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theguardian.com - Richard Partington - Relief in financial markets after Iran ceasefire - but it is far from absolute | Richard Partington
Relief in financial markets after Iran ceasefire - but it is far from absolute | Richard Partington
The Guardian

A plunge in the oil price, stock market rally and renewed hopes for the global economic outlook. After the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war, the relief in financial markets was palpable. But it is far from absolute. For the past…

wsj.com - Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Wall Street Journal

The latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. Exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0727 GMT – Close Brothers said the total cost of a redress plan stemming from a probe into car loan agreements is…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Intact Financial Corp. stock rises Wednesday, outperforms market
Intact Financial Corp. stock rises Wednesday, outperforms market
MarketWatch

Shares of Intact Financial Corp. IFC rallied 1.25% to C$251.07 Wednesday, in what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index GSPTSE rising 1.15% to 33,620.57. Intact Financial…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - MFA Financial Inc. stock rises Wednesday, still underperforms market
MFA Financial Inc. stock rises Wednesday, still underperforms market
MarketWatch

Shares of MFA Financial Inc. MFA rallied 2.07% to $9.84 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP rising 2.80% to 22,635.00 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average…

fastcompany.com - Pavan Agarwal - Why human capital is the ultimate moat in AI-first finance
Why human capital is the ultimate moat in AI-first finance
Fast Company

While we are a tech company focused on financial services, we've realized a hard truth: in the high-stakes world of regulated AI, your model is only as good as the person who built it. While the rest of the industry is obsessed with…

marketwatch.com - Caterpillar Names Incoming Chief Financial Officer
Caterpillar Names Incoming Chief Financial Officer
MarketWatch

Caterpillar appointed Kyle Epley as chief financial officer, effective May 1. Epley, a veteran of the construction equipment company, will succeed Andrew Bonfield, who will transition to an advisory role before retiring Oct. 1, Caterpillar said…

boston.com - Ross Cristantiello - Wu releases $4.9 billion budget proposal amid 'difficult moment' for city's finances
Wu releases $4.9 billion budget proposal amid 'difficult moment' for city's finances
Boston.com

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu officially unveiled her $4.9 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 Wednesday. The budget proposes an increase in spending of just 2.1 percent, one of the lowest increases since the aftermath of the global financial…

marketwatch.com - Financials Up as Private-Credit Fears Ease Despite Blue Owl Outlook -- Financials Roundup
Financials Up as Private-Credit Fears Ease Despite Blue Owl Outlook -- Financials Roundup
MarketWatch

Shares of banks and other financial institutions rose as private-credit fears subsided somewhat. Blue Owl shares fell after credit-ratings agency Moody's lowered its outlook for the money manager's flagship Blue Owl Credit Income fund to negative…

wsj.com - Heather Gillers - Rough Markets Create a Windfall for Virtu Financial
Rough Markets Create a Windfall for Virtu Financial
Wall Street Journal

Turbulent times for investors have been a boon for trading firm Virtu Financial. Shares in the market maker closed at an all-time high Tuesday after six consecutive days of gains. It's up 43% year-to-date and 8.4% already in April. “When…

blog.google - The new, AI-powered Google Finance is expanding to more than 100 countries.
The new, AI-powered Google Finance is expanding to more than 100 countries.
The Keyword

Starting today, the new, AI-powered Google Finance is going global. Over the coming weeks, we're rolling out the experience to 100+ countries — including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico and more — with full local…

koreatimes.co.kr - Yonhap - Economic volatility 'somewhat' eases after US-Iran ceasefire: finance minister
Economic volatility 'somewhat' eases after US-Iran ceasefire: finance minister
The Korea Times

Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Thursday that volatility in the financial and foreign exchange markets has 'somewhat eased' following a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Following the announcement that U.S. President Donald…

standard.co.uk - Anna Wise - Close Brothers says £320m car finance hit can be 'comfortably absorbed'
Close Brothers says £320m car finance hit can be 'comfortably absorbed'
Evening Standard

News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Close Brothers has said it can…

theguardian.com - Sally Weale - 'Excessive' financial risks threaten survival of many English universities, report warns
'Excessive' financial risks threaten survival of many English universities, report warns
The Guardian

Many English universities are taking excessive financial risks that threaten not only their own survival but that of others in the sector, a thinktank has warned. High levels of borrowing at some institutions and rapid expansion of student numbers…

dailymail.co.uk - Kylie Stevens - ABC finance expert divides with bold proposal to fix childcare crisis
ABC finance expert divides with bold proposal to fix childcare crisis
Mail Online

READ MORE: ABC star reveals new scam that Aussies need to know about One of Australia's leading finance gurus has urged the Albanese government to nationalise the childcare industry and make education free for all under-5s. ABC presenter Alan…

smh.com.au - Stephen Bartholomeusz - The world's finances weren't ready for an energy shock of this magnitude
The world's finances weren't ready for an energy shock of this magnitude
The Sydney Morning Herald

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Never has the world been less prepared for the oil shock delivered by the decision by…

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