January 2026 – Page 76 – Finance Updates

OceanFirst-Flushing Deal: $23B Regional Bank Formed with Strong 2027 EPS Growth

Americas M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

OceanFirst and Flushing will merge in an all-...

The combined bank is targeting 2027 metrics o...

The transaction relies on realizing cost syne...

Key risks center on regulatory and shareholde...

How Boeing’s Buyout of Spirit AeroSystems Reshapes Aerospace: Deal Structure, Strategy & Risks

Americas M&A Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

Boeing has closed its all-stock acquisition o...

The move reverses Boeing’s earlier outsourcin...

To secure regulatory approval and limit compe...

The integration of roughly 15,000 employees a...

CME’s Retail Futures Surge: Micro-Contracts & Broker Deals Power Q2 2025 Gains

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

CME is rapidly democratizing futures trading ...

Q2 2025 results show strong fundamentals with...

Retail futures participation is surging, with...

CME stock offers an income-and-growth profile...

CME Derivatives Halted by Aurora Data Center Failure: Market Infrastructure Risk Exposed

Global Markets Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

A CyrusOne data center in Aurora, Illinois su...

The outage halted CME futures and options tra...

CME did not fail over to its New York backup ...

The event exposed concentration and operation...

Crypto Derivatives in 2025: Perpetual Futures, Institutional Surge & U.S. Regulation

Global Markets Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Crypto derivatives like futures, perpetuals, ...

In 2025, crypto derivatives dominated trading...

Perpetual futures are the core product in thi...

U.S. regulators, led by the CFTC, are integra...

Commodity Markets Outlook 2026: Oil, Agri & Metals Trends You Can’t Ignore

Americas Markets Utilities

Global commodity prices are slumping together...

Oil is leading the crash as OPEC+ output incr...

Gold and silver had surged on safe-haven and ...

The synchronized commodity downturn hurts exp...

Global Shifts in Oil, Trade & Monetary Policy: What India-US & OPEC+ Moves Mean

Global Markets Oil and Gas Extraction

Oil prices have rebounded to the mid-$60s as ...

Trump’s executive order slaps 50% tariffs on ...

OPEC+ is accelerating the unwinding of prior ...

Amid geopolitical and trade tensions, markets...

Gold & Copper Rally Amid Fed Rate Cut Hopes; Oil, Coffee, Ukraine Wheat Face Tight Supply

Global Markets Mining (except Oil and Gas)

Expectations of Fed rate cuts, a weaker dolla...

Oil prices are range-bound as markets weigh R...

Brazil’s downgraded Arabica crop forecasts an...

Ukraine’s wheat yields are set to decline in ...

Foreign Transaction Fees Explained: How to Avoid Them & Maximize Travel Rewards

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Foreign transaction fees are issuer charges, ...

About half of U.S. credit cards still charge ...

Many no-FTF cards (such as those from Capital...

Travelers can reduce costs by choosing cards ...

USD/CAD & INR Outlook 2026: Rate Cuts, Oil, Capital Flows Drive Currency Shifts

Global Markets Finance and Insurance

USD/CAD trades near 1.37 with short- and medi...

The Indian rupee logged a 4.72% loss in 2025 ...

Analysts see broader USD weakness in 2026 as ...

Key uncertainties include India’s capital flo...