Category: Finance

Dublin, 13 October 2025 — A new report by European Women in VC, Pensions for Purpose, and Venture Connections highlights a stark imbalance in global capital flows: while U.S. pension funds routinely commit close to 10% of their portfolios to private equity, including venture capital, European funds invest a fraction of that — just 0.12%. […]

As millions of student loan borrowers settle into the school year, many are stressed about how they’ll pay for their degrees. These students may find that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the big tax and spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law over the summer, could limit how much they can borrow. […]

JPMorgan Chase has announced a sweeping $1.5 trillion investment initiative to bolster sectors critical to U.S. national and economic security. The Security and Resiliency Initiative, unveiled by CEO Jamie Dimon, will span a decade and target vulnerabilities exposed by geopolitical tensions, supply chain fragility, and overreliance on foreign sources. Strategic Scope and Objectives The initiative […]

London, United Kingdom: British self-driving technology firm Wayve is negotiating a major funding round with Microsoft and SoftBank, according to reports citing people familiar with the talks. If completed, the deal would inject as much as $2 billion into the London-based start-up and lift its valuation to approximately $8 billion, placing it among the most […]

With the indictment on Oct. 9, 2025, of New York Attorney General – and longtime Donald Trump adversary – Letitia James on two criminal counts related to loans for a home purchase, mortgage fraud is back in the news. Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, is also being investigated by the Department of Justice for […]

Airports across the United States have been experiencing significant flight delays recently because of a shortage of air traffic controllers, who have been required to work without pay since a government shutdown began on Oct. 1, 2025. Reports suggest employees have been calling in sick in increased numbers. And since there was already a shortage […]

New York, 11 October 2025 — Private equity firms have dramatically ramped up their exit activity in the U.S. utilities sector, with 2025 exit value reaching $14.6 billion, according to industry data. This represents a 34-fold increase over 2024’s $430 million and a more than 360% jump from 2023’s $3.16 billion, underscoring a sharp reversal […]

The Trump administration is trying to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs as part of a broader campaign to end what it calls “wokeness” in American education. As part of this rollback, the Justice Department announced in July 2025 that it would no longer “defend” the federal definition of Hispanic-Serving Institutions, or HSIs. These are […]

The ongoing federal shutdown has resulted in a pause on regular government data releases, meaning economic data has been in short supply of late. That has left market-watchers and monetary policymakers somewhat in the dark over key indicators in the U.S. economy. Fortunately, the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers is unaffected by the impasse […]

Tirana, 10 October 2025 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has unveiled a €10 million financing package for Tirana Bank, designed to strengthen Albania’s financial sector and expand access to sustainable finance and trade opportunities. Structure of the Package The support consists of two key components: Strategic Importance The initiative is the […]