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Private-Credit Firms Are Buzzing About Getting In on JPMorgan's Card Empire

The bank has recently explored finding partners to underwrite rejected applications for its co-branded credit cards.

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Meta's Muse Comes for Financial Stocks

The rapid adoption of the new artificial-intelligence agent threatens to disrupt wealth managers, brokerages and insurers.

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Swiss Parliament's Upper House Backs Plan to Ease New Capital Demands on UBS

Under the proposal, the bank would be required to hold 90% in top-tier capital against its foreign subsidiaries, down from 100% the government previously planned.

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$5 Billion Flurry of Nearly Identical Kalshi Trades Draws Scrutiny

The rapid trades-all at nearly $5,500-occurred in a single Kalshi market. The prediction market says the trades represent normal activity.

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SoFi Becomes First U.S. Bank to Settle Card Payments on Stablecoin

The program will process more than $25 billion in transactions annually, SoFi said.

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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on Bitcoin, Societe Generale, Prudential PLC and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.

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Junk-Bond Market Gets AI Jolt from SoftBank

SoftBank Group is issuing over $11 billion in junk-rated bonds.

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Silver Lake Takes On Carl Icahn and the Merger Arbitrage World in Endeavor Fight

The private-equity firm is asking a judge to declare that Icahn and others illegally colluded to fight the $13 billion acquisition.

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Qatar Investment Authority, JPMorgan Announce $20 Billion Partnership

JPMorgan Asset Management will oversee a customized portfolio of $15 billion invested across public equities.

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Priority Technology CEO to Take Firm Private in $1.6 Billion Deal

The payment-technology company agreed to be taken private by an investor group led by its chair and chief executive, Thomas Priore, in a deal with an enterprise value of around $1.6 billion.

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Perpetual Rejects EQT AB's Improved Offer, Ends Takeover Talks

EQT AB's pursuit of Perpetual looks over after the Australian investment manager rejected its US$2.6 billion takeover proposal and said it had stopped engaging with the Swedish private-equity provider.

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Societe Generale Shares Climb After Bank Raises Profitability Target

Shares rose 4%, taking the stock's year-to-date gain to nearly 10%, after the bank said it is cutting costs and growing revenue to boost profitability through the end of the decade, including widening its use of AI.

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The Silver Lining in Soaring Interest Rates: The Economy Can Handle Them

Economies around the world are showing surprising resilience to higher central bank-interest rates and government bond yields.

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September 23, 2026 07:00 ET (11:00 GMT)