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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International Economics

China Brings in Subsidies for Smartphones

On Friday, Beijing announced that a trade-in program that previously applied to big appliances and cars will now be widened to smartphones.

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Private Equity

Will Private Equity Fuel a Big Year for IPOs?

As the New Year rolls in, Wall Street is preparing for a slew of listing announcements from private equity-backed firms.

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Private Equity

All in the Franchise: Why Private Equity Loves the Business Model

It’s understandable if you failed to notice one meaty if unglamorous trend on Wall Street: Private equity’s love affair with franchising.

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