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Hong Kong's Exchange Operator Posts Record Quarter on Surging IPOs, Trading Activity

Booming trading and listing activity in Hong Kong propelled the city's exchange operator to another record quarter.

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Why the Crypto Industry Is More Reliant Than Ever on Trump

Leaders of tech and crypto firms, including Coinbase and Ripple, plan to meet with President Donald Trump on Wednesday. It's the next move for the executives with an industry friendly bill stalled.

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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

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Klarna Shares Tumble on Lower Outlook, CFO Search

The payments company tempered its outlook for the year, even as it swung to a profit and logged higher revenue in the second quarter.

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Goldman Sachs to Buy Real-Estate Investment Firm for Up to $410 Million

LCN Capital Partners specializes in sale-leaseback transactions and manages about $3 billion in assets.

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Nasdaq Moves Closer to 23-Hour Stock Trading With December Launch

Nasdaq plans to add an overnight trading session starting Dec. 6 as U.S. exchanges move toward nearly around-the-clock stock trading.

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Kalshi Readies Perpetual Futures Tied to Stock Indexes

Traders on the platform will be able to take leveraged long or short positions on stock indexes.

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Gen Z Has Just Discovered the Premium Rewards Credit Card

Young people have the time to maximize perks. American Express and JPMorgan Chase want to lure them to their high-end cards.

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Investors Slam SEC Plan to Remove Best-Price Rule

A proposal to eliminate the decades-old protection draws criticism from Wall Street and individuals.

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Auto Insurance Premiums Have Room to Keep Falling

The soft insurance market is pleasing to inflation watchers but less so to shareholders.

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Financial Advisors Love Warren Buffett, but They Don't Always Agree With Him

Money pros explain when they embrace the Oracle of Omaha's investing wisdom and when they encourage clients to take a different approach.

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Investment Firm General Atlantic Is Eyeing an IPO Again

The company manages around $130 billion and had filed to go public in 2023.

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The Secret Word Game Bank of America's CEO Plays With Wall Street

It's no happenstance that Brian Moynihan regularly jams "gainsay," "concomitant" and "fantods" into otherwise ordinary sentences in analyst calls.

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August 19, 2026 07:00 ET (11:00 GMT)