Finance

Private Equity

Private Equity, Sports and Games Sidestep Frozen M&A Pipelines

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Dealmaking among private equity firms and in the sports and video games sectors has gone full steam ahead amid a global M&A freeze.

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Banking

Goldman Sachs Leans On ‘Core Strengths’ to Crush Q1 Earnings

In the first three months of the year, the investment bank scored a 16% jump in revenue and $4.1 billion in net income, a 28% rise.

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Finance

Goldman Sachs Mulls Exit From Big Tech Investments

The bank plans to take its profits off the table and repurpose them for new investments — primarily in energy and firms listed in Japan.

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Banking

Jamie Dimon Sticks to His Cautious Worldview

JPMorgan’s CEO sees a lot of potential in the US economy — and plenty of obstacles to overcome.

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Markets

Coca-Cola Sees Glass Half Full Even as Trade War Drains Fizz From Pop Sales

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Coca-Cola was one of several companies whose earnings last week flashed positive signs, despite the hail of uncertainty around tariffs.

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Finance

Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities Has Some Tips for SEC

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Top of the list is a warning over the rise of 24-hour trading, just as the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange pursue it.

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Finance

Buffett’s $300B Cash Pile, Fed by Apple, Spurs Investment Guessing Game

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Buffett acolytes are primed to be receptive to new ideas after Berkshire’s more contrarian bets over the last decade have proven prescient.

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