Markets

• U25 Nov 02, 2026 Grant Thornton Completes $5 Billion CBIZ Acquisition, Expanding U.S. Reach The deal creates a firm expected to rank fifth in U.S. accounting revenue, with more than $7 billion in annual revenue across its multinational platform.
• U23 Nov 02, 2026 AI Makes Products Faster to Build; First-Time Founders Still Need Trust to Make a Sale At an eight-week startup camp, most founders built working products, but about 1 in 10 made a sale. Early customers came through trust and direct contact.
• U59 Nov 02, 2026 Freezer Disruptions Hit Supermarkets in Five European Countries Refrigeration failures affected grocers in Belgium, Ireland, Sweden, Finland and Estonia, prompting food removals and renewed scrutiny of older control systems.
• U5 Nov 02, 2026 Junk Debt Stress Raises New Questions About AI’s Financing Boom Rising yields and tougher credit markets are testing whether AI’s costly expansion can keep relying on borrowed money.
• U62 Oct 30, 2026 Meb Faber’s 2026 Portfolio: Private Startups, Real Assets and Trend Strategies Faber says his wealth centers on founder stakes and startups, while his public portfolio blends global assets with trend strategies.
• U40 Oct 30, 2026 Re:Build’s $2.1B Round Leads a $4.7B Week in Startup Funding Re:Build and Kalshi led a week of large U.S. startup rounds spanning manufacturing, predictions markets, biotech, batteries and AI.
• U41 Oct 30, 2026 Travel Tech Funding Slows as AI Startups Draw Major Deals and Buyers Travel tech startups raised $2.2 billion through Q3 2026, while deal volume fell. AI features remain prominent in large financings and company sales.
• U1 Oct 28, 2026 Perpetual Futures and KPI Contracts Put Trading Infrastructure to the Test Perpetuals and company KPI contracts are testing how exchanges manage funding, liquidity, clearing and risk as trading hours expand.
• U2 Oct 21, 2026 CFTC Priorities Focus on 24/7 Trading, Tokenized Collateral and Market Access Michael Selig outlined plans for new trading models, crypto registration, AI surveillance and changes to derivatives rules and capital costs.
• U4 Oct 07, 2026 Derivatives Firms Assess Perpetuals, 24/7 Trading and Stablecoin Clearing Most surveyed firms reported stronger first-half performance, while interest in perpetuals and always-on markets remains uneven.