Finance

Consumer

Home Depot Acquires Building Products Distributor GMS

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Home Depot’s push into the pro market began in earnest last year, when the company dropped $18.5 billion to buy SRS Distribution.

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Finance

Powell Blames Rate-Cut Delays on Tariffs

The S&P 500’s recent record high marked an encouraging sign that markets are no longer all that concerned with worst-case trade war scenarios.

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Finance

Dwindling IPOs Reward Investors With Return Bonanza

New data compiled by Bloomberg found that shares in companies to debut on US exchanges this year have climbed by a weighted average of 53%.

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M&A

‘Uncertain’ 2025, M&A Deadlock Freeze $1 Trillion in PE Assets

PwC figures market uncertainty has kept $1 trillion in assets, which normally would have been returned to investors, locked up with private equity funds

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Markets

Berkshire Slips Amid Concern Retiring CEO May Take “Buffett Premium” With Him

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The ‘Warren Buffett premium’ at Berkshire Hathaway is melting faster than a forgotten Dilly Bar in the wake of its CEO’s retirement plans.

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Finance

BlackRock’s Virtual Investment Analyst ‘Asimov’ Ushers in AI Era on Wall Street

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BlackRock rolled out an AI research platform called Asimov, escalating the intelligence and analysis arms race on Wall Street.

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Banking

Europe Delays Stricter Banking Rules to Keep ‘Level Playing Field’ With US Rivals

The new rules are part of the Basel III reforms that were introduced in 2017 and designed in response to the 2008 financial crisis.

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Markets

Retail Investors Risk Ominous Opportunity Cost With Private Investments, Moody’s Warns

The private sector took off after traditional banks pulled back from some risky lending following the 2008 financial crisis.

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Finance

Robinhood, AppLovin Locked Out of S&P 500 Yet Again

Conventional wisdom says being on the S&P 500 is a status symbol that is supposed to come with plenty of benefits.

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Banking

Wall Street’s Elite Get Serious About Debt Alarmism

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink sounded off last week about higher deficit spending in the US.

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Banking

Unshackled Wells Fargo Fights to Regain Momentum Lost in Penalty Box

Wells Fargo shares rose over 2% early Wednesday, hitting a three-month high, after the Federal Reserve lifted its asset cap on the bank.

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Private Equity

Thoma Bravo’s $34B Win Leaves PE Rivals Choking on Exhaust Fumes

Private equity is stuck in a cycle of fewer exits, fewer returns, and fewer backers willing to sign up for new funds.

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Finance

US Corporate Giants Tap Euro Debt Market

A surge in US companies issuing euro-denominated debt has seen some €40 billion borrowed at a record pace this year.

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