Finance Updates – Page 17 – Finance Updates

AAM and Dowlais Merger Clears China Antitrust; Deal Effective Feb 3, 2026

AAM and Dowlais received China antitrust clea...

Dowlais shareholders will get 0.0881 new AAM ...

The combined company is projected to generate...

Key remaining risks are court and procedural ...

Verizon’s Frontier Fiber Deal: Strategic Growth with High Upside, Short-Term Risks

Americas M&A Wired Telecommunications Carriers

Verizon’s $20B all-cash acquisition of Fronti...

The deal adds Frontier’s ~2.2M fiber subscrib...

Verizon expects revenue and adjusted EBITDA a...

Strategic upside is stronger fiber+mobility b...

2024 U.S. M&A Rankings: Deal Value vs. Deal Volume—Who Leads & Why It Matters

Americas M&A Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

In 2024 U.S. M&A advisory by deal value was l...

JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and Citi...

Across North America, Goldman Sachs again led...

The rankings underscore a split between mega-...

L3Harris Wins $1B Pentagon Backing as Missile Spin-Off Preps IPO in 2026

Americas M&A Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

The Pentagon will invest $1B in L3Harris’ sol...

L3Harris will keep majority control, while th...

The funding is meant to expand and modernize ...

Key concerns include procurement conflict-of-...

Netflix Shifts to All-Cash $82.7B Offer to Outbid Paramount’s $108.4B Takeover Threat

Americas M&A Motion Picture and Video Industries

Netflix plans to switch its $82.7bn bid for W...

Paramount Skydance is countering with a hosti...

WBD’s board continues to back Netflix’s bid, ...

Both bids face heavy political and regulatory...

Trump’s Bond Buys Amid Netflix-WBD Merger Spark Conflict-of-Interest Concerns

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Disclosures show Donald Trump bought about $1...

The Dec. 5, 2025 deal would have Netflix acqu...

Trump has publicly raised antitrust and media...

The White House says independent third-party ...

USD/CAD Outlook: Inflation, BoC Policy & Canada’s China Pivot Amid USMCA Uncertainty

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

USD/CAD is stuck in a range as firm U.S. data...

Trumps claim that USMCA is irrelevant has hei...

Canadas outreach to China is a diversificatio...

The BoC is paused at 2.25% near neutral while...

High Dollar-Asset Exposure Risks for South Korea’s Won: Policy Tools & Lessons

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

The IMF flags South Koreas FX-exposed dollar ...

Taiwan tops the list near 45d7, driven by hea...

The high ratio implies Koreas FX market may s...

Large reserves and strong net external assets...

US Treasury’s $654B Surge in Issuance Drives 10-Year Yields Above 4% Amid Deficit Concerns

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

The Treasury sold about $654B this week ($500...

Heavy 10-year issuance ($138B across three au...

Despite three Fed rate cuts since Sep 2025 pu...

Higher long yields steepen the curve and rais...

Wall Street Bonus Inflation 2024: Who’s Winning, Who’s Losing & What 2025 Holds

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Wall Street’s 2024 bonus pool hit a record $4...

The gains were uneven, with many mid-level st...

Bonus outcomes hinge on individual production...

Early, clear manager feedback helps staff jud...