Finance

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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Banking

TD Bank Accepts Cap on US Growth, $3 Billion in Penalties After Failing to Monitor Money Laundering

TD Bank pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit money laundering for criminal groups, including global drug cartels.

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Advisor Upside

How Clients Can Invest in NFL Teams

As the NFL opens up investments from private equity firms, new funds may help clients invest in their favorite teams.

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Patent Drop

JPMorgan Patent Could Add Guardrails to AI in Banking

Given that AI systems can’t always be totally accurate, observing when they make mistakes could mitigate a lot of harm.

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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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Patent Drop

Wells Fargo Cloud Patent Could Fight Data Security Risks

Wells Fargo’s recent patent wants to make sure you can trust the cloud.

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Banking

JPMorgan to Open Nearly 100 Chase Branches in Low-Income Neighborhoods

JPMorgan Chase announced it will open nearly 100 brick-and-mortar locations in low-income inner-city and small-town American communities.

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Finance

Mastercard Buys Startup That Will Help You Manage Pesky Subscriptions

Mastercard is acquiring Minna Technologies, which specializes in letting bank and card customers manage (and cancel) subscription services.

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Finance

Why Stock Exchanges Want a Piece of Texas, ‘The Wall Street of the South’

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Finance

Citigroup and Apollo Strike $25 Billion Partnership in White-Hot Private Credit Market

Citigroup and asset management giant Apollo Global announced an alliance to source $25 billion worth of deals in the next half-decade.

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Patent Drop

Mastercard Continues Crypto Crusade with Seamless Transaction Patents

Mastercard’s interest in this tech could help legitimize crypto in the broader scheme of traditional finance.

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M&A

Blackstone and Vista to Take Workplace Software-Maker Smartsheet Private for $8.4 Billion

Blackstone partnered with fellow buyout expert Vista Equity Partners to take workplace software company Smartsheet private for $8.4 billion.

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Economics

Dollar Takes a Bruising From Trump’s Jabs at Fed Chair

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The US dollar hit a three year low against a basket of currencies Monday, highlighting investor concerns about US assets.

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