Fed’s Miran Says Four Cuts Are Appropriate This Year
Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran said he thinks the Fed needs to cut interest rates by about a percentage point this year.
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Victory Capital Files Competing Bid to Acquire Janus Henderson
Victory Capital said it submitted a bid to acquire Janus Henderson that it says is higher than the $7.4 billion offered in December by Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management and venture firm General Catalyst.
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Vanguard Settles Texas Lawsuit Alleging Investors Conspired to Drive Up Coal Prices
Vanguard Group agreed to pay several U.S. states $29.5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it worked with other index-fund managers to pressure coal companies to reduce output.
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TD Bank Quarterly Earnings Lifted by Growth Across Operations
Toronto-Dominion Bank’s earnings jumped in the first three months of its fiscal year as the big Canadian lender saw revenue growth across its operations.
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Royal Bank of Canada Earnings Lifted by Personal Banking, Markets Growth
The bank, Canada’s biggest by market value, turned in a stronger-than-expected profit in the first quarter with gains across most business segments.
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LSEG Shares Rise After Forecast of Profitability Boost, $4 Billion Buybacks
The financial-data provider and exchange operator said continued revenue growth and efficiencies would help it improve profitability beyond this year.
The reinsurer’s fourth-quarter profit fell 11.5% as foreign exchange fluctuations dragged.
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Allianz Posts Rise in Operating Profit, Issues In-Line Guidance
Europe’s largest insurer by market capitalization delivered record operating profit for 2025 as it reported growth across its key metrics in the final quarter.
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French Insurer AXA Reports Profit Rise After Asset Manager Sale
Net profit for last year was 24% ahead of 2024’s result due to top-line growth and the sale of AXA Investment Managers to BNP Paribas.
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A Judge Said Stifel Should Pay Landmark $133 Million Arbitration Award. Stifel Is Still Objecting.
The brokerage firm is focusing on a single arbitrator in its effort to avoid the penalty in the highest-profile case involving former broker Chuck Roberts.
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Despite Stock Selloff, Analysts Don’t Foresee Private-Markets Wipeout
The crisis of confidence in publicly traded alternatives managers so far is having little impact on their private peers.
