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UniCredit Says It Controls Nearly Half of Commerzbank Following Takeover Push

UniCredit said it increased its voting rights in Commerzbank but fell short of securing a majority share of the German bank.

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JPMorgan, Bank of America and Other Banks Explore a Deal to Shake Up Payments World

A deal for a card network could allow bigger transaction fees, but some bank executives are worried about backlash.

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BOE Sees Heightened Threat to Financial Stability as Leverage in Equity Markets Rises

In its twice-yearly report, the bank's Financial Policy Committee said steps towards securing a lasting resolution to the conflict between the U.S. and Iran had helped reduce, but not eliminate, some threats to stability.

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Private-Equity Firms Are Sitting on a Nine-Year Backlog

Investors' artificial-intelligence worries weigh on efforts to exit software holdings.

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EQT to Buy Biosurgery Unit From GTCR's Corza Medical

GTCR initially formed Corza Medical in 2019.

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Venture Firm Chemistry Is Raising $500 Million for Second Fund

Firm's three founders aim to draw on their experiences at top venture shops while working to 'out-hustle' legacy investors.

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Venture Capitalists Embrace AI-and Have Some Fun

Some VCs feel like magicians creating digital personas that can field questions for them.

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Davos Founder Klaus Schwab Plots a Return to World Economic Forum

While Schwab claims an investigation cleared him of wrongdoing, internal documents show the Forum kept findings of its probe hidden.

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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on sterling, Singapore's three major banks, Tidlor Holdings and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

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Strategy Logs $8.3 Billion Loss as It Sells Off Bitcoin

The loss comes after the company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, sold 3,588 Bitcoin for less than it paid.

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Michael Saylor's Strategy Is Trapped by Its Own Broken Bitcoin Math

The bitcoin hoarder created a bespoke valuation metric that ignores market realities.

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SK Hynix's Planned $28 Billion Offering Brings Korean Market Fever to the U.S.

The listing will make it easier to invest in one of the world's biggest chip companies. The sector helped the Nasdaq composite rise 1.1%.

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Credit Agricole Raises Stake in Italy's Banco BPM to 29.3%

The increase was part of the French bank's commitment to the Italian market and the move is expected to lower its CET 1 ratio by around 35 basis points by the end of the second quarter.

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July 08, 2026 07:15 ET (11:15 GMT)