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Mark Mobius, ‘Indiana Jones of emerging markets’, dies at 89 The Straits Times
How Trump’s repeated efforts to fire Federal Reserve Chair Powell harm the economy – and make battling inflation harder The Conversation
Bank of England boss warns over risk of a global financial meltdown as bad as 2008 MSN
Scranton to NYC Corridor Project Aims to Grow Economy and Mobility in NEPA Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (.gov)
SkyeChip IPO signals Malaysia's push into high-value chip design digitimes
Japan finance chief says agreed with US to intensify FX communication CNA
Huaqin Co., Ltd (3296 HK) IPO: Marginally Attractive, at Best Smartkarma
3 Stocks I’m Buying at 25 for a Lifetime of Payouts Yahoo Finance Singapore
HIV/AIDS group NMAC is ‘destabilized’ and in financial crisis: sources Washington Blade
Manforce eyes RM30mil from May IPO The Star
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise after record closes, Q1 earnings roll in Yahoo Finance
Nuclear reactor developer X‑Energy targets $7.5 billion valuation in US IPO Reuters
LIV Golf timelime: Upstart league's history in battle with PGA Tour Golfweek
TV-Shopping Network QVC Plans to File Bankruptcy Imminently Bloomberg
Free Press Swarms Paramount Studios with Anti-Merger Messages freepress.net
Concerns over Roseau Lake project bog down Legacy finance bill Minnesota House of Representatives (.gov)
American Outdoor Brands creates new M&A role to pursue acquisitions Stock Titan
Bank of England boss Bailey says he won't rush interest rate rises BBC
AI-generated images behind increase in insurance fraud BBC
Wall Street hits record as S&P 500 continues 2-week rally, boosted by hopes for Iran war's end PBS
Malaysia’s 50 Richest 2026: A Robust Ringgit And A Hot IPO Market Power Tycoons’ Wealth Forbes
Allbirds stock soars nearly 600% as the shoemaker rebrands as an AI company Yahoo Finance
Goldman's identity as a trader's firm — one expected to perform in turbulent markets — makes any stumble in the division notable.
Can Trump and Republicans Get Back on Message on the Economy? The New York Times
Madison Air IPO: Prices at High End of Range, Stock Starts Trading on Thursday Barron's
New Zealand’s Finance Minister Says Iran War has Made ‘Whole World Poorer’ Bloomberg
Airline merger talks could impact North Dakota travelers KFYR-TV
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.27%; Top stock is Sembcorp Singapore Business Review
Ouachita finance students manage $6 million fund, attend Quinnipiac GAME Forum Ouachita Baptist University
Defining acquisition on a wartime footing SpaceNews
S&P 500 hits all-time high as investors shrug off Iran war oil price spike NBC News
NorthWestern, Black Hills merger raising concerns Daily Montanan
X-Energy files for 42.86M share IPO at $16-$19/sh Investing.com UK
Mark Ruffalo Blasts Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger at Senate Hearing: 'Don't Trust Empty Promises from Billionaires' Variety
Verdict in states’ case says concert giant stifled competition in ticketing industry, raising pressure for changes Concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, a Manhattan federal jury has…
Counter-UAS Marketplace Streamlines Acquisition, First Purchases Total $13 Million U.S. Department of War (.gov)
North Star in talks with four potential partners amid financial crisis; no comment offered on services impacted by restructuring North Country Now
Stocks Hit Record High as Wall St. Looks Beyond War The New York Times
The S&P breached 7,000 points for the first time in history, in a rally that erased stark losses incurred at start of war Wall Street scaled a fresh all-time high on Wednesday amid growing optimism among investors that the US-Israel war on Iran will…
BOJ Urged to Keep Clear Message on Policy as War Clouds Outlook Bloomberg
‘Outlandish’ United-American merger talk raises consumer concerns ... but will it actually happen? The Points Guy
SpaceX Plans Site Visits for Large Investors as Mega-IPO Nears Bloomberg
Locked in Low Gear: Mexico’s Struggling Economy Baker Institute
UNC System study finds growing workforce gaps as economy expands UNC System
Markets Are Too Blasé on War’s Economic Toll, Policymakers Warn Bloomberg
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Hogan Lovells, Cadwalader partners approve law firm merger Reuters
Hunton Advises CoreX Holding on Financing for Acquisition of Brazilian Copper and Gold Mining Assets Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
The Dianna Russini fallout is less about scandal than who carries blame in the NFL | Melissa Jacobs The Guardian
Why Resilience Finance Starts with Predevelopment California Forward
Brazil Taps Markets With Record €5 Billion Bond Sale Bloomberg
Trump threatens to fire Powell if he doesn’t quit Fed board; ongoing probe clouds Warsh confirmation KFGO
3 Reasons Microsoft Stock Is Back in Rally Mode Barron's
SantaCon organiser charged with stealing $1m from charity pub crawl BBC
Prosecutors charge organiser of New York Santa bacchanal with fraud Financial Times
