Inside an investment banking battle royale
Disputes over power and pay aren’t unusual at Wall Street’s top firms. What isn’t ordinary is when the conflict turns into a decade-long legal battle. That was the case for boutique investment firm Pe...
12 Maalis 202522min
Tracking Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
Little is known about Russia’s “shadow fleet”. These ships have been used to move Russian oil around the globe and avoid restrictions put in place by western governments after Vladimir Putin launched ...
5 Maalis 202521min
Vanguard: can it keep playing disruptor?
Vanguard became a powerhouse money manager thanks to a commitment to the philosophy of founder Jack Bogle. Now, with a new chief executive, can the firm push into other areas of financial services and...
26 Helmi 202522min
The story behind DeepSeek’s breakthrough
This January, DeepSeek made an announcement that changed the artificial intelligence landscape. The Chinese start-up said that it had trained the latest in a series of competitive AI models, which app...
19 Helmi 202517min
Can NYSE stay up all night?
The New York Stock Exchange wants to get in on a growing trend amongst investors: overnight stock trading. The largest exchange in the world recently submitted a proposal to allow shares to trade for ...
12 Helmi 202516min
Why Big Oil is resisting Trump’s call to ‘drill, baby, drill'
US President Donald Trump wants energy producers to drill for more oil. He claims it will lower prices for consumers and tackle inflation. But oil companies have a different set of priorities — and th...
5 Helmi 202517min
Mexico faces a deficit – and Donald Trump
Mexico’s new president Claudia Sheinbaum is pursuing an ambitious agenda for her country. It promises a better standard of living for Mexicans. But investors in the country’s economy have their concer...
29 Tammi 202521min
Inside Wall Street’s ‘SRT’ phenomenon
Every so often a cool new financial innovation springs up and gains popularity on Wall Street, promising juicy returns for investors. That’s why “synthetic risk transfers” or SRTs are in fashion. But ...
22 Tammi 202519min
