Finance Updates – Page 9 – Finance Updates

KeyBanc Sees Pegasystems Leading Appian in Cloud Growth & AI Potential

KeyBanc initiated Pegasystems (PEGA) at Overw...

PEGA is showing strong cloud transition momen...

APPN is improving with ~21% cloud subscriptio...

The workflow automation thesis hinges on AI-l...

KeyBanc Warns Cleveland-Cliffs Stock Overvalued Despite Rare Earth Upside

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

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

The bank flags rising unit costs, looming pre...

CLF is exploring rare earth potential at Mich...

Q3 2025 results showed modest revenue growth ...

Metalmark’s 2018 Equity Deal Propelled HOST’s Infrastructure Growth & Founder Control

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Metalmark Capital made a minority growth inve...

Deal terms were not disclosed, and the Host f...

The investment helped HOST scale from a regio...

Value creation hinges on executing large port...

Bojangles’ $1.5B Sale in the Works: Can Growth, Value Hold Up Beyond the Deep South?

Americas M&A Restaurants and Other Eating Places

Bojangles has hired bankers to explore a sale...

The potential deal is fueled by a red-hot chi...

Bojangles is pushing expansion beyond the Sou...

Any premium valuation hinges on proving unit ...

2025 Forex Boom: Trends, Regulation & Emerging Currencies Reshaping FX Markets

Global Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Global FX turnover hit a record USD 9.6T per ...

The U.S. dollar remains on one side of 89% of...

Brokers like FOREX.com are expanding access w...

Regulators are tightening rules on capital, e...

Stocks & Bonds Outlook 2026: Navigating Inflation, Rates & Valuations

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

In 2025, U.S. stocks and core bonds both rall...

In 2026, sticky inflation, heavy deficits, an...

Stocks may still advance on earnings and AI-l...

Positioning favors diversification, high-qual...

Mounting U.S. Debt & Booming Corporate Bond Supply: What Investors Must Know

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

U.S. gross debt topped $38 trillion in Octobe...

Wall Street expects a surge in investment-gra...

This corporate supply competes with heavy Tre...

With foreign official demand for Treasuries m...

US Job Growth Slows, Unemployment Rises: Yield Shifts Point to Fed Rate Cuts in Mid-2026

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

U.S. 10-year Treasury yields slipped about 1 ...

The 2-year yield rose as markets leaned towar...

Goldman Sachs delayed its first expected rate...

2025 job growth was the weakest since 2003 ou...

Nasdaq Proposes 23-Hour Trading Weekdays: What It Means for Markets & Investors

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Exchanges

Nasdaq has asked the SEC to allow nearly 23-h...

The target launch is the second half of 2026,...

Approval depends on extending core market plu...

Key concerns are thin liquidity and weaker pr...

Fed Holds Steady as Labor Data Fuels Record Highs in S&P 500

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Exchanges

U.S. stocks hit fresh records Friday, with th...

December payroll growth was weak at about 50,...

Treasury yields were little changed overall, ...

Weekly gains were broad, led by the Russell 2...