Deals Of The Day: The Latest In Wealth Management M&A – Allspring Global Investments, GIA Partners WealthBriefingAsia
S&P 500 hits record high as markets surge back from Iran shock Financial Times
Five payment fraud trends reshaping financial crime FinTech Global
Tesla stock adds nearly 8% as Elon Musk touts chip progress CNBC
President says he gave Britain ‘better deal than I had to’ but ally was ‘not there when we needed them’ on Iran Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has threatened to row back on the trade deal the US signed with the UK last year, in his…
PRESS RELEASE: Global Finance Names The World’s Best Financial Innovation Labs 2026 Global Finance Magazine
Streaming Fraud Doesn’t Respect Silos. Neither Should We. Music Business Worldwide
PRESS RELEASE: Global Finance Names The Innovators 2026 - Top Global Financial Innovations Global Finance Magazine
Mark Mobius, Emerging Markets Investment Pioneer, Dies at 89 Bloomberg
Gulf Energy Disruption and the Fragility of Global Markets CGEP
SA Asks: Which airlines are most likely to pursue merger deals? Seeking Alpha
ECB policymakers see little evidence for now for April hike, sour Global Banking & Finance Review®
Global Investors Boost Dollar-Hedging Ratio to Two-Year High Bloomberg
M&A in the high protein market Food Manufacture
Sige Xinneng (06656.HK) Oversubscribed 1,101x; Subscription of 0.5M Shares Secures One Board Lot AASTOCKS.com
Wiltshire Police confirm investigation into fraud allegations brought by Church of England The Church Times
Pub chain forced into Chapter 11 bankruptcy Yahoo Finance Singapore
S&P 500, Nasdaq end at records as markets bet on US-Iran accord CNA
Fossil fuels have become a macroeconomic risk Green Central Banking
Incheon Flags Risks In Proposed Korea Airport Sector Merger Aviation Week
Pantages Capital Acquisition Corp. Announces Amendment to Business Combination Agreement with Horizon Mining Limited Minichart
French competition authority assessing Deveaux’s planned acquisition of Jacadi FashionNetwork - The World's Fashion Business News
eToro shares jump on news of Zengo acquisition in crypto and prediction market move dlnews.com
Cory Booker To Hold Hearing On Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Deadline
Will Private Credit Cause The Next Financial Crisis? Real Investment Advice
Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader partners approve $3.6bn transatlantic merger The Global Legal Post
Airport body has asked for power to suspend EES checks requiring personal information and biometrics Travellers going through some European airports are reportedly waiting up to three hours at border checks because of the EU’s new entry-exit system…
Are You Looking for a High-Growth Dividend Stock? Yahoo Finance Singapore
Here are all the ways the Iran war has affected the U.S. economy so far CNBC
Iowa City CSD faces public backlash amid financial woes. What to know Iowa City Press-Citizen
Report: United Airlines CEO floats merger with American Airlines WCNC
Capstone Partners Reports: Middle Market M&A Valuations Prove Resilient Despite Macroeconomic Disruption as Confidence Builds Entering 2026 Yahoo! Finance Canada
Sparking the transformation of finance: tokenisation and the role of central banks European Central Bank
Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader merger approved Iberian Lawyer
“The Queen’s a fraud”: Reform UK Senedd candidate’s dangerous conspiracy theories HOPE not hate
Price of jet fuel has climbed by 125% since start of Iran war – giving Qantas and Virgin a big challenge as fuel accounts for a fifth of expenses Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily…
US president says he has ‘held back’ on firing the head of the Federal Reserve leading up to end of Powell’s term in May Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Donald Trump threatened to fire Jerome Powell if…
Bank of America, the second-largest U.S. bank by assets, has topped expectations for earnings per share for 23 consecutive quarters.
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader merger approved, debut planned for July International Tax Review
Ride-hailing company Didi plans to begin its first overseas robotaxi test in the United Arab Emirates later this year.
A Tax Day Cash Drain Is Coming for Calm US Funding Markets Bloomberg
D&A steers first-of-its-kind insurance bankruptcy in Korea Law.asia
BofA Stock Traders Notch Record Fueled by Momentum in Markets Bloomberg
Get Ready to Melt Your Mind: The Brainrot Takeover Hits Formula E: Electric Lap! Formula E
NYSE tops Q1 IPO market as China reforms take shape Global Trading
Shrewsbury Town: League Two club in talks with American group over possible takeover BBC
Robinhood stock surges after SEC removes limit on day trading activity Yahoo Finance
Cleveland Fed President Hammack expects interest rates to stay on hold 'for a good while' CNBC
Morgan Stanley's results in the quarter were powered by the firm's fixed income and equities trading operations, which produced about $8.5 billion in revenue.
