An alternative trading platform CEO wants to revolutionize private equity investing to help mitigate a stalling initial public offering market. So, Forge Global’s Kelly Rodriques partnered with Accuidity to launch the Forge Accuidity Private Market Index this spring. The ultimate goal: Give more investors easier access to unicorns. “This is a major financial innovation that’s…
Jelena McWilliams, chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images There is an $85 million shortfall between what partner banks of fintech middleman Synapse are holding and what depositors…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: GameStop — The meme stock plunged more than 28% after the video game retailer posted an abysmal earnings report . Net sales of $881.8 million for the first quarter marked a 29% decline from a year prior. The company also said it would sell additional stock.…
Back in December 2023, when the market was pricing in six or so rate cuts, Apollo Asset Management’s co-president Scott Kleinman had a more contrarian view: He said he’d be betting against any rate cuts in 2024. That call so far has paid off. But higher-for-longer rates haven’t necessarily been a tailwind for the private-equity industry as…
Check out the companies making headlines before the stock market’s opening bell. GameStop — The meme stock declined 5% premarket, giving up a gain of nearly 30% earlier. GameStop posted a surprise earnings report , showing net sales of $882 million for the first quarter, down 29% from a year prior. GME also gave an…
The Credit Suisse Group AG headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A group of Credit Suisse bondholders filed a lawsuit against the Swiss government, seeking full compensation over the contentious decision to write down the failed bank’s Additional Tier 1 (AT1) debt. As part of Credit…
Chinese electric car company Nio launched its lower-cost brand Onvo on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Shanghai, China. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Nio plans to expand to the Middle East this year, CEO William Li said on an earnings call Thursday, at a time when rivals have been increasing…
Alibaba.com is a platform run by the Chinese e-commerce company of the same name that focuses on overseas business customers. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is ramping up its global expansion with new services aimed at attracting small businesses in the U.S. and Europe. Alibaba.com — the…
Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Vail Resorts — The resort operator saw its stock fall more than 5% after posting fiscal third-quarter earnings of $9.54 per share on revenue of $1.28 billion. Those results missed analysts’ expectations of $9.97 per share on revenues of $1.3 billion, according to LSEG. DocuSign —…
A shopper browses a selection of body boards outside a Five Below store in Bloomington, Illinois, on July 25, 2018. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images While inflation is showing signs of easing, consumers in the country may still be feeling its effects for quite some time, according to Joel Anderson, CEO of discount…
