January 2026 – Page 49 – Finance Updates

How U-Haul Will Balance Growth, Debt & Profitability at KeyBanc Self-Storage Forum

U-Haul Holding Company will present at KeyBan...

Recent results show modest revenue growth led...

U-Haul is adding significant storage capacity...

Leverage and capital spending are increasing ...

KeyBanc Downgrades Cleveland-Cliffs on Valuation Concerns After 50% Rally

Americas Markets Primary Metal Manufacturing

KeyBanc downgraded Cleveland-Cliffs from Over...

The firm flagged rising unit costs, the end-2...

CLF traded around ~11× 2026 EV/EBITDA, sugges...

Shares fell about 5% to roughly $12.62, even ...

Blüm Holdings’ Turnaround Tale: Revenue Gains & Margin Wins Amid Serious Liquidity Risks

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Blfcm Holdings improved operations in 2024 62...

The balance sheet is stressed with very low c...

Capital efficiency remains weak, with ROCE ne...

Outcomes hinge on raising new capital and sca...

Financial Services in 2026: AI, Stablecoins & Credit Risk Shake Up Banking

Americas Forecast Depository Credit Intermediation

U.S. banks enter 2026 with solid capital and ...

Agentic and generative AI are a key lever for...

Payments are being disrupted by stablecoins a...

Credit risk is rising—especially in auto and ...

Asia’s Banking Awards Spotlight ESG, Digital Innovation & Emerging SME Champions

Asia Firms Depository Credit Intermediation

The Asian Banking & Finance Awards 2025 in Si...

Corporate & investment honors highlighted Ban...

Retail and wholesale winners underscored acce...

The results signal intensifying regional comp...

Fnality Secures $136M Series C to Expand Tokenized Wholesale Payment Rails

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Fnality raised US$136M in a Series C led by T...

Its UK Sterling Fnality Payment System is liv...

The funding targets expansion to other major ...

Backers position Fnality as core infrastructu...

Kotak’s Trade Finance Push: Megha Chopra Leads India’s Mid-Market Surge

Asia Firms Depository Credit Intermediation

Kotak Mahindra Bank created a new Head of Tra...

Chopra brings 24+ years in trade, working cap...

Kotak is targeting fast-growing mid-market an...

Execution will hinge on digital product rollo...

Why Bank Mandiri Was Named Indonesia’s Best CIW Bank in 2025

Asia Firms Depository Credit Intermediation

Bank Mandiri was named Indonesia’s Best Corpo...

Kopra by Mandiri drove strong institutional t...

Corporate and investment lending expanded rap...

Despite wholesale momentum and a high corpora...

How Banks Can Boost Transaction Banking Profits by 30–50% Through AI & CX Innovation

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Global transaction banking generated about US...

McKinsey estimates a six-playbook transformat...

The biggest levers are customer-experience re...

Agentic AI is a cross-cutting accelerator for...

Q3 2025 Earnings Surge: Manufacturing Margins Outpace Retail Profit Struggles

Americas Markets Public Administration

Q3 2025 manufacturing after-tax profits rose ...

Large retail corporations (assets ≥$50M) post...

Large retail sales increased to $1,097.8B (+$...

Overall, the QFR suggests manufacturing margi...