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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. Exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0844 GMT – Energy prices would have to fall much further to derail prospects of interest-rate hikes by the European…
Europe needs deeper financial markets to fund investment, BIS speech says
Europe needs €750 billion to €800 billion in additional annual investment through 2030, a speech published by the Bank for International Settlements said, citing the Draghi report. Public funds alone cannot cover investment in…
Bajaj Finance climbs Friday, underperforms market
Shares of Bajaj Finance Ltd. 500034 rose 1.38% to 1,085.00 Indian rupees Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the BSE SENSEX Index 1 rising 2.17% to 81,028.02. Bajaj Finance Ltd. closed…
Assured Guaranty anticipates more than $400M of 2026 financial guarantee PVP while expanding shorter-duration structured finance (NYSE:AGO)
Earnings Call Insights: Assured Guaranty Ltd. (AGO) Q3 2026 'Through the first 9 months of 2026, our key valuation metrics, adjusted operating shareholders' equity and adjusted book value per share once again reached record highs. New business…
Financials Down Sharply Amid AI Nerves - Financials Roundup
Shares of banks and other financial institutions fell sharply as traders braced for a popping of the AI bubble. Shares of investment firms that have extended credit to or invested in data-center developers and software makers dropped. Blackstone…
How to Keep These Wild Market Moves From Hijacking Your Financial Future
The Republican rout in the midterm elections threw markets into chaos this week. The day after the election, energy stocks and oil prices tanked, consumer stocks shot up and confident predictions had one of their most bullish days in years.
Wyden reveals Senate Finance Democrats' agenda for 120th Congress
After Democrats clinched the Senate majority for next Congress, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) outlined the agenda for party members on the Senate Finance Committee. Wyden, in line to chair the panel, blasted the panel's Republicans for using their…
OpenAI and Anthropic Drop New AI Tools for Cybersecurity, Images and Finance
Every week is a busy week in the artificial intelligence industry, and this week is no exception. As voters expressed serious concerns about AI and data centers at the ballot box, OpenAI and Anthropic — makers of ChatGPT and Claude…
WATCH: The power players shaping the future of dealmaking, finance and investment
On November 17 at 2:00 p.m. ET, tune in to conversations with Vista Equity Partners founder, chairman and CEO R obert F. Smith, Goldman Sachs global co-head of investment banking Kim Posnett, Lowercarbon Capital founder Chris Sacca, 1789 Capital…
Fidelity National Financial Raises Quarterly Dividend by 3.8%
Fidelity National Financial's board has raised the company's quarterly dividend by 3.8%, to 54 cents from 52 cents. The new payout, equal to $2.16 a year, represents an annual yield of about 5.04%, based on Thursday's closing price of $42.89, up…
Waters launches bid for House Financial Services chair
Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters (Calif.) officially launched her bid for chair of the House Financial Services Committee on Friday, after Democrats won control of the lower chamber in the midterms. In a letter to her Democratic colleagues, Waters…
Financial expert: Why the stock market is dropping, what it means for personal finance
Updated: 6:12 PM EST Nov 5, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Updated: 6:12 PM EST Nov 5, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ MANCHESTER, N.H. — Stock markets dropped drastically two days after the 2026 election, largely due to investors…
Finance minister vows timely actions to ease stock market volatility
The country's finance minister said Friday that the financial authorities will map out measures to help the local stock market be less volatile amid the ongoing tech rout. In an economy-related meeting, Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il said the U.S.
How a carpenter went from bankrupt to financially independent with a novel business of renting dirt
Chris Long ran into a problem while running his construction company in Ottawa, Canada: He had bulky equipment but nowhere to store it. So he built the kind of place he wished existed. Long, 38, is the founder and CEO of Longyards, a company that…
Your Investments: Do not let Washington dictate your financial future
I have been speaking to many clients after the ‘Blue wave' where both the Senate and House of Representatives switched to Democratic control. The results delivered a significant rebuke to President Donald Trump and his administration. For…
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