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- Investment bankers say Trump mergers and acquisitions boom already underwayPresident-elect Trump doesn’t officially take office for another week, but investment bankers say a boom in Trump-related deal-making is already underway—transactional activity that was stymied by the regulation-heavy Biden administration is poised to explode.This was the conclusion of a panel of investment bankers and private equity executives who discussed the return of corporate deal-making at the Frontiers of Digital Finance Conference in Miami on Tuesday."We’ll have more deals coming to market in 2025 than we’ve had in the last two years," said Jeffrey Levine, Managing Director at investment banking giant Houlihan Lokey, who spoke on the panel. "More capital has been raised in the last three years than in the history of private equity, but it hasn't been deployed." The conference, sponsored by a private lending company called Biz2X, which provides online lending solutions to small businesses, featured some major players in finance and the intersection of finance and politics. Patrick McHenry, the… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago
- See it: Photos capture aircraft helping combat the California wildfiresA multitude of planes and helicopters are helping fight the Los Angeles area wildfires.Wildfires have been raging in the Los Angeles area for a week, with five fires currently active in Los Angeles, Ventura and Riverside Counties as of late Friday afternoon, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).Cal Fire currently has over 60 planes and helicopters within its firefighting fleet — and aircraft from its fleet have been heavily involved in the ongoing effort to combat the flames from above. It uses Rockwell OV-10 planes "as the primary command and control platform on wildland incidents," according to Cal Fire’s "Firefighting Aircraft Recognition Guide." CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES: ESSENTIAL PHONE NUMBERS FOR LOS ANGELES-AREA RESIDENTS AND HOW YOU CAN HELP THEMThose planes can operate at a maximum speed of 258 miles-per-hour.Cal Fire also counts three King Air A200 twin-turboprop planes among its "air tactical aircraft." On its pages dedicated to… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago
- The WSJ Dollar Index Falls 0.2% to 103.28...[TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago
- Hegseth Earned $6 Million From TV, Books and Paid Speaking FeesFinancial reports show the potential defense secretary’s pay from past speaking and writing, some of which provided fodder for senators during his confirmation hearing. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago
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- Meta cuts 5% of jobs to lose ‘lowest performers’The company will shed roughly 3,600 roles but plans to backfill the roles later in the year. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.10 hours ago