Banks

M&A

2024: The Year Europe’s Bank Merger Dominoes (Maybe) Started to Fall

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Europe’s bank M&A scene has been noticeably stagnant for a while, but that could all be about to change next year.

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Banking

2024: The Year a Rising Star of US Banking Had Its Wings Clipped

TD Bank was fined more than $3 billion by regulators in October in what’s arguably the biggest banking scandal of the year.

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Banking

JPMorgan to Open Nearly 100 Chase Branches in Low-Income Neighborhoods

JPMorgan Chase announced it will open nearly 100 brick-and-mortar locations in low-income inner-city and small-town American communities.

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Markets

Coffee and Chocolate Are the Reigning Commodity Kings

The tight supply of both beans meant trading prices were extremely volatile, and the result was that cocoa almost tripled in price last year.

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Alternatives

Collectibles are Fun but Risky Investments

A portfolio doesn’t have to be just stocks and bonds. You can add something a little more fun, say your favorite vintage baseball cards.

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Artificial Intelligence

Biden Administration Eyes Data Center Regulations

Which way Trump will lean on the issue is difficult to say, though tech companies have worked hard to curry the incoming president’s favor.

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