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Blackstone's Core Businesses Hit by Rising Rates

Proceeds from asset sales in the firm's private-equity unit fell 49%.

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Students Turn to Private Lenders After Trump's Clampdown on Federal Loans

One private lender in South Carolina lowered its credit-score requirement for certain grad students to meet a growing demand.

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Is It Time for a New CEO at Bank of America?

Brian Moynihan is back in the hot seat, following disappointing earnings and a large U.S. Treasury fine. Why it might be time for the longtime CEO to move on.

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London Stock Exchange Group Agrees to Buy Octus For $3.5 Billion

The stock-exchange and financial-information company said last week that it was in talks over the deal to buy the credit intelligence, data and workflow provider from Permira.

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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on prediction markets, Bitcoin, British banks and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

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It Looks Like a Music Festival. It's Really a Sales Pitch for Private Credit.

Fund managers are putting on elaborate events to court wealth advisers in hopes of reaching untapped household riches-even as some investors get spooked by risk.

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Brazilian Private-Equity Firm Vinci Emulates U.S. Peers With Reinsurer Acquisition

The firm is buying Latin America-focused Austral Resseguradora to strengthen its balance sheet.

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NYSE Just Extended Options Trading Hours. It's Only the Beginning.

The New York Stock Exchange said plans to open up options trading for roughly two hours before the market's typical 9:30 a.m. ET opening bell and then again for 15 minutes after the 4 p.m. ET closing bell.

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NYSE Is Getting Trounced in the Battle for Wall Street's Biggest IPOs

Anthropic is expected to bring the Nasdaq another blockbuster listing, following SpaceX. And the Texas Stock Exchange is also emerging as a threat.

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Want to Short the AI Boom? She Wants to Give You a Way to Bet on 'Compute' Prices

Silicon Data founder Carmen Li is joining with CME Group to launch compute derivatives.

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Capital One Logs Higher Profit, Revenue as Discover Integration Continues

The company posted a third-quarter profit of $3.54 billion, up from $3.19 billion a year earlier.

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Webull to Offer Perpetual Futures Starting Next Month

Webull is preparing to roll out perpetual futures contracts, a derivative contract new to regulated U.S. markets that never expires, on its online investment platform next month.

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Synchrony Financial Profit Falls on Higher Costs but Credit Trends Improve

Synchrony posted a third-quarter profit of $892 million, or $2.68 a share, down from $1.1 billion, or $2.86 a share, a year earlier.

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Prudential Financial Sells Prudential of Brazil, Prudential of Mexico for $4 Billion

The investment manager and financial services provider said it has entered a definitive agreement to sell Prudential of Brazil and Prudential of Mexico to CNP Assurances in a cash deal.

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Equifax Is Today's Best S&P 500 Stock. VantageScore Has Something to Do With That.

Equifax reports better-than-expected third-quarter earnings.

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October 22, 2026 16:15 ET (20:15 GMT)