The Strongest Dealmaking Start Since Records Began Global mergers and acquisitions activity has posted its strongest first half on record, according to LSEG data, with announced transactions totalling $2.8 trillion in the six months through … Read more
A Rebound Built on Chips and Confidence Chinese and Hong Kong equities have staged a sharp rebound in early July 2026, powered by a rally in semiconductor and artificial intelligence stocks that has drawn global … Read more
A Labor Market That Refuses to Reaccelerate The June 2026 U.S. jobs report landed with a thud. Employers added just 57,000 positions, well below economists’ expectations and a sharp deceleration from the 129,000 jobs added … Read more
A $560 Billion Market Hiding in Plain Sight Buy Now, Pay Later has become a checkout-page fixture, and by nearly every measure it is still growing fast. The global BNPL market reached approximately $560 billion … Read more
The Biggest Listing Year in Half a Decade The U.S. initial public offering market has roared back to life in 2026, posting its strongest first half on record. U.S. IPOs and share sales raised … Read more
The Biggest European Defense Buildup Since the Cold War At last year’s NATO summit in The Hague, alliance members agreed to one of the most consequential commitments in the organization’s history: raising defense and security-related … Read more