Finance

In an era of relentless market turbulence, where even giants are faltering, Monte dei Paschi di Siena—the world’s oldest operating bank—has determinedly fixed its sights on acquiring Mediobanca, a prestigious institution specializing in investment banking and wealth management. This audacious move, which comes at a staggering price of 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion), is not
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Bitcoin, once celebrated for its unshakeable resilience and speculative allure, has recently plunged below the $78,000 mark, revealing the fragility lurking beneath its digital surface. The resilience was short-lived, a mere mirage that many crypto enthusiasts had hoped would endure amid the tumultuous geopolitical landscape. With the implementation of President Donald Trump’s latest tariff policies,
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In an era where technology is rapidly reshaping industries, the recent funding round for French accounting software firm Pennylane has sent shockwaves through the financial sector. With its valuation leaping to €2 billion ($2.16 billion) following a €75 million capital influx—led by heavyweights Sequoia Capital—this startup is not just another face in the expanding fintech
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In an industry dominated by the glamor of high-stakes trading and the frenetic activity of financial markets, the secret to superior investment returns might just lie in doing absolutely nothing. Dubbed “dead” investors, those who take a passive approach by adopting a buy-and-hold strategy frequently outperform their more active counterparts. This counterintuitive reality sheds light
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In a bizarre twist of social media spectacle, President Donald Trump recently echoed a fan-made video on Truth Social, branding himself a market manipulator for economic strategy. Citing a supposed endorsement from renowned investor Warren Buffett, the video claimed that Trump’s deliberate decline of the stock market was a clever prelude to lower interest rates.
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The recent surge of Chinese companies flocking to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is being heralded as a significant turnaround for the East Asian economic powerhouse. Following the much-publicized success of DeepSeek, a company claiming to rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT, excitement permeates the air, promising a newfound investor confidence in China. However, beneath this
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The appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services Secretary raises many red flags, particularly for those who value scientific integrity and public health. Kennedy’s well-documented skepticism of vaccines contradicts the very foundation upon which this department operates: the protection of American citizens from preventable diseases. It is bewildering that an anti-vaccine
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