Finance Updates – Page 98 – Finance Updates

Long-Term U.S. Treasuries Yield Near 5% as Futures & Term Premiums Surge

30-year U.S. Treasury bond futures have falle...

The 30-year yield is around 4.88%, the highes...

Sticky inflation, large fiscal deficits, and ...

Institutional investors are rotating from lon...

How Retail Investors Reshaped U.S. Markets in 2025: Trends, Risks & Regulation

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

Retail investors have become a dominant force...

The S&P 500 gained roughly 16% in 2025, with ...

Retail money flooded into high-growth and spe...

This surge in retail power creates new opport...

US Stock Markets Closed Jan 1, 2026 for New Year’s Day; Reopen Jan 2

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

U.S. stock markets (NYSE and Nasdaq) are full...

Both exchanges are open normal hours on New Y...

Regular trading resumes on Friday, January 2,...

The 2026 calendar includes ten full market ho...

How NYSE Took Over 2025’s IPO Boom: Crypto, ETFs & Market Infrastructure Trends

Americas Markets Finance and Insurance

In 2025, the NYSE cemented its role as the pr...

Crypto-related offerings—led by Circle, Bulli...

NYSE’s Pillar technology demonstrated ultra-h...

Expansion moves like NYSE Texas and strong ET...

2026 U.S. Stock Surge: Tech, AI & Fed Policy Shape Market Outlook

Americas Markets Information

US stock futures rose on the first trading da...

President Trump delayed planned tariff hikes ...

Strategists broadly expect moderate S&P 500 g...

Key risks include stretched AI valuations, un...

Asia’s Startup Surge: Deep Tech, Biotech & Blockchain Infrastructure Take the Lead

Asia Markets Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Asian startups raised $179 million in Week 1,...

China’s Syneron Bio led the week with ~ $100M...

India’s CoreEL ($30M) and EtherealX (~$21M) h...

Smaller rounds in ETHGas, CollegeDekho, and T...

UK AI Startups Raise $2.4B in H1 2025: Key Sectors & Challenges Shaping the Ecosystem

Europe Markets Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

UK AI startups raised $2.4 billion in H1 2025...

London still dominates with 68% of AI funding...

Investment is concentrating in AI drug discov...

Future growth hinges on talent and compute in...

Weibo’s Ownership Structure: Dual-Class Shares Give Sina & Alibaba Control

Global Markets Information

Weibo’s ownership is highly concentrated, wit...

Sina alone owns 35.9% of shares but controls ...

A dual-class share structure, where Sina hold...

Institutional and retail investors collective...

How Private Equity Must Adapt in 2026: From Stalled Exits to Tech‐Driven Value Creation

Americas Forecast Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Private equity enters 2026 in housecleaning m...

Deal values are recovering and dry powder is ...

With IPOs only partially rebounding, firms re...

Competitive edge is shifting toward operation...

Why Continuation Funds Are Reshaping Private Equity Exit Strategies

Global Markets Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Private equity firms are using continuation v...

This surge is driven by a clogged exit enviro...

Because GPs act as both buyer and seller, con...

These dynamics may reshape PE fund terms and ...