Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VIRT) reported robust second quarter 2026 results on July 30, with total revenues climbing 19.0% year over year to $1,190.0 million, up from $999.6 million in the same period last year. The New York based market maker and execution services provider posted net income of $284.9 million for the quarter, slightly […]
Around 6 p.m., the train rolled into the Amtrak station in Albany, and the conductor announced we would be stopping there until 7:40 so a train from Ontario could connect to ours. The café car closed a few minutes before the stop, and it wouldn’t reopen until we were running again. The extended stop was […]
Raymond James recently added a trio of advisors in Newport Beach, Calif., to the firm’s employee advisor channel. The team, operating as Capital Reserve Group of Raymond James, joins from Comerica, a regional commercial bank, where they managed $5.4 billion in client assets. Advisors Cory Matsumoto, Rey Carandang and Genae Affrunti join Raymond James & […]
Skanska USA Commercial Development announced the hiring of Michael Meyer as vice president, asset management, a newly created role focused on strengthening asset performance across the company’s U.S. commercial development portfolio. In this role, Meyer will be responsible for asset performance and reporting, supporting Skanska’s continued focus on customer experience, operational excellence, investor reporting, sustainability […]
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The job market may feel more crowded than ever, but how far would candidates go to set themselves apart? One startup put that to the test, challenging hopeful candidates to get a permanent tattoo in exchange for a guaranteed interview. Y Combinator startup LemonLime hosted an afterparty for YC Startup School. According to a since-deleted […]
As payments executives wrestle with fast-moving trends in AI-driven commerce and in cryptocurrency, particularly stablecoins, card networks are gearing up to win more business in both markets. And network executives see those trends accelerating, creating opportunities to grab market share if they act fast. “Agentic commerce is the next evolution in payments, a significant opportunity […]
GlobalData’s latest league table for North America showed Goldman Sachs and Houlihan Lokey at the top of M&A financial adviser rankings in the first half of 2026, measured by deal value and deal count respectively. Figures from GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database indicated that Goldman Sachs advised on transactions worth $437.7bn, placing it first by value. Access deeper industry intelligence […]
Stocks Published: Friday, July 31, 2026, 0:28 [IST] Sensex and Nifty expected to remain on a positive footing on Friday, July 31, as improving market breadth, sustained buying in select heavyweight sectors and encouraging technical indicators continue to support investor sentiment. Market participants will closely monitor global cues, foreign institutional investor (FII) activity and stock-specific […]
Evolving geopolitical conflicts push maritime insurers to rethink war-risk coverage rules. This article appears in the July/August issue of Global Finance Magazine. An insurance consortium to help ships transit the Strait of Hormuz may reflect a new definition of war for purposes of maritime claims, depending on new armed-conflict provisions under debate. Lloyd’s of London […]