Finance Updates – Page 8 – Finance Updates

13 Hot Tech Stocks Driving 6-Month Gains: AI Infrastructure & Small-Cap Upside

Insider Monkey screened 13 tech stocks (as of...

Standouts include Lantronix (LTRX) and nLIGHT...

Broader 2026 tech themes overlap in AI chips,...

Portfolio takeaway: pair large-cap AI infrast...

BlueCrest’s 73% Return in 2025: Triumphs, Risks & What It Means for Michael Platt

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Michael Platt’s BlueCrest Capital Management,...

BlueCrest has also notched outsized recent ye...

Platt is estimated to be worth about $18.8 bi...

The firm is returning over $100 million under...

Apollo Associates: $400K+ Pay, Tighter Deal Scrutiny & Strained Work–Life Balance

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Apollo PE associates around age 28 can earn $...

Leadership under Marc Rowan and Jim Zelter is...

Associates report frustration with heavy “fak...

With structurally higher rates and selective ...

QRT Delivers 2025 Gains: 30% Returns, $38B AUM & Risk Under the Lens

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Qube Research & Technologies’ flagship Qube f...

Assets rose to roughly $38 billion from about...

QRT plans to merge Torus and Prism into a sin...

The firm is expanding into the U.S. with a Ho...

GDPR Requirements vs Consent Banner Claims: EU-U.S. Data Transfers & Legal Risks

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

A website cookie banner warns that non-essent...

EU GDPR/ePrivacy rules require prior, informe...

Case law (Planet49 and a 2025 Frankfurt rulin...

Organizations should upgrade consent-manageme...

Seattle Startup Funding in 2025: Ranking, Strengths & Where It Trails in AI & Fintech

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Seattle ranked 6th in 2025 for seed-to-Series...

The Bay Area captured about 39% of all Carta-...

Seattle’s strongest sector showing was SaaS (...

Big local rounds skewed toward deep tech and ...

Why Early-Stage Founders Should Prioritize Angels & Organic Revenue Before VC

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Lockie Andrews says founders chasing early re...

She advises startups under ~$1M revenue to pr...

Founders should target patient early adopters...

By building traction and investor relationshi...

Why Institutional Investors Are Pulling Back From Private Equity: Key Shifts and Outcomes

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Institutional investors are cooling on privat...

Fundraising has fallen sharply since 2021, wi...

Exit activity remains weak, stretching holdin...

Capital is concentrating in large, establishe...

JPMorgan to Acquire Apple Card Portfolio from Goldman Sachs in $20B Deal

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

JPMorgan Chase agreed to take over Apple Card...

Apple Card terms and features are expected to...

Goldman’s exit caps its loss-making consumer ...

JPMorgan is reserving $2.2B for expected cred...

TSMC Surges on AI Demand; U.S. Banks Rise Amid Costs; UK Builders Battle Macro Risks

Global Markets Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

TSMC beat Q4 expectations as AI-driven demand...

JPMorgan and peers head into earnings with su...

UK housebuilders show a split outlook: Persim...

Key risks to watch include U.S.–China geopoli...