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A Fight Over Credit Scores Turns Into All-Out War

Your FICO score has long determined whether you could get a mortgage, car loan or credit card. That could change soon.

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Berkshire's Quarterly Earnings Rise After Insurance Results Bounce Back

The conglomerate is inching closer to Warren Buffett's retirement as CEO with a record cash pile.

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Dallas Fed's Logan Says Central Bank Was Wrong to Cut This Rates Week

Lorie Logan pushed back on the Federal Reserve's quarter-point interest-rate cut this week, arguing that the risk of a slowing job market didn't justify swerving away from the task of corralling inflation.

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Jefferies Fund Didn't List First Brands Exposure When Seeking Investors

In the years before First Brands filed for bankruptcy, an investment fund run by Jefferies didn't reveal to potential investors its exposure to the auto-parts seller, people familiar with the matter said.

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First Brands Invoice Financiers Fight Hedge Funds' Bankruptcy Loan

Some investors worry their collateral will be eroded if First Brands moves ahead with a $4.4 billion loan.

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LPL Financial Stock Jumps on Earnings Beat, Acquisition Update

The company said it is on track to meet its advisor retention goals for its acquisition of rival Commonwealth Financial Network.

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Carlyle Misses Earnings Estimates as Private-Equity Sales Slump

The firm's stock slid Friday after it disclosed lower third-quarter profit than analysts anticipated.

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Foreign Investment on Track for Third Year of Decline, UN Figures Show

Foreign direct investment fell 3% in the first six months of the year due to trade uncertainty, geopolitical tension and high interest rates, said the United Nations.

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Evolve Bank's New CEO Charged With Child Pornography Crimes

Bob Hartheimer, hired in August to help clean up a mess from a $100 million missing funds debacle, has been fired.

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JPMorgan Flagged Epstein Suspicions in 2002, Years Earlier Than Known

Newly unsealed court documents reveal that bankers flagged Epstein's cash withdrawals to regulators years before public knowledge of his crimes.

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JPMorgan Unit Invests in Texas Stock Exchange

The upstart trading venue raised $90 million, bringing its total haul above $250 million ahead of a planned 2026 launch.

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Danske Bank Expects Earnings to Land at Upper End of Guidance Range

Net interest income so far this year has been resilient, while fee income has remained strong and impairments low.

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Intesa Sanpaolo's Profit Dips as Income Softens

Italy's largest bank by assets reported a slight drop in net profit to €2.37 billion as lower interest rates ate into its top line.

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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on European bank earnings, the turnover rate of U.S. homes, Intesa Sanpaolo and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.


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