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He Was Rejected by Goldman Out of College. Now He's Poised to Run the Bank.

John Waldron has said he didn't do well on the firm's financial modeling test when he applied for a job decades ago.

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Robinhood's Next Big Bet: AI Bots That Trade While You Sleep

The brokerage's app made it easy to trade stocks on a smartphone. Now Robinhood sees AI agents in individual investors' future.

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Piper Sandler Holds Talks to Buy Perella Weinberg

The deal would join the two Wall Street advisory firms.

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Lazy Customers Are Great for Banks. Could AI Change that?

AI agents could move cash to accounts with higher interest rates, potentially threatening banks' cheap deposits.

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Inside an Alleged $1.2B Ponzi Scheme That Left Investors Holding Crashed Stock

Z Squared began trading on Nasdaq in April, part of a plan to get investors out of a private-equity fund.

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VC Firm Friends & Family Says Founders Want Finance Help, Not More Board Members

Launched by brothers-in-law with an extensive Silicon Valley network, the firm has raised $300 million for fourth fund.

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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on Banco Santander, Munich Re, Julius Baer Gruppe and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.

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Jefferies Stock Falls Despite Earnings Beat and Record Banking Revenue

Jefferies Financial Group reported a 16% increase in quarterly profit, but its shares slipped after hours.

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Citi Expands Digital-Assets Footprint With Coinbase Partnership

Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto exchange, will provide the digital rails enabling the bank's corporate clients to make payments with stablecoins.

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Entain, Flutter Take Stock of Brazil's Online-Betting Ban

Entain said it expects to achieve the lower end of its earnings guidance ranges for this year after a new ban on online betting in Brazil.

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Blackstone's Top Private-Equity Executive Is Preparing to Leave Firm

Joseph Baratta would be the latest of several senior executives to leave private-investment giant.

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Bank Lending to Eurozone Businesses Halved in August

The decline is a sign that rising borrowing costs following the European Central Bank's decision to raise its key interest rate are hindering investment.


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