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Insurers probed by US prosecutors over their private credit investments paid millions of dollars to a tiny credit-rating agency at the heart of concerns about the industry’s growing conflicts of interest.

For investors, the outlook for developing markets is becoming more complicated. While

U.S. equity markets finished higher this week even as a divided Federal Reserve and another sharp steepening of the yield curve kept financial conditions under pressure. The Fed held its benchmark rate

Small companies get a raw deal in the public markets. That’s particularly true of those on junior exchanges where interest from fund managers, analysts and the media tends to be low. Such markets, with fewer governance and reporting requirements, are supposed to help start-ups raise equity capital. But for both entrepreneurs and investors, the case is far from clear cut. 

On the Q1-2026 earnings call, XPO, Inc. (XPO) CEO Mario Harik told analysts, “We have a clear line of sight to achieving an LTL operating ratio in the 70s.” That is

2026-08-01. The following slide deck was published by Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliários S.A.

2026-08-01. The following slide deck was published by Piraeus Financial Holdings S.A.

Frederic Lissalde
Emmanuelle Bely – Executive VP, Secretary to the Board of Directors & General Secretary
Laurent Remont – CEO & Director
Albin Jacquemont – Executive & CFO
Alexandre Petovari
Pierre Barnabe

2026-08-01. The following slide deck was published by Amerant Bancorp Inc.

My girlfriend is 62. Can she claim her late husband’s full Social Security benefit — or does she have to…