Finance Updates – Page 4 – Finance Updates

Private Equity’s Rise in GP-Stakes, Continuations & Secondaries Amid Exit Pressures

Global Markets Other Investment Pools and Funds

A Dechert/WSJ survey finds 77% of private-equ...

GP-stake deal volume hit $3.5 billion through...

With exits and LP distributions weak and GP c...

Secondary markets are at record scale (about ...

PE Funds Tighten Grip: LPs Rally Behind Large Managers Amid Distribution Strains

Americas Markets Other Investment Pools and Funds

Through September 30, 2025, the 10 largest US...

Mega-managers such as Advent, KKR, Thoma Brav...

LPs are concentrating commitments with establ...

The shift deepens a two-tier market that coul...

KeyBanc Sees Risk in Cleveland-Cliffs: Price Gains, Costs & Contracts in the SpotLight

Americas Markets Primary Metal Manufacturing

KeyBanc downgraded Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) to ...

The firm kept its $13 price target, implying ...

Key near-term risks include rising unit costs...

U.S. carbon steel fundamentals are expected t...

Single-Family Rent Growth Slows to 0.9% in October 2025: DSCR Risks Rise

Americas Markets Lessors of Real Estate

U.S. single-family rent growth has cooled sha...

Vacancy rates have climbed to roughly 6%+ nat...

Lower-priced rentals are weakening more than ...

These trends are pressuring DSCR-financed inv...

How Comcast’s Spin-Off Versant Faces Challenges amid Cable Decline & Streaming Shift

Americas Markets Cable and Other Subscription Programming

Comcast spun off Versant Media Group, and sha...

Versant starts with about $6.6–$7.0B of 2025 ...

The stock fell roughly 14% on its first day a...

Strategy centers on shifting revenue from pay...

How to Start Buying Stocks in 2026: A Smart, Regulation-Aware Roadmap

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

The guide walks new investors through opening...

It flags key risks that can hit returns, incl...

For 2026, SEC scrutiny is rising around fiduc...

Retail flows appear less reliable, with more ...

Venezuela Oil’s U.S. Turn Sparks Energy Stock Rally—but Recovery’s Full of Hurdles

Americas Markets Oil and Gas Extraction

U.S. stocks rallied Jan. 5, 2026, with the Do...

Oil majors, refiners, and oilfield-services n...

Analysts caution Venezuela’s output is curren...

With 2026 oil markets widely expected to be i...

US Strategy for Venezuela’s Oil Sector: Key Investment Risks and Opportunities

Americas Markets Oil and Gas Extraction

The U.S. plans to control Venezuela’s oil sal...

A first deal would send 30–50 million barrels...

Refiners geared to heavy crude (Valero, Phill...

Big upside is constrained by low oil prices, ...

Singapore IB Fees Surge in 2025 Driven by ECM, DCM & Advisory Strongholds

Asia Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Singapore investment banking fees jumped 28.9...

Fee growth was led by M&A advisory (+55%), eq...

DBS topped the league tables with US$72.9 mil...

Despite higher fees, Singapore-related M&A va...

KeyBanc Downgrades Cleveland-Cliffs: Valuation, Cost Pressures & Free Cash Flow Signals

Americas Markets Primary Metal Manufacturing

KeyBanc downgraded Cleveland-Cliffs to Sector...

The firm expects near-term free cash flow and...

KeyBanc forecasts hot-rolled coil at about $8...

Potential upside levers include non-core asse...