Finance Updates – Page 83 – Finance Updates

Fed Eases Rates to 3.50–3.75% As Inflation Lingers and Jobs Slow

The Fed cut its policy rate 25 bps in Decembe...

Inflation remains above 2% but is forecast to...

A split FOMC vote with three dissents highlig...

Lower mortgage rates near 6.15% may modestly ...

AI Infrastructure Surge Fuels Record Market Highs—Can Valuations Withstand the Risks?

Americas Markets Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

U.S. stocks hit new records Jan. 6, 2026, wit...

Data storage and memory shares surged, led by...

Investors and analysts are positioning for an...

Key risks include stretched valuations and se...

Dow & S&P 500 Hit Record Highs: AI, Health & Finance Lead January Rally

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Exchanges

The Dow closed above 49,000 for the first tim...

The rally extends a record-setting start to 2...

Leadership broadened beyond megacap tech, wit...

Silver and copper also hit record highs, sign...

BENTELER Acquires ioki: Ushering in Europe’s First Full-Service Autonomous Mobility Powerhouse

Europe M&A Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

BENTELER Group agreed to acquire Deutsche Bah...

The combined offering will link HOLONs autono...

ioki brings 200+ deployed transport services,...

Financial terms were not disclosed, and execu...

Striker Ventures Commits $82M for Early-Stage Cyber & AI Startups in Israel

Asia Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Striker Ventures, founded in 2025 by former C...

The firm will invest in just ~10 companies to...

Matan Lamdan, former intelligence officer and...

The timing coincides with a broader rebound i...

Israeli Startups Attract Big Capital Despite War: AI & Cyber Lead Surge

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Ibex Investors raised a $106 million Israel-o...

OurCrowd launched a $50 million Israel Resili...

Israeli tech funding and valuations rebounded...

Investors see counter-cyclical upside from di...

Saudi Boosts AI Startups with Red Sea Global, Wa’ed Ventures & New Tourism Infrastructure

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Red Sea Global, backed by Saudi Arabia’s PIF,...

Beyond capital, portfolio companies can pilot...

Other domestic capital is mobilising too, inc...

The push supports Vision 2030’s bid to build ...

Why GP-Stake Sales Are Rising as Private-Equity Fundraising Falters

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

About 77% of private-equity managers plan to ...

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

Global PE fundraising has fallen for three st...

With LP liquidity demands rising, secondaries...

Utah’s $500M Private Equity Deal with Otro: New Model for College Sports Finance

Americas M&A Spectator Sports

Utah approved a partnership with private equi...

The plan could bring more than $500 million t...

Core athletic department functions such as sc...

The first-of-its-kind structure is being watc...

Private Equity in 2026: Navigating Exit Pressure, Falling Dry Powder & GP-LP Alignment

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

U.S. private equity is sitting on about 12,90...

Dry powder has fallen sharply, tightening dea...

Exits rebounded in 2025 but remain narrow bey...

In 2026, LP scrutiny on fees, valuations, and...