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Donald Trump Jr.'s Fund Boosts Polymarket Investment by Around $300 Million
An upcoming round led by 1789 Capital would value the prediction market at roughly $21 billion.
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SEC Presses Investment Firms to Prove They Have Access to Shares in Hot Startups
The Wall Street Journal reported recently on a fund that touted exposure to SpaceX but later told investors the shares were sold before its IPO.
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Ernst & Young Is Giving $100 Million in Bonuses to Staff for 'Human' Skills
The firm is one of a number of companies trying to foster the critical thinking, judgment and other traits needed to better work alongside AI.
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Ex-Congressman George Santos Receives Kalshi's First-Ever Lifetime Ban
The decision comes after a federal regulator alleged he made more than $17,000 by placing bets on his attendance at the State of the Union address.
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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Gain insight on Kalshi, bitcoin ETFs and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.
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Aon Strikes Roughly $17 Billion Deal for Insurance Brokerage USI
Private-equity giant KKR has owned USI Insurance since 2017.
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Andreessen Horowitz Launches 'Machine Age' Fund to Tackle AI Supply Bottlenecks
The SpaceX and Anduril backer wants to expand its investments in chips, robots and other hardware.
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PayPal Shares Dive Premarket on Report of Advent, Stripe Abandoning Takeover Plan
Shares in PayPal fell nearly 15% premarket to $52.47 a share.
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Generali Mulling Monte dei Paschi's $10 Billion Takeover Bid for Banca Generali
The private bank's majority shareholder confirmed its willingness to evaluate the proposal, saying it envisioned new growth opportunities for both companies.
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Warren Buffett Turns 96 on Sunday. His Final Berkshire Masterpiece Isn't Winning Over Wall Street.
Since he stepped down as CEO at the start of the year, Buffett has remained very much in the game.
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Royal Bank Notches Record Earnings as Quarterly Results From Canada's Biggest Banks Beat Expectations
Royal Bank of Canada's record earnings in the latest quarter capped a strong period for the country's big lenders.
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Trump Family's New Crypto Bank Is Backed by Abu Dhabi Sheikh
The Emirati "spy sheikh" backs a 49% stake in the entity behind the new World Liberty bank.
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Affirm Stock Surged After Earnings. A Big Shopify Deal Is Adding Fuel.
Affirm posts better-than-expected revenue and gross merchandise volume in its fiscal fourth quarter.
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September 01, 2026 00:15 ET (04:15 GMT)
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