Consolidation is back on the table for banks, with several multibillion-dollar deals announced recently, as they face pressure to compete.https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/huntington-reaches-7-4-billion-deal-to-buy-cadence-bank-2419cd35?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst offered to acquire Janus Henderson for about $7.2 billion, claiming the asset manager would operate better as a private company.https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/janus-henderson-gets-46-per-share-offer-from-trian-general-catalyst-d8569273?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
American Water Works and Essential Utilities agreed to merge in an all-stock deal, creating a water-and-wastewater utility company with a combined market capitalization of about $40 billion.https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/american-water-works-essential-utilities-merge-in-63-billion-stock-deal-18b03305?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Carter’s said it would close about 150 stores in North America and reduce its office workforce by about 15%, cutting roughly 300 positions as tariffs drag down its earnings.https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/carters-to-reduce-office-workforce-by-15-as-tariffs-hit-earnings-ede3dd31?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The tech giant is bolstering its cloud-computing and retail businesses in the country as it continues to expand in Europe.https://www.wsj.com/tech/amazon-pledges-more-than-1-6-billion-for-aws-retail-business-in-the-netherlands-adf9f565?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
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S&P 500 and Nasdaq also score all-time highs; Milei victory boosts Argentine assetshttps://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-10-27-2025?mod=rss_markets_main
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The gains reflected optimism that President Javier Milei’s win will shore up support from the Trump administration.https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/argentinas-bonds-rally-after-milei-victory-738e1966?mod=rss_markets_main
Mercor manages contractors around the world who help chatbots learn to think and speak like humans.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-ai-startup-fueling-chatgpts-expertise-is-now-valued-at-10-billion-f1281e56?mod=rss_markets_main
Consolidation is back on the table for banks, with several multibillion-dollar deals announced recently, as they face pressure to compete.https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/huntington-reaches-7-4-billion-deal-to-buy-cadence-bank-2419cd35?mod=rss_markets_main
The company’s disclosures on its OpenAI stake are scant. That is no longer tenable.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/microsoft-needs-to-open-up-more-about-its-openai-dealings-59102de8?mod=rss_markets_main
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A Cayman Islands fund sued Europe’s biggest bank soon after Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme unraveled, alleging HSBC had failed to protect its assets.https://www.wsj.com/finance/hsbc-holdings-to-book-1-1b-provision-related-to-madoff-case-f1796b69?mod=rss_markets_main
Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst offered to acquire Janus Henderson for about $7.2 billion, claiming the asset manager would operate better as a private company.https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/janus-henderson-gets-46-per-share-offer-from-trian-general-catalyst-d8569273?mod=rss_markets_main
U.S. stock futures traded higher after constructive talks over the weekend between U.S. and China officials, with the two leaders due to meet this week.https://www.wsj.com/finance/global-markets-rise-ahead-of-trump-xi-talks-61ad03df?mod=rss_markets_main
Lenskart Solutions, one of India’s largest eye-wear retailers, is planning to raise up to 72.78 billion rupees, equivalent to $828.8 million, in a share offering.https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/softbank-backed-lenskart-solutions-seeks-to-raise-up-to-829m-in-india-ipo-301ffcbe?mod=rss_markets_main
Signs of thawing U.S.-China tensions boosted markets Monday, with Asia indexes and U.S. futures gaining, and sentiment lifted by progress on regional trade deals during President Trump’s Asia visit.https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/asian-markets-rise-as-u-s-china-talks-trump-asia-tour-fuel-deal-hopes-630c05ab?mod=rss_markets_main
The strong showing by the Argentine president’s coalition won’t resolve the monetary crisis.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/argentinas-elections-trump-and-the-peso-7b70ca93?mod=rss_markets_main
Three ballot measures would help extend the state’s financial services boom.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/texas-y-all-street-tax-ballot-measures-stock-exchange-2a9d7196?mod=rss_markets_main