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Webull to Offer Perpetual Futures Starting Next Month

Webull is preparing to roll out perpetual futures contracts, a derivative contract new to regulated U.S. markets that never expires, on its online investment platform next month.

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Synchrony Financial Profit Falls on Higher Costs but Credit Trends Improve

Synchrony posted a third-quarter profit of $892 million, or $2.68 a share, down from $1.1 billion, or $2.86 a share, a year earlier.

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Prudential Financial Sells Prudential of Brazil, Prudential of Mexico for $4 Billion

The investment manager and financial services provider said it has entered a definitive agreement to sell Prudential of Brazil and Prudential of Mexico to CNP Assurances in a cash deal.

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Equifax Is Today's Best S&P 500 Stock. VantageScore Has Something to Do With That.

Equifax reports better-than-expected third-quarter earnings.

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Sea Plans New Cloud Business, Weighs Financial-Services Arm IPO

The company is considering listing Monee, which is nearing a position where it can operate independently, said CEO Forrest Li.

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Ant-Backed Fintech Mynt Rises in Debut After Philippines' Largest IPO

Shares of Mynt, which operates one of Philippines's largest digital cashless ecosystems GCash, rose as much as 2.4%.

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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on Equifax, M&G, Sabre Insurance Group, National Australia Bank and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.

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Jamie Dimon's National-Security Pledge Finances $230 Billion in First Year

JPMorgan's "security and resiliency initiative" is helping bolster U.S. supply chains and defense contractors.

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Tradeweb to Buy Trumid For About $1.97 Billion

Tradeweb Markets agreed to buy fixed-income trading platform Trumid, a deal that will position it earlier in the credit lifecycle and expand capabilities into grey markets.

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JPMorgan Advisors With $18 Billion Quit to Launch Their Own Firm

Financial advisors Phil Scott and Jim Atwood are joining forces to form Latigo Peak Partners in what is one of the largest bank-to-RIA moves in recent years.

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Can Class-Action Lawsuits Fix Private Funds' Valuation Problem?

More than a dozen lawsuits are taking aim at private-credit accounting practices as regulators try to open these funds to a wider audience.

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KKR Sent Formal Objection by EU Over Information Provided in NetCo Deal

The European Commission said it provisionally found that the group gave what it said was incorrect or misleading information related to long-term wholesale access agreements.

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October 20, 2026 16:00 ET (20:00 GMT)