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News - Army secretary highlights counter-UAS cooperation, acquisition reform at Eurosatory 2026 europeafrica.army.mil
Big-ticket deals lift Singapore M&A as volumes fall Singapore Business Review
Real Estate Merger Poised to Create Several Local Apartment Monopolies The American Prospect
Asean must retain more value as its digital economy races towards US$2 trillion: Indonesian minister The Business Times
PwC declares biopharma ecosystem ‘back to full health’ as M&A buoys sector BioSpace
The U.S. Economy Is Leaving These Companies Behind The New York Times
Private capital could be the key to building a climate-resilient global economy Deloitte
Bond Rally Fails to Allay Higher-for-Longer Global Rates Threat Bloomberg.com
Why Finance Doesn’t Trust Your ROAS Ad Age
'Biopharma ecosystem is back to full health,' fueled by M&A: PwC Fierce Pharma
3 things to know about the new Fed chief's first meeting NPR
UK Consumers Worried About AI Fraud Threat - Insurance Edge
Japan Govt, Central Bank’s Views Align on Rate Hike, at Least Temporarily The Japan News
Beyond ERP: Why finance needs a broader modernization strategy Wolters Kluwer
Oil Below $80, Stock Futures Rise Before Warsh’s First Fed Meeting WSJ
Australia's ASX proposes 25% cap on share issuance in M&A without shareholder vote The Edge Malaysia
What Stands Out Most About Berkshire Hathaway’s Latest Stock Purchases Morningstar
China included artificial intelligence in its global governance whitepaper published Wednesday, and said Beijing was speeding up cooperation efforts.
Goldman Sachs hits USD 1 trillion M&A record in first half of 2026 IDNFinancials.com
China's central bank unveils six new financial policy measures China Daily
Barclays shifts to 'peace target' of 670 for STOXX 600, drops Europe underweight Reuters
SpaceX draws US$800 million from South Korean investors on trading debut The Business Times
What law firms can learn about talent retention from the merger wave Non-Billable
Fraud has industrialised and banking defences must do the same SecurityBrief UK
MAS Tightens M&A Rules With 1% Cap on Target Break Fees Moomoo
ECB policymaker Simkus: Sees at least one more rate hike to cap inflation expectations FXStreet
China securities regulator warns against speculating on 'tech hype' and using AI for stock picking CNBC
Financial Markets Daily Report 17 June 2026 CaixaBank Research
Sector & Industry Performance Bloomberg.com
ECB’s Simkus Sees ‘at Least One More’ Interest-Rate Increase Bloomberg.com
ECB’s Simkus signals at least one more rate hike amid inflation pressures Crypto Briefing
Czech National Bank Faces Split Decision Ahead of Interest Rate Meeting Brno Daily
Fenchurch Advisory Partners Expands US Presence With Acquisition Wealth Briefing
Accenture to Strengthen Capabilities for Software and Automation Solutions from Siemens Digital Industries with Acquisition of Industries eXcellence Group Accenture
The key to investing in the Chinese markets is policy alignment: Gavekal's Leonid Mironov CNBC
The AI-First Finance Function Boston Consulting Group
EBAday 2026: 78% consider data sharing most effective way to strengthen fraud risk mitigation Finextra Research
Ambev (BOVESPA:ABEV3) Stock Sees Modest Fair Value Lift As Analysts Split On Outlook Yahoo Finance Singapore
Newmont (NEM) Stock Could Be 38.7% Undervalued After Leadership Reshuffle Yahoo Finance Singapore
Jefferies: YUM CHINA (09987.HK) Acquisition of Pizza Hut Brand Ownership in Mainland China Strategically Positive AASTOCKS.com
China Stock Gauge Sinks as Traders Favor AI Winners Elsewhere Bloomberg.com
UK inflation holds steady at 2.8% in May CNBC
EDITORIAL: BOJ must carry on with interest rate hikes while weighing risks 朝日新聞
Garden Grove residents still in financial limbo after chemical crisis NBC Los Angeles
Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan bought a 2.03% direct stake in his flagship conglomerate Berjaya Corp in June after selling shares in the group earlier this year.
A mother of five in Singapore almost rejected her lucky draw prize of SGD30,000 (US$23,400) when she mistakenly took the announcement phone call for a scam attempt.
More than 1,000 job seekers queued at an open interview session for positions at a semiconductor manufacturer in Malaysia's Melaka state that offered starting salaries of RM3,500 (US$860) a month.