Iran crisis prolongs high energy prices, impacts ECB rate cut prospects Crypto Briefing
Financial Markets Morning Commentary stonex.com
Was Big Pharma’s ‘unusually aggressive’ M&A spree to blame for March IPO drought? Fierce Biotech
IPO News - IPO Weekly Weigh-in: Is the IPO window open? renaissancecapital.com
Central Bank Independence – in need of further thinking - Speech by Andrew Bailey EIN News
Exeter Chiefs: US-backed takeover to be put to vote BBC
JUST IN: Army Rebrands its Training, Simulation Acquisition Office National Defense Magazine
Growth in the New Economy: Towards a Blueprint 2026 The World Economic Forum
Semafor World Economy Summit 2026 Tradeweb
Huaqin Technology Launches Hong Kong IPO with Blue-Chip Cornerstone Line-up Securing 50% Allocation Yahoo Finance Singapore
Airline mega-merger story is all about Trump Axios
Kuwait CPA issues new merger control thresholds and confidentiality rules White & Case LLP
These are the stocks posting the largest moves premarket.
Private school's merger with multiple prep schools explored Oxford Mail
United CEO had been considering a merger last fall, months before bringing it up to the Trump administration CNBC
Minneapolis Schools’ shakeup of key finance leaders followed investigation into diverted $3 million Sahan Journal
Minnesota lawmakers to discuss HCMC's growing financial crisis kare11.com
LLR Partners Discloses M&A Activity of Portfolio Firms in 2026 citybiz
Eat First, a Cantonese restaurant in Singapore, is facing a wave of one-star reviews on Google for charging a family S$2 (US$1.57) for outside drinks when their children drank water they brought themselves.
Vietnam’s dragon fruit exports rose 14% year-on-year to US$108.5 million in the first two months of 2026, driven by a big jump in shipments to Thailand and the Middle East.
US Senator Warren voices concern over Nvidia's acquisition of Slurm CNA
The deepfake dilemma: From financial fraud to reputational crisis csoonline.com
Organizers unveil new drive to reverse decline in union membership as workers seek to combat growing wealth inequality What does Trump’s restrictive voter ID bill mean for US democracy? Our reporters answered your questions US politics live –…
As Americans race to file their federal taxes before Wednesday’s deadline, new analysis breaks down where the money goes Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Many US households spent hundreds more tax…
The Nigerian megacity’s dynamic growth is outstripping its rental supply, and wages are not keeping up with rising costs Every weekday before dawn, Oluwatobi Ogundipe leaves his small flat in Sango Ota, an industrial town in Ogun state, for a four…
The market is bullish again, but it's 'not a close-eyes-and-buy' market Yahoo Finance
Here’s what’s driving the 2026 rebound in hospital deals Modern Healthcare
Investec appoints Robert Bosch as partner in Dutch M&A advisory business Consultancy.eu
KennedyFitch grows Dutch presence with acquisition of Advisory Services HQ Consultancy.eu
Financial Illiteracy is a National Crisis, But the Solution is No Mystery Kiplinger
Hollywood Stars Sign Open Letter Opposing Merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Prestige Hong Kong
Energy tensions, inflation and monetary policy in the euro area CaixaBank Research
Singapore-based real estate agency PropertyLimBrothers is cutting staff at its media arm, months after an alleged scandal involving its co-founder Melvin Lim.
The U.S. dollar weakened against the Vietnamese dong Wednesday morning while holding mostly steady against major currencies.
Global funds fuel Hong Kong IPO rebound as investors rebalance China portfolios South China Morning Post
This Pennsylvania county is trying to stop prediction markets from influencing elections Votebeat
Rogoff Calls Dollar 20% Overvalued, Warns Markets ‘Naive’ on War Bloomberg
GSK completes acquisition of 35Pharma Inc. GSK
Share price of iX Biopharma briefly hits IPO price of 46 cents after listing on Catalist board for 11 years The Edge Singapore
How Bank of The Ryukyus Is Driving Okinawa’s Growth Through Digital Banking, Green Finance and Startup Support The Worldfolio
Malaysian billionaire Lim Kok Thay, executive chairman and acting CEO of Genting Singapore, received S$7.5 million (US$5.9 million) in 2025 remuneration from the resort and casino operator.
Vietnam gold prices gained Wednesday morning amid a dip in global bullion rates.
