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Macquarie Group's Diversity Helps Smooth Earnings From Lumpy and Cyclical Divisions
The group balance sheet is strong, with Macquarie Bank having an APRA Basel III common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 12.6% as of December 2024. At a group level, Macquarie has AUD 8.5 billion in ...
M&A activity falls as Wall Street clients tap the brakes on deals
Sycamore's $44 billion takeover of Walgreens Boots Alliance pushes up Q1 dollar total, but the number of deals declines The dealmaking slowdown cited by investment banks has been borne out by a drop ...
Cost Performance Improves, but Tariffs Set to Affect
Cost-efficient refining operations stem from proximity to bauxite mines and access to cheap power. In many cases, Alcoa benefits from such. However, prolific growth in Chinese alumina refining ...
Running on empty: Inside China's quiet pension-funding crisis
Liu Xin, a 29-year-old delivery driver in Chengdu, China, zigzags through lunchtime traffic six days a week. One thing that's never in his budget? The 1,400 yuan ($195) monthly contribution to China's ...
'She's kept him afloat': I'm 78 and leaving my daughter, 41, my life savings, but her partner doesn't pay rent. What do I do?
I would like to leave the bulk of my savings to my daughter when I pass.
My friend cleaned out her father's bank account and travels on credit. What can I do to make them see the light?
Before you accuse me of being pea green with envy, I have more savings, own properties, and have all my debts paid' Dear Quentin, I have a relative who routinely travels. I find it ridiculous because ...
Opinion
With Trump pushing 'America First,' you really can't own enough of this hot investment
In an America First regime of unceasing negotiations, advantage seeking and uncertainty, there's not just a higher probability but an absolute certainty of mistakes and unforeseen consequences. It's ...
Box’s Intelligent Content Management Is Intriguing, but Unlikely to Threaten Tech Giants
The tech giants bundle FSS services with their larger operating software and productivity suites at a negligible cost, which has commoditized stand-alone FSS offerings. Pricing per gigabit per month ...
'I'm 15 years older': My second wife says she will pass my estate onto my sons. What could go wrong?
You can also leave your home, assuming it's in your name only, to your second wife as a life estate, meaning she will get to live in it for the remainder of her years and will be responsible for ...
Dropbox’s AI-Powered Universal Search Faces Tough Road Ahead Against Tech Giants
We view Dropbox’s financial position as reasonable. As of December 2024, the firm had approximately $1.6 billion in cash and cash equivalents and $2.4 billion in debt, made up of a $1 billion term ...
Tesla earnings could offer hope for the stock. But this has to happen first.
Tesla is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday, and a call at 5:30 p.m. Eastern will follow the results. Analysts polled by FactSet expect Tesla to report adjusted ...
Intel's earnings outlook could be 'useless.' Here's what matters instead.
Intel Corp.'s earnings later this week are expected to show how the company is in the eye of the storm of the Trump administration's trade war with China - and with so much uncertainty around tariff ...