Vietnam’s gold prices rose Wednesday morning as global bullion rates traded near a one-week high.
Looking to Ride SpaceX Stock Higher? Consider Using Options. Barron's
Nearly All Monetary Rules Say The Fed Should Raise Rates Seeking Alpha
Center on Global Energy Policy Announces Sweeping New Analysis of 20 Countries’ Carbon Credit Markets Columbia University
DOJ Divided Over Paramount’s WBD Deal; M&A Is So Back AdExchanger
China’s central bank hints at shift toward overnight policy rate to match global peers The Business Times
Vietnam’s biggest property company, Vinhomes, will no longer acquire additional land for domestic projects, opting instead to maximize the value of its existing portfolio.
China’s Finance Chiefs Take Center Stage With Economy Slumping Bloomberg.com
PBOC's Pan: Will act if money market overnight rate persistently deviates from operation rates FXStreet
MAS Tightens Singapore Takeover and Merger Rules to Protect Competing Bids Fintech Singapore
Japan's interest rate normalisation seen to have greater impact on Asia than Europe NST Online
World Cup exposes growing global rift over prediction markets The Straits Times
EU Commission clears acquisition of NorthC by APG and Antin INSIGHT EU MONITORING
Most Quebecers are feeling financial anxiety. Some are in ‘perpetual crisis’ Montreal Gazette
Acquisition of All Membership Interests in EagleRidge Energy, a Natural Gas Development and Production Company in the United States marubeni.com
Netflix Says Not Pursuing Lionsgate Amid Eruption Of Media M&A Chatter Deadline
Musk's SpaceX overtakes Amazon to become world's fifth most valuable firm BBC
Gabelli Enterprise Mergers & Acquisitions Fund Q1 2026 Commentary (EMAYX) Seeking Alpha
World Cup Exposes Growing Global Prediction Market Rift Bloomberg.com
Mukesh Ambani’s Jio set to file for IPO as hopes grow for end to India’s listings drought Financial Times
Can Nvidia Stock Reach $743 in the Next 12 Months? Yahoo Finance
Industrial services firm expands with takeover Bdaily
Why SpaceX Stock Surged Again Today Yahoo Finance
Wheelchair-bound due to polio as a child, Lee Thiam Wah kept himself busy selling snacks by the roadside, a business that would launch his journey to becoming a billionaire known as Malaysia’s “King of Mini-Marts.”
A man was caught on CCTV allegedly stealing nine Black Thorn durians worth S$240 (US$187) from a shop in western Singapore.
Singapore will allow foreign central banks and sovereign entities to store their gold reserves in the country from October as the city-state seeks to strengthen its position as a regional center for gold trading and storage.
Goldman Sachs shatters dealmaking records with $1 trillion in first-half M&A volume Reuters
Goldman Sachs Surpasses $1 Trillion In Announced M&A Volume Year-To-Date Pulse 2.0
Brookfield-Backed Data Center Firm Csquare Files for US IPO Bloomberg.com
Asian Stocks to Slip Ahead of Fed, Oil Steadies: Markets Wrap Bloomberg.com
Economy, healthcare costs among top concerns for rural Iowa communities Iowa Capital Dispatch
Emergency Drawdown at Flaming Gorge Hits Its Recreation Economy Inside Climate News
Opinion | The Russian Economy Looks More Vulnerable Each Day WSJ
SpaceX Stock Has Climbed About 50%. The ‘Flippers’ Are Kicking Themselves. WSJ
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.78%; Top stock is SGX Singapore Business Review
Biofuels report highlights growth in demand benefits for ag economy Brownfield Ag News
Burry argued the company's market capitalization had reached levels that dwarf many established businesses and fortunes.
SpaceX’s $60 Billion Cursor Acquisition Doubles 20-Something Cofounders’ Net Worths Forbes
More States Require Personal Finance. But Does It Actually Work? Education Week
Bronco Wine Company Announces Acquisition of Resurrection Brands, Expanding National Representation Portfolio Yahoo Finance Singapore
Goldman Sachs has surpassed $1 trillion in merger and acquisition deal volume this year, marking the fastest pace in its history. 富途牛牛
Netflix Reportedly Eyeing Lionsgate Merger After Losing Out on Roku Media Play News
Exclusive / Netflix wades into the M&A game Semafor
Technical factors are adding fuel to SpaceX's meme stock fire CNBC
The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee is set to release its quarterly update of where individual officials expect interest rates to head.
