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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. 0828 GMT – Societe Generale's fourth-quarter results might not be enough for its shares to keep outperforming, Keefe…

Barclays Cautiously Optimistic On Manulife Financial (MFC) Amid Industry Challenges

Manulife Financial Corporation (NYSE: MFC) is one of the most undervalued Canadian stocks to buy according to hedge funds. On January 8, Barclays increased its price target for Manulife Financial to C$52 from C$49, while keeping an Equal Weight…

Hong Kong stocks fall as heavyweight financial shares drag market

Regions Financial Corp. stock rises Friday, still underperforms market

Shares of Regions Financial Corp. RF rose 1.41% to $30.93 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 1.97% to 6,932.30 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising…

Principal Financial Group Inc. stock rises Friday, still underperforms market

Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. PFG rallied 1.93% to $97.34 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 1.97% to 6,932.30 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average…

The Dow Industrials Have Tilted More Toward Financials

Since the Dow hit 40000 for the first time nearly two years ago, the index has grown heavier in financial stocks and trimmed back its exposure to the health-care sector. Much of this is due to the recent outperformance of financial stocks like…

Bajaj Finance rises Friday, outperforms market

Bajaj Finance Ltd. 500034 shares rose 1.76% to 981.65 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 0.32% to 83,580.40. Bajaj Finance Ltd. closed 10.96%…

Financials Up as Crypto Rebounds, Private-Credit Fears Fade -- Financials Roundup

Shares of banks and other financial institutions rose as cryptocurrencies rebounded and fears about software investments by private-credit firms subsided. Bitcoin prices touched the $60,000 level overnight, less than half their peaks from late last…

The Biggest Wealth Shift in History Could Transform Your Financial Future

Baby boomers are set to pass on approximately $105 trillion in wealth to heirs by 2048, greatly impacting personal finances and the economy. Wills, trusts, and annual gift strategies can help families minimize taxes and preserve the most wealth.

New targeted financing schemes for MSMEs lauded

PETALING JAYA: Business groups have welcomed the Entre­preneur Development and Coope­ratives Ministry's introduction of two new targeted financing schemes aimed at supporting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Malaysian Employers…

How Bitcoin plunge could trigger a financial crash

Beloved of drug dealers and money launderers, it is the world's most famous cryptocurrency, and splits opinion like no other investment. Bitcoin has lost more than half its value since peaking at $126,210 in October, sinking as low as $60,075 and…

How a TikTok trend is making personal finance admin a communal activity

The often-dreaded task of managing personal finances is getting a social makeover, as a new trend encourages friends to gather for “admin nights” to tackle their money matters together. What was once a solitary chore is now being…

Court battle over Picasso art exposes offshore finances of Farage's billionaire Davos sponsor

A high court battle over a Picasso painting has shone a light on the offshore financial structures of an Iranian-born businessman who paid for Nigel Farage's £50,000 trip to Davos. The details about Sasan Ghandehari, who funded Farage's…

SATO Corporation's Financial Statements Release 2025: SATO recorded profitable growth in a challenging market environment

SATO Corporation, Financial Statements Release 2025, 6 February 2026 at 09:00 am This is a summary of SATO's financial statements release for 2025, which has been published in full as an appendix to this release and at www.sato.fi/en. The full-year…

The bank of mum and dad: How to help adult children without harming your future finances

Having kids is expensive – and never more so than when they get older and parents' primary role seems to morph from giving love and care to being head of the bank of mum and dad. Because while the financial outlay for younger children tends…