The family of the late Macau “king of gambling” Stanley Ho is worth at least $6.4 billion, although the actual figure may be higher as not all family members’ wealth is publicly disclosed.
5 biopharma M&A deals where the workforce was the prize BioSpace
Iran Oil: For Markets, the War Might as Well Be Over Bloomberg
Kin Global launches $10.1m Catalist IPO at $0.23 per share Singapore Business Review
China Plans Largest Yuan Bond Issuance Since 2023 in Hong Kong Bloomberg
Black Maternal Mortality Is A Financial Crisis. And The Threats Are Getting Worse essence.com
Malaysia has introduced a 30% weekday fare discount for its Electric Train Service and the Ekspres Rakyat Timuran routes to encourage greater train usage amid rising fuel costs.
April will mark the final month of operations for three food and beverage outlets in Singapore: Korean buffet restaurant Koggii, coffee shop Shake Coffee, and craft beer bar Alchemy Bistro.
US airline M&A speculation grows: do market realities support a new wave? Centre for Aviation
This chain has over 4,900 outlets in Southeast Asia as of February and is known for its affordable prices.
The five wealthiest clans in Asia, including Hong Kong’s Kwoks and South Korea’s Lees, hold a combined fortune of US$274.9 billion in 2026.
My mother withdrew all her savings to buy gold at its peak, only to incur roughly VND100 million (US$3,800) in losses as prices declined in the following weeks.
Prajogo Pangestu, Indonesia’s richest man, has started selling small stakes in his listed firms as a new stock market regulation has doubled the minimum free float of tradable shares.
US Stocks Hold Near All-Time High on Peace Hopes: Markets Wrap Bloomberg
The remarks show how a technology welcomed by corporations as a productivity boon can also pose serious threats, like uncovering new ways to hack into systems.
Wall Street Investors Block Out Market Volatility Triggered by War Bloomberg
From Distressed to Divestitures: Hospital M&A Roars Back in Q1 After Slow 2025 Health Leaders Media
Studio and television business, ESPN, certain corporate functions and more to see workforce reduced, source says Walt Disney’s new chief executive, Josh D’Amaro, announced layoffs in an email to employees on Tuesday, as he looks to streamline the…
Growth forecasts cut for US and global economy, while UK suffers sharpest downgrade in G7 Reeves arrives at IMF with little leeway to prove its UK downgrade wrong A further escalation in the Iran war could trigger a global recession that would…
"It probably won't surprise anyone that we are again putting capital preservation at the top of our priorities," Einhorn said in his latest investor letter.
The investment bank said volumes will reach an estimated $240 billion in 2026 and grow at a 80% compound annual rate between 2025 and 2030.
Minutes of the Board’s discount rate meetings on February 9 and March 18, 2026
Reinsurer Least Successful Acquirers in Industry M&A: Analysis Carrier Management
A prolonged blockage of the Strait of Hormuz for the next six to 12 months will mean an unavoidable recession, the billionaire investor said.
Bessent has previously said the Fed should hasten cutting interest rates, calling reductions "the only ingredient missing" for stronger economic growth.
Critics warn of ‘absolute disaster for the flying public’ if two air travel giants try to combine The CEO of United Airlines is said to have pitched a blockbuster merger with American Airlines during a meeting with Donald Trump, floating the…
Citigroup reported its best quarterly revenue in a decade and a 56% year-over-year jump in earnings per share.
The private-credit mess won’t lead to a financial crisis like 2008’s, says top IMF official MarketWatch
The latest Global Fund Manager Survey from Bank of America shows sentiment fell to its most bearish reading since June 2025.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon called the economy resilient, but pointed to an "increasingly complex set of risks" across global markets.
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Stryker makes a buy as Avanos Medical to go private in a spate of medtech M&A deals Fierce Biotech
The Energy Shock Is Proving a Distinct Headache for Central Banks International Banker
Singapore tightens monetary policy as energy shock hits Asia Financial Times
Indonesia is accelerating efforts to reduce its dependence on the U.S. dollar by expanding its local currency transaction (LCT) framework, with transaction values surging by 163% in the opening months of 2026.
ECB's Rehn: Interest rate decisions are not locked in beforehand investingLive
ECB’s Rehn Says Hike Not ‘Self Evident,’ Rate Path Not Locked In Bloomberg
The U.S. dollar increased against the Vietnamese dong on the black market Tuesday morning and remained flat against major peers as investors expect developments in U.S.–Iran relations.
Singapore Central Bank Tightens Policy as It Braces for Slower Growth, Higher Prices WSJ
Singapore central bank tightens monetary policy as Iran war stokes price risks CNBC