Finance Updates – Page 4 – Finance Updates

Illinois Loses $1B in Federal Childcare & Social Services Funds Amid Fraud Concerns

HHS froze more than $10.6B in CCDF, TANF, and...

Illinois faces about $1B in frozen funds, put...

Providers and advocates warn the freeze could...

Illinois officials dispute the allegations, s...

How the Finance-Uncertainty Trap Deepens Recessions by Eroding Credit Access

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

The 2025 SF Fed paper finds a causal feedback...

Tighter financing and higher uncertainty then...

Related evidence suggests lowering informatio...

Policy and firm actions that improve disclosu...

Which Companies Stuck to Their Post–Jan. 6 Pledges on Funding Election Deniers?

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

After January 6, 2021, 200+ companies pledged...

CREW finds corporate and trade group PACs hav...

Popular Information identifies ten firms that...

The keep-or-break split is now a reputational...

LM Arena’s New Raise: Value, AI Metrics & VC Trends Shaping Its Future

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

LMArena raised $150M in a January 2026 Series...

The round was co-led by Felicis and UC Invest...

Its public evaluation platform spans 150+ cou...

Its enterprise product, AI Evaluations, launc...

19 Logistics Business Models Boosting Growth in 2026: Key Trends & Investment Focus

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

U.S. logistics is projected to grow from abou...

The article outlines 19 logistics business id...

Winning models increasingly depend on AI, aut...

Competitive dynamics are shifting as giants l...

U.S. 3PLs in 2024: Fragile Recovery Driven by Inflation, Trade Policy & Scale

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

U.S. 3PLs returned to modest growth in 2024 a...

Ending de minimis duty-free imports in 2025 i...

Consolidation is accelerating, highlighted by...

Warehousing stays tight as labor costs and tu...

Bank of America: Ownership Revealed & Strategic Playbook for M&A, AI, and Investment Banking

Americas Firms Depository Credit Intermediation

Bank of America has expanded through major ac...

The 2008–2009 purchases of Merrill ($50B stoc...

Recent results show momentum, with 2024 reven...

BofA is investing heavily in technology, allo...

How Banks Can Rebalance Tech Spend to Free Innovation

Global Forecast Depository Credit Intermediation

Banks spend 60%+ (often up to 70%) of tech bu...

Tech spend is rising about 9% annually and no...

Compliance consumes roughly 10%+ of IT spend ...

Leaders are shifting to more insourced, devel...

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...