After volatile January, world stocks start February on firm note
World stocks began the new month on firmer ground, after a volatile January, as reassuring comments from Federal Reserve officials helped to calm rate-hike jitters.
Inflation stations: Five questions for the ECB
Record euro area inflation rates mean price pressures will top the agenda for European Central Bank policymakers meeting on Thursday.
Dealmaking helps Deutsche Bank deliver biggest profit in a decade
Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) delivered its most profitable year in a decade on the back of a dealmaking bonanza, strengthening Chief Executive Christian Sewing’s hand as he fine tunes a new strategy and targets for the years ahead in March.
Deutsche Bank expected to break profit run in fourth quarter
Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) is expected to swing to a net loss when it reports fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday amid a slowdown in revenue at its investment bank, based on analysts’ consensus estimates.
Risk of central bank hikes prompts investors to shun tech – surveys
High-flying tech stocks, the darling of the pandemic, are the most shunned counters in the opening weeks of 2022 as investors see a flurry of rate hikes from central banks as the top risk to markets, investor surveys said on Tuesday.
Ford crosses $100 bln in market value for the first time
Ford Motor Co’s (F.N) market value breached $100 billion for the first time on Thursday, as more investors bet on the Detroit automaker’s electrification strategy.
Factbox: U.S. banks tighten COVID-19 precautions as Omicron variant spreads
U.S. banks have been more proactive than other industries in encouraging employees back to the office, but those plans have come under renewed scrutiny due to the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Factbox: U.S. banks tighten COVID-19 precautions as Omicron variant spreads
U.S. banks have been more proactive than other industries in encouraging employees back to the office, but those plans have come under renewed scrutiny due to the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
BNP Paribas to sell Bank of the West to Canada’s BMO for $16 bln
BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) said Monday it is to sell U.S. unit Bank of the West to Canada’s BMO Financial Group for $16.3 billion in a deal that will give France’s biggest bank a huge step up in firepower for deals and buybacks.
Global M&A activity smashes all-time records to top $5 trillion in 2021
Dec 20 (Reuters) – Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity shattered all-time records in 2021, comfortably erasing the high-water mark that was set nearly 15 years ago, as an abundance of capital and sky-high valuations fuelled frenetic levels of dealmaking.
