Midterm Election Stock Market History: What 150 Years Say About the Wait
Since 1874, the S&P 500 has climbed in the 12 months after most midterms. Here's the full before-and-after picture.
23-Hour Trading Is Coming to Wall Street, but the Closing Bell Isn’t Going Anywhere
Nasdaq and NYSE Arca target Dec. 6 for overnight trading.
Texas Stock Exchange Lands Its First Big Bank: Texas Capital Moves Its Listing Home
Texas Capital Bancshares moved its primary listing from Nasdaq to the Texas Stock Exchange and began trading Oct. 8. Here's what changed and what comes next.
Hedge Fund Borrowing Has Tripled Since 2020, and Wall Street Banks Are Cashing In
Hedge fund borrowing from banks has tripled since 2020, making prime brokerage a major profit engine for Wall Street. The IMF and other regulators are watching the leverage closely.
Stock Market Slides as Treasury Yields Climb and Oil Jumps 5%
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AI Chip Financing Deals Hit $90 Billion as Broadcom, Oracle and SpaceX Court Lenders
Broadcom, Oracle and SpaceX are each shopping giant debt packages to private-credit lenders to pay for AI chips, according to the WSJ. Here is what each deal looks like and…
Ripple Prime Lands Brevan Howard, Pushing Ripple Deeper Into Wall Street
Ripple Prime will provide prime brokerage, clearing and financing to Brevan Howard funds. It's a major step for Ripple on Wall Street, but XRP isn't part of the deal.
Congress Killed the Penny. Now Washington Is Taking Aim at the 13-Cent Nickel
The penny is already on its way out. Now lawmakers are confronting an even stranger piece of American pocket change: a five-cent coin that costs roughly 13 cents to manufacture.…
China’s Banking Shake-Up: 670 Rural Lenders Disappear as Beijing Consolidates Financial System
China’s banking landscape is undergoing one of its biggest restructurings in years. Hundreds of smaller lenders are disappearing as Beijing tries to strengthen its financial system. The changes come as…
Texas Stock Exchange Lands Nearly $100 Billion in First Corporate Listings as Dallas Takes Aim at Wall Street
The Texas Stock Exchange has officially entered the corporate listings business, with Energy Transfer, Sunoco, SunocoCorp and USA Compression moving nearly $100 billion in combined market value to the Dallas-based…
Treasury to Automatically Create Trump Accounts for More Than 60 Million U.S. Children
The Trump Accounts program is about to get dramatically bigger. The U.S. Treasury Department is moving to automatically establish Trump Accounts for more than 60 million children who are under age 18,…
Morgan Stanley Picks Dallas for Massive U.S. Hub, Bringing 3,800 Jobs and $684 Million Investment
The Wall Street giant is making a major bet on Dallas as North Texas continues its rise as one of America’s most important financial centers. Dallas just landed another heavyweight…
Senate Banking Committee Advances Brian Johnson for CFPB Director
WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee has advanced Brian Johnson’s nomination to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The move sends President Donald Trump’s nominee to the full Senate for…
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