Finance Updates – Page 35 – Finance Updates

2026 Bank Stocks Outlook: Valuation Upside vs. Headwinds in Large Caps & Regionals

Americas Forecast Depository Credit Intermediation

Big banks like JPMorgan, Bank of America, and...

Citigroup is framed as a discounted turnaroun...

Many regional and community banks screen as v...

Key swing factors are rate policy, credit qua...

Goldman Sachs Dominates M&A in 2025 with $1.48T in Deals Amid Rising Regulatory Pressure

Global M&A Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Goldman Sachs led global M&A advisory in 2025...

It also topped M&A fee rankings with $4.6 bil...

Goldman’s share of EMEA-involved M&A reached ...

Despite its dominance, Goldman missed roles o...

Jollibee to Spin Off International Arm with U.S. IPO by Late 2027: What Investors Should Know

Asia Firms Restaurants and Other Eating Places

Jollibee Foods Corp will spin off its interna...

The Philippine business will remain listed in...

Overseas operations span 10,000+ stores in 33...

JFC shares jumped about 14.5% on the announce...

How Comcast’s Spin-Off Versant Faces Challenges amid Cable Decline & Streaming Shift

Americas Markets Cable and Other Subscription Programming

Comcast spun off Versant Media Group, and sha...

Versant starts with about $6.6–$7.0B of 2025 ...

The stock fell roughly 14% on its first day a...

Strategy centers on shifting revenue from pay...

Versant Media’s Bold Pivot: From Comcast Spin-Off to Streaming and FAST Future

Americas Firms Cable and Other Subscription Programming

Comcast completed the tax-free spin-off of Ve...

Versant starts as a ~$6.6–$7.0B revenue cable...

Management plans to pivot toward digital and ...

Shares fell about 13% on the first day, signa...

How the OECD’s Side-by-Side Pillar Two Deal Empowers U.S. Multinationals with Safe Harbors in 2026

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

On Jan. 5, 2026, 145+ OECD Inclusive Framewor...

New SbS and UPE safe harbors can shield U.S. ...

The U.S. is the only jurisdiction currently r...

QDMTT and other Pillar Two compliance obligat...

Jollibee to Spin Off International Arm: What Investors Need to Know

Asia Firms Restaurants and Other Eating Places

Jollibee Foods Corp plans to spin off its int...

The remaining Philippine business would stay ...

Existing shareholders would receive JFCI shar...

The move aims to unlock valuation by separati...

Jollibee to Spin Off Global Arm with U.S. IPO by Late 2027: What Investors Need to Know

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Jollibee Foods Corp. plans to spin off its ov...

The Philippines business will remain listed i...

Existing shareholders are expected to receive...

Jollibee operates 10,000+ stores across 33 co...

Advent Leads €6.7-€6.8B Bid for InPost Amid Governance, Expansion & Valuation Concerns

Europe M&A Couriers and Express Delivery Services

InPost SA said it received an indicative prop...

Reports say the approach is led by Advent Int...

The bid follows a ~37% share-price slide over...

InPost has been expanding across Europe via a...

SGH & Steel Dynamics’ A$13.2B BlueScope Bid Rejected: What’s Next in Valuation Tug-of-War

Asia M&A Primary Metal Manufacturing

SGH and Steel Dynamics made a non-binding all...

The plan would split BlueScope, with SGH taki...

BlueScope’s board unanimously rejected the bi...

The rejection raises the likelihood of a high...