Finance Updates – Page 78 – Finance Updates

CPP Investments & GIP Finalize $6.2B ALLETE Deal, Boosting ESG Infrastructure Push

CPP Investments and Global Infrastructure Par...

The deal cleared key regulators including FER...

Buyer commitments include roughly $200 millio...

ALLETE will keep its Duluth headquarters and ...

Pinnacle-Synovus Merger Creates $117B Southeast Regional Bank, Eyeing 21% EPS Growth by 2027

Americas M&A Depository Credit Intermediation

Pinnacle Financial Partners and Synovus close...

The fixed 0.5237 exchange ratio leaves Pinnac...

Pinnacle projects ~21% operating EPS accretio...

Kevin Blair is CEO and Terry Turner is chairm...

Vistra Acquires Cogentrix, Gaining 5.5 GW of Efficient Gas Generation for $4.7B

Americas M&A Utilities

Vistra will buy Cogentrix’s 10 gas plants (~5...

The fleet is mostly efficient combined-cycle ...

The acquisition expands Vistra across PJM, IS...

Vistra plans to keep leverage <3x while maint...

Fifth Third and Comerica Shareholders Back $10.9B Merger After Regulatory & Vote Approvals

Americas M&A Depository Credit Intermediation

Fifth Third and Comerica shareholders overwhe...

Comerica holders will receive 1.8663 Fifth Th...

The deal has OCC approval and is targeted to ...

Activist HoldCo Asset Management opposed the ...

Kroger to Close 60 Underperforming Stores Post-Merger, Shifts Focus to Reinvestment

Americas Firms Grocery Stores

Kroger will close about 60 underperforming st...

The plan follows the collapse of its $24.6 bi...

Kroger will record a $100 million impairment ...

It will also open about 30 new stores, accele...

Shareholders Approve $10.9B Fifth Third–Comerica Merger, Creating $290B Regional Bank

Americas M&A Depository Credit Intermediation

Comerica and Fifth Third shareholders overwhe...

The deal would create the ninth-largest U.S. ...

Comerica holders get 1.8663 Fifth Third share...

OCC and Texas regulators have approved, but F...

How Commodities Can Boost Portfolios: Inflation Hedge & Diversification Strategy

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Commodities are raw materials (energy, metals...

They can diversify stock-and-bond portfolios ...

Studies suggest a roughly 5–10% allocation ca...

Commodity behavior varies by type (e.g., gold...

Markets Slip as Housing Policy Shocks Rattle Real Estate and Treasuries

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Stocks paused on Jan. 7 as housing-policy hea...

Homebuilders and real-estate investors sank a...

Treasury yields eased on mixed data and softe...

Oil dropped on prospects of 30–50 million bar...

Why Floating Rate Loans Shine as Treasury Yields Head to 5–6% in 2025

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

T. Rowe Price expects the U.S. 10-year Treasu...

They are positioned short duration and favor ...

Long-duration Treasuries are viewed as expens...

Equities may outperform bonds when yields ris...

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 ...