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Skyworks and Qorvo Surge as $22B Merger Nears Finish Line

September 16, 2026September 15, 2026 by Bruno
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Skyworks and Qorvo jumped up to 11% after CEO Phil Brace confirmed their $22B merger cleared US antitrust hurdles, eyeing a 2026 close and $500M in synergies.

Categories M&A & Tender Offers, Technology Tags apple suppliers, qorvo, semiconductor merger, skyworks solutions, stock market, swks stock

Commercial Paper Explained: How Companies Issue Short-Term Debt

September 15, 2026 by Bruno
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Learn how the $1.4 trillion commercial paper market works: Section 3(a)(3) rules, Tier 1 vs Tier 2 ratings, discount yield formulas, and rollover risks.

Categories Market Education Tags commercial paper, corporate finance, investing basics, money market funds, short-term debt

BofA Warns Investment Banking Fees to Drop Over 10% in Q3

September 15, 2026 by Bruno
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Bank of America expects Q3 investment banking fees to drop over 10% as dealmaking cools, CEO Brian Moynihan warned, sending BAC shares down 5%.

Categories Market Trend Tags Bank of America, capital markets, investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, wall street deals

Marvell Drops 7% on AI Slowdown Fears and Cloud Chip Rivalry

September 15, 2026 by Bruno
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Marvell fell 7.4% to $218.82 as AI safety warnings triggered a chip sell-off, testing whether its $2.17B data center engine can outrun fresh competition.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Technology Tags AI infrastructure, custom asic, marvell technology, mrvl stock, semiconductor stocks, stock market

The 4 Yield Curve Shifts: Bull vs. Bear Steepeners & Flatteners

September 15, 2026 by Bruno
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Understand the four yield curve regimes: bull steepener, bear steepener, bull flattener, and bear flattener, what drives them, and how they impact markets.

Categories Market Education Tags bear steepener, bond market, bull steepener, investing basics, treasury yields, yield curve

Dangote Refinery Opens $1.6B IPO: Africa’s Largest Listing

September 17, 2026September 15, 2026 by Bruno
AI-generated editorial image: Modern industrial coastal energy refinery complex viewed across calm ocean water under soft morning light.

Dangote Petroleum Refinery opened its historic ₦2.15T ($1.6B) IPO on Sept. 14, 2026, offering 4.1B shares at ₦525 on the NGX to expand refining capacity.

Categories Energy & Commodities Tags african capital markets, capital markets, dangote refinery ipo, nigerian exchange, oil refining capacity

CrowdStrike Soars 14% on AI Safety Rotation, HCLTech Deal

September 14, 2026 by Bruno
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CrowdStrike surged 14.2% to $235.49 as an AI safety debate ignited a rotation into cybersecurity software, paired with a major HCLTech partnership expansion.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Technology Tags ai cybersecurity, CrowdStrike, crwd stock, cybersecurity stocks, hcltech, stock market

Debt Covenants Explained: Affirmative, Negative, and Cov-Lite

September 14, 2026 by Bruno
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Understand debt covenants: affirmative vs negative rules, financial maintenance tests, debt-to-EBITDA math, and why covenant-lite loans dominate modern credit.

Categories Market Education Tags capital markets, corporate bonds, covenant lite, debt covenants, leveraged loans, private credit

10-Year Treasury Hits 4.98% as $6B Buyback Demand Plunges

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026 by Bruno
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The 10-year Treasury yield neared 5% on Sept. 14 as Treasury’s expanded $6B buyback logged a record-low 1.7x cover, rattling debt markets ahead of the Fed.

Categories Economy & Macro Tags 10-year treasury yield, capital markets, fomc rate decision, scott bessent, treasury buybacks, us bond market

Clarity Act Cloture Vote: What It Means for Crypto Stocks

September 17, 2026September 14, 2026 by Bruno
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The Senate readies a make-or-break 60-vote cloture vote on the Clarity Act. Here is what the compromise bill means for COIN, MSTR, and HOOD.

Categories Crypto Tags clarity act, coinbase, crypto stocks, MicroStrategy, sec cftc regulation, stock market
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