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JPMorgan Plans to Target Small-Company Deals as Part of M&A Push

The firm is moving into deals under $500 million, focusing on a generation of baby boomers who are planning business successions.

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IMF Drops Recession Warning in Wake of June Ceasefire

Global growth forecast is trimmed slightly, but it no longer warns of a prolonged war triggering a world recession.

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​We Heard From More Than 1,000 Readers on State Farm's Controversial AI Makeover

The 104-year-old insurer is attempting to leapfrog its business model into the 21st century with the help of artificial intelligence.

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UniCredit Nears Control of Commerzbank After Takeover Push

UniCredit said it upped its stake in Commerzbank to nearly half, taking it close to majority control of the bank following a takeover push.

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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on Sermkij Leasing, Netwealth, and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

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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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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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