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China And U.S. Agree To Suspend Tariffs For 90 Days, Markets Cheer
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…
IG Group bullish on annual outlook after tariff uncertainty boosts trading
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Evercore Is Set to Join Advisory Peers Expanding in Saudi Arabia
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…
IG Group bullish on annual outlook after tariff uncertainty boosts trading
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…
Chinese Battery Giant CATL Seeks Over $4 Billion In Hong Kong Listing
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…
The secret backdoor to a career on Wall Street: student finance clubs
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…
Match Group: Navigating Tinder Headwinds While Betting Big On Hinge
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…
Absa Sees East Africa Property Boom, Eyes Kenya Expansion
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…
Macquarie further loosens its coal investment policy
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…
Zaoui's Co-Founder Bets on Franco-Italian M&A With Milan Move
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…
Autohome Stock: Dividend Yield Is The Only Road Left As Core Business Stalls (NYSE:ATHM)
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…
Healthscope sale: Barrenjoey scrubs in to advise St Vincent's Health
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…
iPartners backs Aussie beauty company York Street Brands
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…
Hazardous deals: toxic waste management biz Tellus seeks new debt
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…
Blackstone taps Lazard to sell Adelaide's CMAX Clinical Research
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