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CIBC Names Freeborn & Traboulsi Co-Heads of Global Investment Banking Ahead of CEO Handoff

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

CIBC named Mike Freeborn and Alfred Traboulsi...

The move is part of a broader executive reshu...

Other shifts include Eric Metivier leading co...

The changes signal tighter regional focus, st...

Fed Holds Rates at 3.50–3.75% After December Cut — What’s Next for Inflation & Policy

Americas Policy Finance and Insurance

The Fed cut the federal funds rate 25 bps to ...

The 9–3 vote exposed sharp internal disagreem...

Policymakers’ 2026 outlook is cautious, with ...

Uncertainty is elevated due to post-shutdown ...

Canadian Banks Post Strong Fiscal 2025: TD & National Bank Lead, But Risks Loom

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Canadian banks head into 2026 with strong fis...

OSFI kept the Domestic Stability Buffer at 3....

Key risks are rising provisions for credit lo...

Potential upside comes from acquisition integ...

US Equities Poised for 2025: Large-Cap Power, IPO Surge & Macro Risks

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

U.S. stocks closed 2025 with strong double-di...

Year-end flows favored large-cap equity and m...

Early-2026 risk hinges on jobs and inflation ...

Banks expect active IPO and M&A markets—espec...

Google Pilot for AI Summaries in News: What It Means for Publisher Traffic & Revenue

Global FYI Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

Google is piloting AI-generated article overv...

Google will pay participating outlets to offs...

The move shifts publisher economics toward pl...

Publishers may need to differentiate with exc...

Meta’s Big Bet: Why Licenses for Real-Time News are Reshaping AI Strategy

Americas FYI Scientific Research and Development Services

The linked primary article could not be acces...

Meta has signed multi-year licensing deals wi...

The shift reflects rising legal and competiti...

Implications include higher ongoing costs for...

2025 Sees Surge in AI & Financial Services M&A: Deal Value, Valuations, Structural Shifts

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

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Broader 2025 markets show rising M&A and ECM ...

Financial-services deal counts are roughly fl...

Key unknowns include valuation, financing mix...

How Google’s Workforce Strategy Is Evolving: Buyouts, Cuts & AI Focus

Global Firms Scientific Research and Development Services

Google has moved from the 2023 mass layoff to...

Buyouts and reductions have touched many majo...

Management layers have been thinned by roughl...

The strategy trades cost efficiency and sharp...

How Google News’ Auto-Generated Pages & AI Summaries Are Rewriting Media Strategy

Global FYI Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

Google News has fully shifted to algorithmica...

Google is piloting AI-generated article overv...

Google Discover is increasingly replacing hea...

Publishers worry the new formats reduce custo...

Global M&A Hits $4.4 Trillion in 2025 with Mega-Deals Led by Energy, Health, Tech

Global M&A Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

Global M&A value rose ~45% in 2025 to about $...

The U.S. led with ~$2.23T across ~11,300 deal...

Mega-deals set a record at 68 deals over $10B...

Private equity and sovereign wealth capital h...