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Perpetual Rejects EQT AB's Improved Offer, Ends Takeover Talks
EQT AB's pursuit of Perpetual looks over after the Australian investment manager rejected its US$2.6 billion takeover proposal and said it had stopped engaging with the Swedish private-equity provider.
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Apartment Landlords Have a $2 Trillion Debt Problem That Is Only Getting Worse
Property investors borrowed record sums at historically low rates. Now, as the bill comes due and interest rates rise, "the chickens are coming home to roost."
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Societe Generale Shares Climb After Bank Raises Profitability Target
Shares rose 4%, taking the stock's year-to-date gain to nearly 10%, after the bank said it is cutting costs and growing revenue to boost profitability through the end of the decade, including widening its use of AI.
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Crypto Blew Its Big Moment-and the Blame Game Has Begun
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong was at the center of a protracted fight over the role of digital assets in mainstream finance.
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Polymarket's Rush to Grow Left a Door Wide Open For Fraudsters
CEO Shayne Coplan brushed off concerns about a scheme involving stolen debit cards. Now the prediction market is bolstering its executive ranks as it eyes an IPO.
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Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Hathaway Chairman
The legendary investor, whose son Howard succeeds him as chairman, will remain on the board and become chairman emeritus.
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New Report on SVB Collapse Pins Blame on Fed's Own Regulators, Fed Official Says
The report, commissioned by Trump ally Michelle Bowman, blamed bank-supervision staff in the Biden era.
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Failure of Clarity Act Turns Crypto Industry Focus to Federal Regulators
EXCLUSIVE: The act's failure to progress leaves regulation of the cryptocurrency industry in the hands of government agencies and vulnerable to interpretation as administrations change, analysts said.
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Stablecoin Company for Big Business Gets a Conditional Banking License
Bastion, a stablecoin partner for Sony and other corporations, received a conditional approval from OCC to be a trust bank.
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Ant International-Backed Fintech Unicorn Gets Nod for Philippines's Largest-Ever IPO
Mynt is entering the IPO market amid heightened uncertainty in global markets.
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New Bank Approvals Are Surging. What's Behind the Boom.
Over the past 18 months, 40 wannabe bankers have filed for charters with the Comptroller of the Currency. So far, 21 have been approved.
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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on Hyperliquid's HYPE token, euro covered bonds, home sales and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.
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Christine Lagarde Helped Block Binance's Foothold in Europe
The ECB chief intervened to keep crypto's biggest player, which pleaded guilty to financial-crime violations in the U.S., from operating in the EU.
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Mastercard Joins Visa in Letting AI Bots Do Your Shopping
Executives across the payments world are bracing for AI-driven shopping, forcing them to reconsider risks, fraud and what to do about rogue AI agents.
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Rising Rates Will Make Private Equity's Bad Year a Lot Worse
The Fed's hike is expected to wreak havoc on funds already struggling to sell companies and return cash to investors.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 21, 2026 07:15 ET (11:15 GMT)
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