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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Private Equity

Private Equity Group Dodges FTC Antitrust Lawsuit

A US judge ruled Tuesday that private equity groups still have legal cover from lawsuits involving their portfolio companies.

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Markets

Keith Gill Resurfaces, Kicks Off Another Meme-Stock Frenzy

A rare social media appearance by a well-known daytrader boosted GameStop and other stocks that gained popularity during the 2021 craze.

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International Economics

Bargain-Hunting Investors Are Bidding Up UK Stocks

UK stocks have been outperforming US stocks on a broad index-based level for the past seven weeks, but this isn’t a case of a UK renaissance.

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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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