Big banks look to XVA desks to crush counterparty exposures

CVS Group (LSE:CVSG) is an example of how temporary uncertainty can create attractive investment opportunities. For the past three years, the UK’s largest listed veterinary services group has traded under the shadow of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) investigation into the sector. Investors feared the regulator would impose remedies severe enough to undermine the…

The three income stocks picked below demonstrate the diversity of opportunities in the Aberdeen Equity Income Trust portfolio and the combination of income and capital growth that we look for. The trust takes a deliberately index-agnostic approach, searching for companies undergoing change that the market under-appreciates. The idea is simple: the most compelling opportunities are…

Small businesses that rely heavily on cash could offer banks a receptive audience for business credit cards, provided those cards solve everyday problems with costs and cash flow. That’s the opportunity identified in “Ready for Change: Why Nearly Half of SMBs Want to Ditch Cash and Checks,” a February 2026 PYMNTS Intelligence report produced in…

TAIPEI — In the dead of night, scores of masked military police moved a medley of defensive gear beneath flickering traffic lights and store signs. Hemmed in by rows of shophouses, they laid metal barricades, land mines, and sandbags along an intersection just a mile from Taiwan’s presidential office. Behind them, Clouded Leopard infantry fighting…

Tokenmaxxing is on the way out, even as some of the biggest players in the tech industry are urging their employees to use AI as much as possible. A new Bloomberg report reveals that Apple is cutting employee budgets for AI token usage while remaining just as committed to deploying AI to boost efficiency.  Apple…

While love may be priceless, your credit score isn’t. Between gifts, getaways, and special plans, it’s easy for spending on our significant others to creep higher than expected.