ABN Amro to Shrink Workforce, Dispose of Unit as Part of 2028 Growth Plan

The group plans to shrink its workforce by 5,200 employees and it agreed to sell its Alfam subsidiary to Rabobank in a deal expected to close in the third quarter of 2026.

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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on Barclays, EFG International, the U.S. luxury housing market and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.

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The Stock Market Needs December Magic to Keep Tech Rebound on Track

Good riddance November slump. Hello December bump?

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Fed’s Daly Backs December Rate Cut, Citing Vulnerable Labor Market

The views of the San Francisco Fed president are significant because she has rarely deviated publicly from the position of Chair Jerome Powell.

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The Fed’s Tool for Calming Short-Term Funding Markets Is Being Tested

Some banks have been concerned about the appearance of using the standing repo facility, despite the Fed’s assurances.

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Flood of AI Bonds Adds to Pressure on Markets

Prices of newly issued bonds have slid, adding to investors’ anxieties about stock valuations.

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Fed Official Sees No ‘Urgency’ for December Rate Cut

The remarks from Boston Fed President Susan Collins come a day after another another Fed official said there is room for a cut-showing the challenge Fed Chair Jerome Powell faces in trying to build consensus.

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Trump Calls Obamacare Insurers Fat and Rich. Investors See Them as Vulnerable.

Republicans want to shift subsidies away from some of the frailest companies in the industry.

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AI Investors Want More Making It and Less Faking It

The artificial-intelligence industry took Silicon Valley’s hustle mentality to an extreme-and investors are catching on.

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Fed Divisions Show Powell Isn’t the Biggest Hurdle to a Rate Cut

President Trump expects his next Fed chair to lower rates, but growing internal opposition shows the limits of a leadership change-and threatens to end decades of consensus.

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Bill Ackman Eyes Simultaneous Public Offerings of Firm and New Fund

The billionaire investor wants to take his hedge-fund management company, Pershing Square, public at the same time as a new closed-end fund next year.

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It Was Supposed to Be Crypto’s Year. Then Came the Crash.

Crypto-market turmoil intensified this week, with bitcoin shedding more than 10% and over $10,000 in value.

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Fed’s Williams Sees Room for ‘Near-Term’ Rate Cut

Market expectations of a December rate reduction jumped after a top ally of the Fed chair countered recent opposition to a cut.

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Private Equity’s Embrace of the Mass Market Alarms Longtime Investors

Pension managers worry that surging investment from wealthy individuals could erode their returns.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 25, 2025 07:15 ET (12:15 GMT)

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