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forbes.com - Yue Wang - China And U.S. Agree To Suspend Tariffs For 90 Days, Markets Cheer
China And U.S. Agree To Suspend Tariffs For 90 Days, Markets Cheer
Forbes

China and the U.S. moved quickly to de-escalate trade tensions as the economic pain started to mount, with most tit-for-tat tariffs on each other's products suspended following weekend negotiations in Switzerland. The 145% levies imposed on Chinese…

standard.co.uk - Holly Williams - IG Group bullish on annual outlook after tariff uncertainty boosts trading
IG Group bullish on annual outlook after tariff uncertainty boosts trading
Evening Standard

Sign up for our email featuring expert insight and funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and SMEs I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. IG Group has become the latest City firm…

bloomberg.com - Nicolas Parasie - Evercore Is Set to Join Advisory Peers Expanding in Saudi Arabia
Evercore Is Set to Join Advisory Peers Expanding in Saudi Arabia
Bloomberg

Evercore Inc. is expanding in Saudi Arabia with a new office and senior hire, according to people familiar with the matter — making it the latest advisory firm to deepen its presence in one of the world's most promising investment banking…

independent.co.uk - Holly Williams - IG Group bullish on annual outlook after tariff uncertainty boosts trading
IG Group bullish on annual outlook after tariff uncertainty boosts trading
The Independent

IG Group has become the latest City firm to benefit from the trading frenzy sparked by recent stock market turbulence amid fears of an all-out global trade war. The online trading firm said it saw higher-than-usual levels of client activity…

forbes.com - Yue Wang - Chinese Battery Giant CATL Seeks Over $4 Billion In Hong Kong Listing
Chinese Battery Giant CATL Seeks Over $4 Billion In Hong Kong Listing
Forbes

Contemporary Amperex Technology, the world's largest electric vehicle battery maker, started taking investor orders on Monday for a listing in Hong Kong that could raise more than HK$31 billion ($4 billion). The company, widely known as CATL and…

businessinsider.com - Emmalyse Brownstein - The secret backdoor to a career on Wall Street: student finance clubs
The secret backdoor to a career on Wall Street: student finance clubs
Business Insider

In his first week as a freshman at Columbia University, Jordan Cancel, a Floridian who was then 18, saw just how competitive a career path to finance would be. Outside the iconic Butler Library, known for its Neoclassical columns, mobs of students…

seekingalpha.com - Astrada Advisors - Match Group: Navigating Tinder Headwinds While Betting Big On Hinge
Match Group: Navigating Tinder Headwinds While Betting Big On Hinge
Seeking Alpha

Match Group's Q1 2025 results exceeded expectations, but Tinder's challenges overshadowed growth in Hinge and other emerging products, causing the stock to sell off. Despite macro and micro headwinds in the dating app market, MTCH's global presence…

bloomberg.com - Adelaide Changole - Absa Sees East Africa Property Boom, Eyes Kenya Expansion
Absa Sees East Africa Property Boom, Eyes Kenya Expansion
Bloomberg

Absa Group Ltd., South Africa's third-biggest lender, is seeing surging interest among real estate investors in East Africa and plans to bolster its balance sheet to meet demand for financing. “Kenya is the most dynamic market” of…

afr.com - Joyce Moullakis - Macquarie further loosens its coal investment policy
Macquarie further loosens its coal investment policy
Australian Financial Review

Macquarie has loosened its investment and lending policies for metallurgical coal mines, citing limited alternatives for steelmaking and infrastructure development, in the latest reversal of its sustainability restrictions. Macquarie's annual…

bloomberg.com - Pamela Barbaglia - Zaoui's Co-Founder Bets on Franco-Italian M&A With Milan Move
Zaoui's Co-Founder Bets on Franco-Italian M&A With Milan Move
Bloomberg

Yoël Zaoui, the co-founder of boutique investment bank Zaoui & Co., has relocated to Milan as the London-based firm seeks to strengthen its ties with Italian and French corporates, people with knowledge of the matter said. The 64-year-old…

seekingalpha.com - Astrada Advisors - Autohome Stock: Dividend Yield Is The Only Road Left As Core Business Stalls (NYSE:ATHM)
Autohome Stock: Dividend Yield Is The Only Road Left As Core Business Stalls (NYSE:ATHM)
Seeking Alpha

Autohome's Q1-25 results show persistent weakness in key segments due to industry disintermediation and structural issues, with no meaningful recovery expected soon. Despite innovative efforts in the EV marketplace, the growth is insufficient to…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Emma Rapaport - Healthscope sale: Barrenjoey scrubs in to advise St Vincent's Health
Healthscope sale: Barrenjoey scrubs in to advise St Vincent's Health
Australian Financial Review

HMC Capital may have dropped out of Healthscope's $1.6 billion debt stack, but buyers for Australia's second-largest private hospitals group are still on the scene. Street Talk understands St Vincent's Health, Australia's largest not-for-profit…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Emma Rapaport - iPartners backs Aussie beauty company York Street Brands
iPartners backs Aussie beauty company York Street Brands
Australian Financial Review

Alium Capital-backed beauty company York Street Brands has secured the backing of alternatives manager iPartners after banking $2 million in its latest funding round. The group, which includes acne specialist tbh Skincare and serum brand BOOST LAB…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Emma Rapaport - Hazardous deals: toxic waste management biz Tellus seeks new debt
Hazardous deals: toxic waste management biz Tellus seeks new debt
Australian Financial Review

The distressed debt funds that feasted on Carlyle's Bis Industries are once again smacking their lips as a new refinancing candidate –toxic waste storage company Tellus Holdings – lands on the dealmaking circuit. Street Talk…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Emma Rapaport - Blackstone taps Lazard to sell Adelaide's CMAX Clinical Research
Blackstone taps Lazard to sell Adelaide's CMAX Clinical Research
Australian Financial Review

Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.

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