JPMorgan Chase has strengthened its North America mid-cap M&A franchise with the hire of two new Managing Directors — R. Sean Daugherty and Robert Rosenfeld — as the bank continues expanding a team that now includes 250+ bankers dedicated to mid-sized companies and investors. 👤 Who’s Joining? Sean Daugherty Robert Rosenfeld 🧭 Reporting & Location...
Leveraged ETFs tied to Strategy (MSTR) — the world’s largest corporate bitcoin holder — are among the biggest victims of 2025’s crypto downturn, as bitcoin’s fall below $90,000 continues to batter related assets. 📉 Key Impacts 🔍 Why It’s Happening 💰 Financial Fallout 📊 Analyst Sentiment Despite the downturn: Michael Saylor will present “The Undeniable...
Nigeria’s Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has unveiled a $100 million equity investment scheme aimed at strengthening indigenous participation across the country’s oil and gas value chain. 🔹 Key Highlights 🔹 Why It Matters This is a strategic push to accelerate local capacity, deepen industrialization, and ensure Nigerian firms capture greater value from the...
Silicon Valley startup Axiado has secured $100 million in new funding to advance a breakthrough chip designed to reduce space, power usage, and security risks in AI data centers. 🔧 Solving a Critical Bottleneck in AI Infrastructure AI data centers rely on thousands of servers — each requiring multiple legacy board-management and security chips.Axiado is...
AQR Capital Management — the $179B quantitative powerhouse led by billionaire Cliff Asness — is heading into year-end with robust double-digit performance across multiple flagship strategies, according to sources familiar with the results. 🔹 November & YTD Performance Highlights 🔍 Outperformance vs. Systematic Peers AQR’s results significantly outperform the broader universe of systematic trend-following hedge...
Citadel delivered strong performance in November, with its flagship Wellington fund returning 1.4%, bringing year-to-date gains to 8.3%, according to sources familiar with the results. 🔹 Performance Highlights (November & YTD) These gains come despite a challenging market backdrop, with the S&P 500 finishing November roughly flat after a period of volatility. Recent positioning data...