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

New York Community Bank’s Nosedive Has Regional Banks on Shaky Ground

The bank’s shares plunged after it announced it set aside a huge reserve for future loan defaults.

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Finance

US Treasury Preps for Massive Bond Auction

With a sale that includes a massive $70 billion offering of 5-year notes, the government hopes to close the widening deficit.

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Private Equity

VCs Are Sitting Tight On Top of a Big Cash Pile

Potential investors have pivoted toward less-risky bets that will hopefully deliver results even sooner.

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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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