Finance Updates – Page 49 – Finance Updates

SoftBank, TKO, Corcept & Apple: M&A Moves, FDA Setbacks & Live Sports Edge

SoftBank will acquire DigitalBridge for $16/s...

TKO is favored on durable UFC/WWE media-right...

Corcept plunged after an FDA rejection of rel...

Apple is viewed as a high-quality core holdin...

Dollar Tree’s Price Hikes & KeyBanc’s 2025 Forecast: Tariffs, Strategy & Earnings Hit

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Dollar Tree is raising prices on some items (...

Tariffs as high as 145% have added about $15–...

Management says it has mitigated about 90% of...

KeyBanc raised its 2025 EPS estimate to $4.65...

How Metalmark’s 2018 Bet on HOST & Avondale Transformed Supply Chain Infrastructure

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Metalmark Capital made an undisclosed growth-...

The deal aimed to fund expansion in bulk logi...

Host planned intermodal upgrades by connectin...

Adam Anderson and the Host family retained ma...

How Tariff Shifts Are Reshaping Global Commodity Markets: Metals, Energy & Agriculture

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Commodities rallied after the U.S. announced ...

The U.S. simultaneously raised tariffs on Chi...

Prices were also supported by supply constrai...

Non-Chinese suppliers of strategic metals gai...

Retail Rallies & AI Boom: How High-Beta Stocks Fueled Market Outperformance in 2025

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Retail investors outperformed for a third str...

Interactive Brokers data echoed the edge: ind...

Returns were driven by concentrated, high-bet...

The trade-off is higher downside risk in corr...

Markets on Edge: Rising Yields Boost Precious Metals as Equities Struggle Outside Tech

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

U.S. stocks started 2026 mixed as the Dow and...

Treasury yields and the dollar ticked higher,...

Precious metals followed a blockbuster 2025 w...

Markets are watching Fed leadership uncertain...

Will AI Lead S&P 500 Gains in 2026? Forecasts, Risks & Global Outliers

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

AI-linked stocks surged as strategists stayed...

Wall Street targets vary widely, from Bank of...

The 2025 rally broadened beyond mega-cap tech...

Key 2026 risks include stretched valuations, ...

2026 Market Outlook: Gold Soars, EV Shakeup, AI Leads Stock Rally

Americas Forecast Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

U.S. stocks opened 2026 slightly higher, led ...

Tesla reported weaker vehicle deliveries, ced...

Major banks expect gold to stay strong in 202...

Strategists broadly see the S&P 500 extending...

Deregulation Set to Unlock Billions: What U.S. Banks Gain from Capital & Leverage Reforms

Americas Policy Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

U.S. bank regulators are pursuing rapid dereg...

Changes including the eSLR overhaul, rollback...

Regulators are simultaneously accelerating AI...

Critics warn looser rules may raise systemic ...

How Metalmark Capital’s Stake in T. Parker Host Shapes Maritime Infrastructure & Logistics

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Metalmark Capital made an undisclosed growth ...

Host is expanding its terminal and bulk/break...

Plans include linking Avondale to six Class I...

The deal fits Metalmark's focus on founder-le...