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Report: Private Equity Firms Reconsider Potential Acquisition of Adevinta
Report: Private Equity Firms Reconsider Potential Acquisition of Adevinta
October 22, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Private equity firms Blackstone and Permira are reportedly reconsidering their potential acquisition of Oslo-based online classifieds company Adevinta. The potential deal, which would have been one of the year’s biggest...

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Central Banks Debate Inflation Targets, Asset Purchases and Monetary-Fiscal Coordination
Central Banks Debate Inflation Targets, Asset Purchases and Monetary-Fiscal Coordination
October 22, 2023  |  Economy

Central banks worldwide are seeking lessons from the cost-of-living crisis, as they convene for their penultimate meetings of the year. The focus of their discussions...

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Biggest Banks Cut 20,000 Jobs Amid High Interest Rates
Biggest Banks Cut 20,000 Jobs Amid High Interest Rates
October 19, 2023  |  Banking

Staffing levels at some of America’s biggest banks are reportedly getting smaller. Aside from the country’s largest lender, JPMorgan Chase, the five biggest banks in the...

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Plaid Hires Former Expedia CFO Eric Hart Before IPO
Plaid Hires Former Expedia CFO Eric Hart Before IPO
October 18, 2023  |  Personnel

FinTech Plaid has appointed its first chief financial officer (CFO), a step toward a potential initial public offering (IPO). Eric Hart, the former CFO of Expedia,...

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Big Banks Weigh Better Rates for Depositors
Big Banks Weigh Better Rates for Depositors
October 15, 2023  |  Banking

America’s largest banks say their profits from high interest rates could soon take a hit. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (Oct. 14), larger lenders...

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LendingClub Cutting 14% of Workforce as Interest Rates Pressure Marketplace
LendingClub Cutting 14% of Workforce as Interest Rates Pressure Marketplace
October 12, 2023  |  Digital Banking

LendingClub is laying off 172 employees — about 14% of its workforce — to reduce costs and navigate the “challenging macroenvironment.” The move will result in...

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US Banks Brace for Surge in Bad Debt Write-Offs
US Banks Brace for Surge in Bad Debt Write-Offs
October 11, 2023  |  Banking

The largest U.S. banks are reportedly bracing themselves for a surge in bad debt write-offs, the highest since the early days of the pandemic. JPMorgan...

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RBC Capital Markets Predicts Luxury Sector Downturn
RBC Capital Markets Predicts Luxury Sector Downturn
October 11, 2023  |  Retail

The luxury goods sector may be facing a potential downturn, according to RBC Capital Markets. The investment bank said in a recent note that one of...

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Ex-Walmart CEO: Economic Headwinds Making Consumers ‘Wary’
Ex-Walmart CEO: Economic Headwinds Making Consumers ‘Wary’
October 10, 2023  |  Economy

Walmart’s former U.S. CEO says consumers are facing pressures they haven’t felt in years. Speaking to CNBC Monday (Oct. 9), Bill Simon listed a host of headwinds...

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