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Japan’s $7.2 Trillion Bond Market Wiped Out by Just $280 Million of Trading

It took only about $280 million of actual trading to trigger a massive sell-off in Japan’s government bond market, sparking roughly $41 billion in losses across the yield curve and unsettling global markets. That relatively tiny amount of turnover was enough to set off a dramatic

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Abu Dhabi’s MGX Joins Investor Group Buying TikTok’s U.S. Business

TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. operations to a new investor group that includes Abu Dhabi–backed investment firm MGX, according to Axios. The transaction creates a new U.S.-based joint venture with majority American ownership, a structure designed to comply with U.S.

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ADIB Reports Record 2025 Profit as Financing, Assets and Deposits Surge

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) posted record full-year results for 2025, with net profit before tax up 18 percent to about AED 8.1 billion and net profit after tax up 16 percent to around AED 7.1 billion. Revenue also climbed 16 percent to roughly AED 12.3 billion. The strong p

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Quant Hedge Funds Hit Worst Drawdown Since October as Crowded Trades Unwind

Quantitative hedge funds have started 2026 in the red, suffering their worst short-term losses since October as crowded bets in US stocks unwind and hit systematic trading strategies. Early January marked the weakest 10-day stretch for systematic long-short equity managers in mor

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ADNOC Becomes First Emirati Brand in the Global Top 100 Most Valuable

According to a new Brand Finance report, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has become the first Emirati brand ever to enter the list of the 100 most valuable global brands. ADNOC’s brand value rose about 11 percent year on year to $21.13 billion in 2026, representing more than 350

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Bank of America to Give $1 Billion in Stock to Most Employees After Strong 2025 Results

Bank of America said it will award roughly $1 billion worth of stock to non-executive employees through its annual Sharing Success program. The equity grants will consist of nearly 19 million shares of common stock and go to almost all staff except senior management. This marks

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SPACs Are Flooding Back in 2026 After a Massive 2025 Fundraising Year

SPACs are making a noticeable comeback in early 2026, following what Bloomberg calls a bonanza year in 2025. According to the report, blank check companies have already raised more than $2 billion just weeks into January. This follows a very strong 2025, when roughly $30 billion

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China’s $7 trillion stash isn’t staying in the bank any more

A huge pile of cash sitting in Chinese time deposits is starting to move. Close to $7 trillion is set to mature this year, and households are hungry for returns higher than slow paying savings accounts. That’s driving more flows into stocks, gold and other assets as people chase

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Interactive Brokers clients crushed the S&P 500 in 2025 according to new data

Interactive Brokers just dropped a report showing its customers beat the S&P 500 last year, with individual investors averaging about 19.2% compared to the benchmark’s 17.9%. Hedge fund clients at IBKR posted even stronger results, clocking around 28.9 percent returns in 2025,

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Apple taps Google Gemini to power Siri. Privacy stays on Apple. Control shifts quietly.

Apple just locked in a multiyear deal with Google. Gemini models will power Apple Intelligence and the next version of Siri, with reports pointing to roughly $1B a year. The interesting part isn’t the AI upgrade. It’s the positioning. Apple is fine outsourcing foundation model

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TSMC posts record earnings as U.S. investment accelerates

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported record profitability, with fourth-quarter profit up 35%. High Performance Computing now accounts for 55% of revenue, compared with 32% from smartphones, highlighting the shift toward AI and data-center demand. Management guided

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