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Live updates: Trump's Iran speech lands with a thud on financial markets
President Trump offered his first primetime remarks Wednesday night on the war in Iran, indicating that while it is going well, strikes will continue. “Thanks to the progress we've made I can say tonight that we are on track to complete all…
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. 0741 GMT – Singapore banks will benefit indirectly from the Middle East conflict as investors look for stability, UOB…
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. 1206 ET – The median U.S. monthly mortgage payment is $2,742, up 0.4% year over year, Redfin says. That's a small…
Mortgage rates hit highest level since September as Iran war rattles financial markets
Mortgage rates have climbed to their highest level since September as fallout from the Iran war ripples through financial markets, Freddie Mac data on Thursday showed. The average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped to 6.46%…
Bajaj Finance climbs Thursday, outperforms market
Shares of Bajaj Finance Ltd. 500034 rose 1.13% to 826.40 Indian rupees Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the BSE SENSEX Index 1 rising 0.25% to 73,319.55. Bajaj Finance Ltd. closed…
Financials Flat as Private Credit Fears Persist - Financials Roundup
Shares of banks and other financial institutions were more or less as private-credit fears percolated. Investors in two of Blue Owl's biggest private-credit funds asked to pull out some $5.4 billion in the first quarter, adding to the growing…
Azenta Weighs Options After Thelema Fails to Secure Acquisition Financing in Time
Azenta is evaluating paths forward for its medical refrigeration business after Thelema said it had not yet secured the financing needed to complete its proposed $63 million acquisition. Thelema on March 27 informed Azenta that the financing was…
Chelsea's jaw-dropping finances and player unrest show club is losing its soul
Some players appear to be casting eyes elsewhere and the financial figures are jaw-dropping. All in all, it has been a quiet international break for Chelsea Football Club, who went into the hiatus on the back of four consecutive defeats. In those…
Finance Minister: Foreigners Buy 4.4 Tln. Won in S. Korean Gov't Bonds after WGBI Inclusion
Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol says foreigners purchased more than four trillion won, or roughly 2.6 billion U.S. dollars, worth of South Korean government bonds in the past three days following the bonds' addition to the World Government Bond…
GENFIT Reports Full-Year 2025 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update
2025 financial highlights: Cash and cash equivalents totaled €101.1 million as of December 31, 2025 Revenues amounting to €65.4 million for the period ended December 31, 2025, including €43.6 million in milestones and…
Inside the data center financing boom - and the teams Wall Street is building to win it
Wall Street banks are racing to finance AI data centers, as deals swell into the tens of billions, forcing a rethink of how these projects are funded. 'If you can't invest a billion dollars, we don't even want to talk to you,' said Adam Lewis, a…
China EV makers surge back in March as subsidies and financing spur demand
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers posted a strong rebound in sales last month, shaking off the weak start to the year as local government subsidies and aggressive financing incentives drew in first-time buyers. Momentum is expected to carry…
The Importance of Teaching Personal Finance in Classrooms
When I was in high school, I learned how to balance chemical equations, dissect “The Great Gatsby,” and calculate the slope of a line. But no one ever explained how credit cards work, what a 401(k) is, or why “minimum payment…
Tokenization: The IMF's 2026 Roadmap for Global Finance
On April 2, 2026, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a note regarding real-world assets (RWAs), noting both their advantages and shortcomings in the financial industry. Entitled “Tokenized Finance,” the note acknowledges…
Lloyds standing by £1.95billion car finance payout pot despite watchdog shake-up
LLOYDS Banking Group is standing by its £1.95billion compensation pot for customers who may have been mis-sold car finance, despite changes to the watchdog's final payout scheme. The bank said it does not expect to increase or cut the amount…
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