Global dealmaking hits $4.5tn in second-best year on record
Highest ever number of megadeals lifts total value of M&A by 50% in 2025...
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Highest ever number of megadeals lifts total value of M&A by 50% in 2025...
Matt Mawson/Getty Images Big US banks will begin reporting fourth-quarter earnings Tuesday, starting with JPMorgan. Dealmaking rebounded in 2025, intensifying competition between firms for transaction...
Tim Cook made slightly less in 2025 than he did in 2024. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook earned $74.3 million in total compensation for fiscal year 2025. The tech gi...
The number of crypto deals reportedly skyrocketed this year and hit a record total value of $8.6 billion, led by Coinbase’s record-breaking acquisition of Deribit....
So-called continuation vehicles set to account for a fifth of sales by the sector in 2025...
ABS issues bring in badly needed money but some assets are of uncertain quality...
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Ethereum's daily transactions hit a record 2.02M driven by RWA tokenization, yet prediction markets show traders are more bullish on gold....
Mega funding rounds create ‘fortress balance sheets’ as investors advise top groups to brace for tougher markets...
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The US dollar traded at 1.38 million rials on Wednesday, compared with 430,000 rials when the previous governor took office in 2022....
Stablecoins exploded in 2025 with new regulations, banking charters, and a $306 billion market cap—but not all issuers had smooth sailing....
London law firms hired 668 partners in 2025, up 21% on last year...
StorageCafe analyzed dozens of big US cities to see how much downsizing would pay off. Getty Images Downsizing homes saves a homeowner about $200,000 over 10 years on average, says StorageCafe. Southe...
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Exports reach lowest levels on record, putting craft of weaving fine rugs at risk...
The EU offered extra funds to farmers protesting against the Mercosur trade deal, which the organisation hopes to sign on January 12. But the offer hasn't satisfied French farmers, who have been prote...