Category: Capital

September 13, 2023

KeyCorp (KEY) reiterated its financials Tuesday, sending its shares higher — a rally that’s been seen in the wider financial sector recently. The stock, however, edged lower after Wednesday’s open on Wall Street. That’s because, according to Jim Cramer, investors […]

July 20, 2023

Shares of American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) fell on Thursday as its outlook for the second half of the year disappointed investors even as the company lifted its full-year profit forecast and posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings. American forecast adjusted profit of $3.00 […]

June 15, 2023

The writing was on the wall – was the venture capital industry not paying attention? Last year was especially brutal for venture-capital funding to US startups. Funding to startups overall was down 31% from 2021, PitchBook data shows. But what […]

May 15, 2023

The European Union’s antitrust watchdog approved Microsoft’s MSFT 0.16%increase; green up pointing triangle planned $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard ATVI 1.24%increase; green up pointing triangle, giving the two companies a win after the deal hit a regulatory roadblock in […]

May 4, 2023

Uncertainty continues to pummel the banking industry, despite assurances from financial regulators and bankers such as Jamie Dimon this week that the worst of the recent crisis is over and the health of the banking system remains strong. Bank shares […]

May 2, 2023

Canvas has consistently grown over the past 10 years, with the LMS now being used by more than one-third of higher education institutions in the U.S. and Canada, according to an annual analysis from market research and consulting firm Phil […]

April 25, 2023

US banks are getting increasingly stressed about tumbling commercial real-estate valuations and what that means for their balance sheets, top executives have said, per the Financial Times. Arkansas-based Bank OZK, with a sizable exposure to the sector, reported it had […]

April 11, 2023

Tighter bank lending prompted by the recent failure of two midsize American banks will slow U.S. economic growth this year, the International Monetary Fund estimated, warning that rising interest rates pose a threat to the global financial system. U.S. banks’ […]

February 22, 2023

Stellantis STLA -3.64% NV is planning to distribute $4.47 billion in dividends to shareholders and buy back up to $1.60 billion worth of shares after revenue and net profit surged in 2022, a year marked by a steep rise in […]

February 13, 2023

Financial technology firm FIS (NYSE:FIS) has announced that it will spin off its merchant solutions unit, undoing a multi-billion dollar purchase it made just four years ago, in a bid to enhance growth and returns for shareholders. In a statement […]

February 2, 2023

Adani Group’s market losses swelled to more than $100 billion on Thursday, sparking worries about their potential systemic impact, a day after its flagship company abandoned a $2.5 billion stock offering. The withdrawal of Adani Enterprises’ share sale marks a […]

January 10, 2023

Tech giant Microsoft is in talks to invest about $10 billion into OpenAI, the owner of the popular ChatGPT chatbot, per a Semafor report on Tuesday, which cited people familiar with the matter. The investment would value OpenAI at about […]

December 5, 2022

Cantaloupe provides digital payments and related software for self-service commerce, including all types of vending machines. The acquisition of 32M comes just months after Cantaloupe promoted its former chief operating officer, Ravi Venkatesan, to the CEO post in October, following […]

August 29, 2022

Revelstoke Capital Partners (“Revelstoke”), a Denver-based private equity firm focused on investing in healthcare services companies, today announced it has acquired Monte Nido & Affiliates (“Monte Nido” or the “Company”), an eating disorder treatment provider serving patients across the full […]

August 22, 2022

Russian oil firm Lukoil said on Monday it had purchased Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow, as well as the Moscow stadium where it plays its home matches. Spartak is reeling from financial problems in the wake of Russia’s military […]

August 16, 2022

Warren Buffett’s company bet more on high-tech darling Apple and e-commerce giant Amazon during the second quarter, while also investing billions in old-school oil producers Occidental Petroleum and Chevron. Berkshire Hathaway detailed all its second-quarter investments Monday in a new […]

August 10, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold 7.92 million shares of Tesla worth around $6.88 billion, according to a series of financial filings published Tuesday night. His transactions occurred between Aug. 5 and 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission filings revealed, following […]

July 22, 2022

The euro began its descent today beginning with French PMI’s missing estimates followed by German data which often services as a barometer for the entire EU region. Unsurprisingly, EZ PMI’s followed suite (see economic calendar below), augmenting the weaker euro. Manufacturing and services fell across […]

July 11, 2022

Elon Musk’s showdown with Twitter Inc. has set the stage for what could become one of the most unusual courtroom battles in corporate-takeover history—a spurned acquisition target that never sought to be bought potentially trying to force the buyer who […]

June 15, 2022

Hertz Global (NASDAQ:HTZ) shares jumped 5% in pre-open trading Wednesday after the company announced that its Board of Directors approved a new $2 billion share repurchase program. The new repurchase program is in addition to the $0.2 billion remaining under […]