Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

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Business|Finance

Lazard hires Guggenheim banker Haydon for private equity dealmaking, source says

Investment bank Lazard has hired Courtney Haydon from Guggenheim Securities as a managing director to help drive dealmaking involving private equity firms and alternative

Economy|Finance|Technology

Wall St closes up on revival supported by inflation data, tech stocks

Wall Street's major indexes ended higher on Friday as investors flocked back to tech megacaps that had triggered broad sell-offs earlier in the week, and inflation data

Wall St closes up on revival supported by inflation data, tech stocks
Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

S&P, Nasdaq end lower in fickle trading, megacap trend uncertain

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite ended a fickle session weaker on Thursday, failing to regain ground lost in the previous day's tech-triggered sell-off as investors grappled

S&P, Nasdaq end lower in fickle trading, megacap trend uncertain
Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

S&P and Nasdaq close at multi-week lows as Tesla, Alphabet weigh heavily

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended at multi-week lows on Wednesday, with the S&P snapping one of its longest streaks without a daily decline of more than 2%, as lackluster

S&P and Nasdaq close at multi-week lows as Tesla, Alphabet weigh heavily
Finance|Stock Markets

Wall St ends slightly lower with Big Tech earnings on deck

Wall Street's main indexes ended slightly lower on Tuesday, having given up meager intraday gains in the final minutes of trading, as investors switched their focus to the

Wall St ends slightly lower with Big Tech earnings on deck
Americas|Election|Finance|Stock Markets

Wall St closes higher as investors return to megacap stocks

Wall Street's three benchmarks ended higher on Monday as investors returned to megacap growth stocks, helping both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite recover from their worst

Wall St closes higher as investors return to megacap stocks
Economy

Sixth Street appoints Alvarado to run US real estate investments

Sixth Street has appointed Marcos Alvarado as its head of U.S. real estate, according to a statement on Tuesday, as it seeks further investments in a sector starved of

Economy

Cantor Fitzgerald hires nine in tech investment banking boost

Cantor Fitzgerald has hired nine investment bankers as it bolsters its advisory services to technology companies, the boutique bank

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Wall Street ends flat, after pop from July inflation data fizzles

– Wall Street’s main indexes finished flat on Thursday, giving up most early gains on milder-than-feared inflation data as investors worried about the U.S. economy’s longer-term prospects and whether stocks had further room to run. Data showed headline and core consumer prices both climbed by 0.2% in July, with the headline number notching annual rise of 3.2% and the core up 4.7%. In the first hour of trading, the three benchmark indexes advanced more than 1% as traders bet the U.S. Federal Reserve would stop further monetary tightening in 2023 and start cutting interest rates early

Wall Street ends flat, after pop from July inflation data fizzles
Business|Economy|Technology

Some Colonial Pipeline owners eye stake sales at $10 billion-plus company valuation, sources say

Some of Colonial Pipeline's owners are exploring divesting their stakes, hoping they can fetch prices that would value the largest U.S. fuel transportation system in excess

Some Colonial Pipeline owners eye stake sales at $10 billion-plus company valuation, sources say
Business

Phillips 66 explores sale of REX interstate pipeline stake worth over $1 billion, sources say

U.S. oil refiner Phillips 66 is exploring a sale of its 25% stake in the Rockies Express Pipeline that it hopes could be worth more than $1 billion, including debt, people

Phillips 66 explores sale of REX interstate pipeline stake worth over $1 billion, sources say
Business

Exclusive-Shale producer Devon Energy in bid to acquire Enerplus -sources

U.S. oil and gas producer Devon Energy has approached Enerplus, a peer with a market value of C$3.9 billion ($2.9 billion), with an acquisition offer, people familiar with

Exclusive-Shale producer Devon Energy in bid to acquire Enerplus -sources
Business

Guggenheim oil and gas bankers leave for Moelis after mega-deal miss -sources

Six U.S. oil and gas bankers who missed out on a wave of mega deals

Guggenheim oil and gas bankers leave for Moelis after mega-deal miss -sources
Business

Exclusive-US power utility Allete explores sale, sources say

Allete, a U.S. power utility and renewable energy developer that has a market value of about $5 billion, including debt, is exploring a sale of the company, people familiar

Exclusive-US power utility Allete explores sale, sources say
Business

Chevron's mega oil deal more expensive than Exxon's

Exxon Mobil's $59.5 billion deal to acquire oil and gas producer Pioneer Natural Resources may have been larger than Chevron's $53 billion agreement to buy Hess, but it is

Chevron's mega oil deal more expensive than Exxon's
Business

Exclusive-ConocoPhillips weighs CrownRock bid to challenge rivals

ConocoPhillips is considering an offer for CrownRock LP, an energy producer in the west Texas area of the Permian basin, people familiar with the matter said, as

Exclusive-ConocoPhillips weighs CrownRock bid to challenge rivals
Business

Goldman names Kamo as global head of dealmaking for financial sponsors

Goldman Sachs Group Inc has appointed David Kamo as its global head of financial sponsor mergers and acquisitions within its investment bank, according to a memo seen by

Goldman names Kamo as global head of dealmaking for financial sponsors
Business

Analysis-Cash-rich Exxon, Chevron use stock for mega deals amid energy market jitters

Exxon Mobil and Chevron are flush with cash yet their acquisition targets are taking stock as the only form of payment, an arrangement that allows the two largest U.S.

Analysis-Cash-rich Exxon, Chevron use stock for mega deals amid energy market jitters
Business

Pioneer's mega-sale to Exxon will trigger $71 million in exec windfalls

Senior management at Pioneer Natural Resources will likely be out of a job once the company's $60 billion sale to Exxon Mobil is completed, but the top brass will

Pioneer's mega-sale to Exxon will trigger $71 million in exec windfalls
Business|Economy

Power producer Calpine explores options including $30 billion sale, sources say

The investment firms that took U.S. power plant operator Calpine Corp private six years ago are exploring options that include a company sale, an initial public offering or

Power producer Calpine explores options including $30 billion sale, sources say
Business|Economy

Bain Capital invests $250 million in business services firm Sikich

Bain Capital is picking up a minority stake worth $250 million in business services firm Sikich, which is planning to deploy the investment to finance its expansion plans,

Bain Capital invests $250 million in business services firm Sikich
Business|Economy

Dow closes up to make it seven in a row, as jobs data boosts rate-cut hopes

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher on Thursday, the seventh straight daily advance for the benchmark, as all three major U.S. indexes gained after weekly jobless

Dow closes up to make it seven in a row, as jobs data boosts rate-cut hopes
Business|Economy

Dow ends higher for 6th session, but Treasury yields pressure market

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended higher on Wednesday, stretching its winning streak to six straight sessions and closing above 39,000 points for the first time in

Dow ends higher for 6th session, but Treasury yields pressure market
Business|Economy

S&P, Dow end slightly up, extend closing streaks despite Disney drag

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both clung onto gains to ended slightly higher on Tuesday, extending recent winning streaks fueled by renewed expectations that

S&P, Dow end slightly up, extend closing streaks despite Disney drag
Business|Economy

Wall Street closes higher for third session on rate cut optimism

U.S. stock indexes closed higher on Monday, their third straight session of advances, as investors continued to gain hope that there was a greater chance of the Federal

Wall Street closes higher for third session on rate cut optimism

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