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Banking

Dimon Talks Rough: Wall Street’s Most Influential CEO Says “Get Over” Tariffs

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The leader of America’s largest bank also cautioned bullish optimists that US stock markets are overvalued.

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Banking

Goldman Sachs Taps a New Generation of Leadership Ahead of Deals Boom

The toast of Wall Street has elevated a new generation of executives to run its investment banking and trading operations.

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Banking

Santander Considers Leaving UK as It Ramps Up to Full-Service Digital Bank in US

Not long after pledging to operate a digital bank in America, Spain’s most valuable lender is reevaluating its business in the UK.

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Finance

Crypto-Friendly Neo-Broker eToro Files for IPO

The listing marks a potentially triumphant comeback story and an insult of sorts to the embattled London stock exchange.

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Finance

‘Just the Beginning’: BlackRock CEO Hails Record Revenues, Assets, Inflows

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The asset manager announced annual revenues rose 14%, topping $20 billion for the first time, with record net inflows of $641 billion.

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Markets

Coffee and Chocolate Are the Reigning Commodity Kings

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The tight supply of both beans meant trading prices were extremely volatile, and the result was that cocoa almost tripled in price last year.

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Private Equity

All in the Franchise: Why Private Equity Loves the Business Model

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It’s understandable if you failed to notice one meaty if unglamorous trend on Wall Street: Private equity’s love affair with franchising.

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