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Trump’s Maduro Arrest Shakes Venezuela—And The Region

Beyond regime change, the operation raises immediate questions over Venezuela’s oil rebuild, proxy retaliation, and how far Washington will push compliance on migration, security, and trade.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

OpenAI: Disney’s Billion-Dollar Partner

Disney announced a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI, a development that is likely to send shockwaves through the US creative industry.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

IBM Targets Confluent With $11 Billion Buyout

IBM agreed to acquire Confluent, a data streaming pioneer, for $11 billion. The buyout allows IBM to strengthen its AI platform and cloud offerings.

Digital By Design

Digitizing more than 80% of its retail banking services proved a timely strategic move for Sberbank, Russia's largest bank. During the pandemic, customers could access most banking services while socially distancing and the bank launched new services quickly that helped customers facing financial hardship and uncertainty.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Moore Threads Goes Public As Chipmaker IPOs Surge

The lucky investors who got in on the first trading day of Moore Threads quintupled their money by the close.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Vodacom Takes Control Of Safaricom

South Africa’s largest mobile operator, Vodacom Group, announced that it will take control of Safaricom, East Africa’s biggest telecom, in a $2.4 billion transaction.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Bulgaria’s Looming Election Overshadows EU Membership

This year, Bulgarians will head to the polls. This election day will mark the eighth time since April 2021 that the Balkan nation has held parliamentary elections, securing its status as emerging Europe’s most politically volatile nation.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Coca-Cola Names New CEO

Henrique Braun “is an American citizen who was born in California and raised in Brazil.” He's also currently executive vice president and COO of Coca-Cola and will become the beverage giant’s new CEO effective March 31.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Lululemon’s McDonald Steps Down As CEO

Leisure and sportswear-maker Lululemon Athletica will start the year searching for a new chief executive, as CEO Calvin McDonald announced his departure during the company’s third-quarter earnings call in early December.

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Dividend Recapitalization Is On The Rise

Flush markets, easing rates, and shifting tax incentives are driving a rise in dividend recapitalizations—an increasingly popular way to reward investors ahead of potential market and regulatory changes.

Insurance

Hurricane Melissa Devastation Saddles Jamaica With Multi-Billion-Dollar Bill

Per the World Bank’s and Inter-American Development Bank’s estimates, $8.8 billion-worth of repairs from Hurricane Melissa amount to 41% of Jamaica's GDP.

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Japan’s New Finance Minister Walks A Fiscal-Policy Tightrope

Japan holds the world’s highest debt-to-GDP ratio. Satsuki Katayama must convince financial markets that new spending is both “proactive and responsible” while also reducing the debt-to-GDP ratio.

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AI, Tariffs Fuel Big Tech Layoffs

This year is on course to become one of the worst years of this century for job cuts, comparable only to the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 and 2009 and the year of the pandemic, 2020.