Orange expects no school closures next year, despite financial crisis Orlando Sentinel
Kevin Warsh set to lead his first Federal Reserve interest rate meeting. Here's what to expect. CBS News
Robinhood stock slides after layoff announcement Yahoo Finance Singapore
AI compute futures could eventually rival some of the world's largest commodity markets, Silicon Data's Carmen Li believes.
Value of Elon Musk’s firm at one point rose to $2.97tn days after its IPO following purchase of AI coding startup Cursor Elon Musk’s SpaceX has overtaken Amazon as the world’s fifth-most valuable company days after its stock market debut. The…
Eli Lilly’s M&A spree continues with acquisition of non-opioid pain drugmaker 4E Fierce Biotech
Morgan Stanley issues verdict for nervous stock market investors Yahoo Finance Singapore
The fight to stop a Hollywood megamerger is far from over NBC News
UP CEO says railroads will deliver merger information to regulators in two parts trains.com
Whelan: New merger guidelines aim to clarify ‘realm’ of possibility Global Competition Review
Adnan Sundra & Low beefs up M&A practice with new partner Law.asia
Global Antitrust Update | Special edition co-hosted with Brunswick Group: EU merger guidelines McDermott Will & Schulte
Is RH Stock a Buy Now or a Value Trap for Patient Investors? Yahoo Finance Singapore
Anthropic IPO: What to know before you buy the stock Yahoo Finance
Solaria Rise is being developed as part of a master-planned community in western Ho Chi Minh City, combining residential, retail and educational facilities alongside green spaces and waterways.
‘We relied on benevolent individuals’: Inside Prem Rugby’s plan to turn financial crisis into investment opportunity SportsPro
Tamworth FC: American businessman Abdullah Ashraf completes takeover BBC
M&A surge: what’s driving deals in 2026? FinTech Global
Naomi Campbell blames lawyer for 'fraud and deception' at charity ban appeal BBC
RIA Growth Strategy: Organic Growth vs. M&A SmartAsset.com
‘The developers got greedy’: the women who took on the leasehold scandal – and won The Guardian
Why Did CoreWeave Stock Just Pop? Yahoo Finance
Traders think it's more likely than not that access is restored by July 1.
Netflix vs Disney: What's the Better Stock to Buy Right Now? Yahoo Finance
Wall Street Stares Down Crypto-Style Trading All Day, Every Day Bloomberg.com
Wells Fargo Boosts S&P 500 Year-End Target as US-Iran Deal Nears Bloomberg.com
The Rules of the Road: How We Keep America's Capital Markets the Best in the World U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Beyond the handshake: mastering M&A integration Financier Worldwide
Ashurst advises Sembcorp on completion of Alinta Energy acquisition ICLG
Why Does Planet Labs Stock Keep Going Down? Yahoo Finance
ECB May Raise Key Rate Again if Evidence Supports, Chief Economist Says WSJ
Bank of Japan lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0% on heightened inflation risks Japan Wire by Kyodo News
Weil, Goodwin guide Fox’s $22bn Roku acquisition The Global Legal Post
Norges Bank Expected to Hold Rates While Inflation Moves Further From Target Morningstar
Yum! Brands, parent company of KFC and Taco Bell, to sell Pizza Hut as it faces dated stores and growing competition The struggling Pizza Hut restaurant chain will be sold for $2.7bn by parent company Yum! Brands. Yum! Brands said in February that…
Brazil central bank to cut interest rates by another 25 basis points on June 17 Reuters
SpaceX stock gains for third day amid retail-buying frenzy Yahoo Finance
Rejected citing ‘conflict of interest’, the ad took aim at Trump allies David Ellison, Paramount Skydance chief, and his billionaire father, Larry Ellison Paramount Skydance refused to air an ad submitted by a press freedom group that heavily…
Paramount Refused to Air an Ad Criticizing Its Merger With Warner Bros. WIRED
These are the stocks posting the largest moves premarket.
Vietnam gold prices rose marginally Tuesday morning as the precious metal increased in value globally.
Malaysians can withdraw cash from any bank's automated teller machines (ATM) or smart recycler machine (SRM) nationwide without paying the usual RM1 (US$0.25) interbank fee from July 1.
Those who did receive stock are taking different approaches, with some selling into the company's market debut while others holding for the long haul.
