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Gold banking investment surges amid record-breaking prices
Gold investments through banks are surging as the precious metal sees prices hitting record highs, market watchers said Monday. The rapid rise in gold demand comes amid growing investor appetite for safe-haven assets as geopolitical uncertainty…
The Bond Markets
U.S. blue-chip companies' borrowing costs relative to Treasuries have fallen to the lowest level this century as investors snap up corporate bonds. The cost of borrowing for investment-grade companies stands at 0.73 percentage points above the…
Is hit HBO series Industry anything like real life?
The thing about Industry is that it doesn't just dramatise finance. The hit HBO show luxuriates in it: the glass towers and the late nights, the flashy client dinners and, above all, the moral grey zones. Described as Succession meets Grey's…
South Plains Financial targets mid- to high single-digit loan growth for 2026 while advancing Houston market expansion (NASDAQ:SPFI)
Earnings Call Insights: South Plains Financial (SPFI) Q4 2025 Curtis Griffith, Chairman & CEO, highlighted a 17.8% increase in diluted earnings per share for the full year, loan growth in line with guidance, 33 basis points of net interest margin…
MTT Shipping and Logistics gets SC approval for Main Market listing
KUALA LUMPUR: Maritime logistics services provider MTT Shipping and Logistics Bhd (MTTSL) has obtained approval from Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) for its proposed listing on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd. MTTSL managing…
Mizuho Adds HSBC's Connor, JPMorgan's de Maria to Hiring Wave
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. has brought in Jon Connor and Thibaud de Maria as part of a hiring wave of senior investment bankers, said people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because it wasn't public yet. Connor has held…
Politics And The Markets 01/26/26
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Goldman Sachs: Thank God The Apple Saga Is Over (NYSE:GS)
Goldman Sachs is upgraded to BUY, with 10% total return potential and exceptional momentum following a strategic pivot. GS's exit from the Apple credit card business enables renewed focus on core strengths in investment banking and asset & wealth…
The Download: why LLMs are like aliens, and the future of head transplants
To help overcome our ignorance, researchers are studying LLMs as if they were doing biology or neuroscience on vast living creatures—city-size xenomorphs that have appeared in our midst. And they're discovering that large language models are…
In a turbulent world, funding Asia's critical infrastructure a 'duty': AIIB
The Beijing-headquartered Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) aims to marshal resources from governments, private parties and peer institutions to build critical infrastructure across Asia despite geopolitical headwinds, its new president…
W. R. Berkley signals increased technology investments and affirms sub-30% expense ratio target while returning $971M to shareholders (NYSE:WRB)
Earnings Call Insights: W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) Q4 2025 W. Robert Berkley, Jr. opened the call expressing gratitude to the company's employees and highlighted, '2025 was yet another great year for the company.' He emphasized the company's…
Quadrant prepares to offload $500m project management firm TSA
TSA Riley, the 24-year-old global project consulting firm backed by Sydney buyout firm Quadrant Private Equity, is preparing for life under a new owner. Street Talk understands TSA's backers have appointed investment bank MA Moelis Australia to…
Bank of Marin projects mid-single-digit loan growth in 2026 amid robust originations and margin expansion (NASDAQ:BMRC)
Earnings Call Insights: Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC) Q4 2025 President and CEO Timothy Myers highlighted 'continued positive trends for core profitability metrics, loan and deposit growth, effective expense management and improved credit quality.'…
Next Brazil Leader Needs Clear Debt Plan, Ex-Treasury Chief Says
Brazil's next government will need to move quickly to present a credible fiscal plan to stabilize public debt, or risk unsettling financial markets, according to former Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida. Almeida, currently chief economist at…
Agilysys signals $318M full-year revenue target as subscription growth and implementation efficiencies drive outlook (NASDAQ:AGYS)
Earnings Call Insights: Agilysys, Inc. (AGYS) Q3 2026 CEO Ramesh Srinivasan reported 'Q3 fiscal 2026 was the second best Q3 October to December period sales quarter' and described it as 'the best Q3 sales quarter on record for the hotels, resorts…
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