Finance Updates – Page 92 – Finance Updates

Retail Rallies & AI Boom: How High-Beta Stocks Fueled Market Outperformance in 2025

Americas Markets Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Retail investors outperformed for a third str...

Interactive Brokers data echoed the edge: ind...

Returns were driven by concentrated, high-bet...

The trade-off is higher downside risk in corr...

Markets on Edge: Rising Yields Boost Precious Metals as Equities Struggle Outside Tech

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

U.S. stocks started 2026 mixed as the Dow and...

Treasury yields and the dollar ticked higher,...

Precious metals followed a blockbuster 2025 w...

Markets are watching Fed leadership uncertain...

Will AI Lead S&P 500 Gains in 2026? Forecasts, Risks & Global Outliers

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

AI-linked stocks surged as strategists stayed...

Wall Street targets vary widely, from Bank of...

The 2025 rally broadened beyond mega-cap tech...

Key 2026 risks include stretched valuations, ...

2026 Market Outlook: Gold Soars, EV Shakeup, AI Leads Stock Rally

Americas Forecast Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

U.S. stocks opened 2026 slightly higher, led ...

Tesla reported weaker vehicle deliveries, ced...

Major banks expect gold to stay strong in 202...

Strategists broadly see the S&P 500 extending...

Deregulation Set to Unlock Billions: What U.S. Banks Gain from Capital & Leverage Reforms

Americas Policy Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

U.S. bank regulators are pursuing rapid dereg...

Changes including the eSLR overhaul, rollback...

Regulators are simultaneously accelerating AI...

Critics warn looser rules may raise systemic ...

How Metalmark Capital’s Stake in T. Parker Host Shapes Maritime Infrastructure & Logistics

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Metalmark Capital made an undisclosed growth ...

Host is expanding its terminal and bulk/break...

Plans include linking Avondale to six Class I...

The deal fits Metalmark's focus on founder-le...

AI Investment 2026: SoftBank’s OpenAI Bet, Meta’s Manus Deal & the Utility Pivot

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

SoftBank completed a $40B investment in OpenA...

Meta bought agent-focused startup Manus for a...

Forecasts for 2026 call for AI to shift from ...

AI funding is concentrating in foundation mod...

OpenAI’s People-First AI Fund: Financing AI Literacy, Community Innovation & Inclusive Impact

Americas Firms Scientific Research and Development Services

OpenAI Foundation’s People-First AI Fund awar...

Eligible 501(c)(3)s have $500K–$10M annual bu...

Funding priorities include AI literacy, commu...

Arkansas recipients include TheatreSquared, a...

How Tyler Technologies Drives Payments Modernization in Public Sector: Trends & Risks

Americas Firms Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Tyler Technologies expects a 2026 wave of sta...

The company is prioritizing fraud analytics p...

Recent wins in Oklahoma (statewide cashiering...

Financial momentum supports the push, with re...

US Corporate Bankruptcies in 2025: Mega Filings Soar Amid Inflation, High Rates

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

US corporate bankruptcies hit 717 filings thr...

Mega bankruptcies (over $1B in assets) rose t...

Industrials and consumer discretionary lead t...

Distress is uneven despite growth, with small...