SF Chinatown’s historic Great Star Theater faces temporary financial crisis KTVU
Olin and Huntsman Announce Transformative Merger of Equals CHEManager
Middle East Oil Markets Weaken on Optimism Over Increased Supply Bloomberg.com
Kubus keeps M&A ball rolling with Ammcom acquisition CRN UK
Borrowers face stricter payment timelines after Biden-era Save repayment plan was ended by Donald Trump The American student loan repayment system is set to undergo a significant overhaul next month, changing the way millions of borrowers pay off…
Verizon Debuts New Plan, Loyalty Program in Battle for Customers Bloomberg.com
Qatar Plans to Rapidly Restart LNG Output After Hormuz Opens Bloomberg.com
Country acts amid Iran war inflation pressures, but US Fed and Bank of England expected to hold rates Business live – latest updates The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has raised interest rates to a 31-year high as it tries to dampen inflationary pressures…
Blackstone Grows Asset-Based Lending With New Unit, Taps Garlick Bloomberg.com
The Evolution of Milton Friedman’s Legacy for Monetary Policy promarket.org
Japan raises interest rate to highest for 31 years BBC
China’s Strong Bond Sale Pressures Yuan Liquidity in Hong Kong Bloomberg.com
Japan’s central bank raises interest rates to highest level since 1995 Al Jazeera
Bank of Japan raises rates to 1% for first time since 1995 Financial Times
Bank of Japan raises its key interest rate to a three-decade high of 1%, citing inflation ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
When will the stock market crash? The Business Times
S’pore fintech Arki Finance gets MAS licence, targets mass affluent investors The Straits Times
Brian Gu says he sees Chinese car firms competing on quality rather than launching price war as at home Motorists in the UK and EU should not expect a sharp drop in the cost of electric vehicles despite increased competition among Chinese…
Hanoi plans to auction a two-hectare plot of land in its western area next month, and has set a starting price of VND1.06 trillion (US$40 million) or VND52.9 million per square meter.
The U.S. dollar rose against the Vietnamese dong on the black market while staying near the lowest in 10 days against major peers Tuesday morning.
Mining baron Gina Rinehart, Australia's wealthiest person, has taken a stake of more than US$1 billion in the record-setting $75 billion SpaceX IPO, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision | Media Releases Reserve Bank of Australia
Aqua City welcomed hundreds of visitors on May 30 for a series of activities, including project tours, boat trips along its waterways and home handover ceremonies for residents.
Iowa City schools official flagged accounting errors before financial crisis surfaced KGAN
In 2026, AI is the Ultimate Catalyst and the Ultimate Killer of Adtech M&A ADWEEK
Watch Jeff Currie Says Hormuz Flows May Not Normalize Until End of the Year Bloomberg.com
A 12-hour-plus time difference and various streaming options are influencing how people in China watch the World Cup.
Facing budget crisis, YISD budget proposal spends down savings to near zero El Paso Matters
Michael Selig said that incumbents will always fear the future, but it's important to develop the new asset class domestically rather than only offshore.
S&P 500 Rally Wavers Before Fed as SpaceX Jumps: Markets Wrap Bloomberg.com
SpaceX IPO raised $10bn more than thought BBC
Bank of Japan set to raise rates to 31-year high, vow further increases Yahoo Finance
Austin ISD lost students, kept costs high and reached a $181M crisis Austin American-Statesman
M&A Integration: A Complete Guide to Post-Merger Success CEOWORLD magazine
Mark Carney says Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise office hasn’t been ‘effective’ since its 2019 setup Canada is eliminating a watchdog that investigates alleged human rights violations committed by Canadian companies operating…
These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.
Medtronic completes $550M acquisition of neurovascular company Cardiovascular Business
Japan Economic & Financial Weekly MUFG Research
"I think we're gonna make hundreds of billions of dollars," Baron said Monday on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
Markets welcome US-Iran peace deal but prices may stay high as buyers race to refill depleted emergency crude stockpiles Oil prices hit three-month low and markets rally After more than 100 days of the greatest recorded disruption to the world’s…
Traders on prediction market platform Kalshi see only an 18% chance the Elon Musk-led company gets to Earth's neighbor by 2030.
Fox to acquire Roku for $22B. What's driving M&A mania? Yahoo Finance
Morgan Stanley Signals Readiness for New Wave of Banking Deals Banking Exchange
Will the Banque de France’s new governor maintain France’s green leadership? Green Central Banking
These are the stocks posting the largest moves premarket.
SpaceX IPO: how records fell on market debut Interactive Investor
The process to renew Daca immigration status used to take a few weeks – now it drags on for months It’s been six months since Claudia first applied to renew her US immigration status – a process that, for the last 14 years, would only take a few…