Beazley Shares Hit All-Time High on Zurich Insurance's $10.27 Billion Takeover Proposal
The offer is at a 56% premium to Beazley's closing price on Friday. Shares in the London-listed insurance company surged.
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Are Megabanks Next in the Crackdown on Stock Buybacks?
After the Trump administration's threats to defense contractors and home builders, the risk has jumped for bank shareholders.
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Trump Says He Plans to Sue JPMorgan for Allegedly 'Debanking' Him
President Donald Trump has previously accused both JPMorgan and Bank of America of "debanking."
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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on DBS Group, Navigator Global Investments, the FTSE Straits Times Index and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.
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JPMorgan Forms New Team to Get In on the Boom in Private Markets
While IPOs are expected to rise this year, the bank is betting on a structural shift in how companies raise capital.
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Bank CEOs Carefully Push Back on Trump's Credit-Card Rate Cap
Bank executives are tiptoeing around President Trump's call to temporarily cap credit-card interest rates at 10%, opposing the idea while making sure not to antagonize the White House.
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PNC Profit Rises as Loans Increase
PNC posted higher fourth-quarter profit on the back of loan growth and increased demand for its financial services.
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State Street Profit Falls as Expenses Jump
State Street logged lower profit in the fourth quarter, despite achieving what it called record revenue, as expenses jumped.
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M&T Bank Profit Rises on Higher Net Interest Income
M&T Bank posted higher fourth-quarter profit, boosted by growth in its net interest income and net interest margin.
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BDT & MSD Hires Centerview Banker Adam Beshara as a Top Executive
He will be one of five presidents at the firm when he starts the job in May.
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Fed's Bowman Says Rates Have More Room to Fall
Speaking at an economics conference in suburban Boston, Bowman said that even after three quarter-point rate cuts in late 2025, the Fed's interest-rate setting is still "moderately restrictive," meaning that Fed policy is still leaning against inflation and economic growth.
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Fed Well Positioned to Determine Additional Interest-Rate Adjustments, Vice Chair Jefferson Says
The Federal Reserve's current policy stance on interest rates leaves the central bank well positioned to determine the extent and timing of additional rate adjustments based on incoming data, Philip Jefferson said.
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Private Equity Sees Slim Prospects for Big Rebound in Fundraising This Year
Dealmaking is back for buyout firms, but there is little optimism that fundraising will make up for 2025's dismal results.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 19, 2026 11:00 ET (16:00 GMT)
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