Finance Updates – Page 29 – Finance Updates

2026 Market Outlook: Gold Soars, EV Shakeup, AI Leads Stock Rally

Americas Forecast Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

U.S. stocks opened 2026 slightly higher, led ...

Tesla reported weaker vehicle deliveries, ced...

Major banks expect gold to stay strong in 202...

Strategists broadly see the S&P 500 extending...

Deregulation Set to Unlock Billions: What U.S. Banks Gain from Capital & Leverage Reforms

Americas Policy Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

U.S. bank regulators are pursuing rapid dereg...

Changes including the eSLR overhaul, rollback...

Regulators are simultaneously accelerating AI...

Critics warn looser rules may raise systemic ...

OpenAI’s People-First AI Fund: Financing AI Literacy, Community Innovation & Inclusive Impact

Americas Firms Scientific Research and Development Services

OpenAI Foundation’s People-First AI Fund awar...

Eligible 501(c)(3)s have $500K–$10M annual bu...

Funding priorities include AI literacy, commu...

Arkansas recipients include TheatreSquared, a...

How Tyler Technologies Drives Payments Modernization in Public Sector: Trends & Risks

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Tyler Technologies expects a 2026 wave of sta...

The company is prioritizing fraud analytics p...

Recent wins in Oklahoma (statewide cashiering...

Financial momentum supports the push, with re...

US Corporate Bankruptcies in 2025: Mega Filings Soar Amid Inflation, High Rates

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

US corporate bankruptcies hit 717 filings thr...

Mega bankruptcies (over $1B in assets) rose t...

Industrials and consumer discretionary lead t...

Distress is uneven despite growth, with small...

Washington Reels Amid Rising Wildfire Risk Scores Hike Insurance Rates

Americas Policy Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

Stevens Fire District #1 Chief Mike Bucy says...

A state work group recommends insurers share ...

RCW 48.19.390 could be used to challenge insu...

Homeowners across multiple counties report lo...

Louisiana’s 2026 Auto Insurance Reforms Begin Lowering Rates Amid Medical Cost Pressures

Americas Policy Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

Louisiana has the nation’s highest auto insur...

New laws effective Jan. 1, 2026 tighten injur...

Insurers have begun filing rate decreases, in...

Reforms may curb lawsuit and billing-driven c...

HMC SAFI Sets Sights on Private Credit: Launching $150M Funds with RAD Legal Backing

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas is advising HM...

The vehicles are private (non-retail) funds a...

The launch builds on HMC SAFI’s earlier publi...

The deal reflects a broader push to deepen Pe...

TD Securities Pushes U.S. Investment Banking Growth Amid Canadian Equity Strains

Americas Firms Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

TD is leaning on TD Securities and a U.S.-foc...

The Cowen integration, hiring and automation ...

U.S. AML failures triggered a $3.09 billion p...

TD is freeing capital via cost cuts and U.S. ...

CIBC Names Freeborn & Traboulsi Co-Heads of Global Investment Banking Ahead of CEO Handoff

Americas Firms Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

CIBC named Mike Freeborn and Alfred Traboulsi...

The move is part of a broader executive reshu...

Other shifts include Eric Metivier leading co...

The changes signal tighter regional focus, st...