

This shift raises unresolved legal, economic,...