Truist Financial Corporation appointed Harold Ford Jr. as vice chair of its Wholesale Banking division, where he will focus on expanding business opportunities and strengthening client relationships. Ford brings over 30 years of experience from financial services and politics, including leadership roles at PNC, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and a decade in Congress. His expertise is expected to enhance Truist's efforts in serving commercial, corporate, institutional, and wealth management clients. Ford will start on August 31 and report to the Chief Wholesale Banking Officer, contributing to Truist's growth strategy and client advisory services.
Best Buy reported a strong fiscal Q2 2027 with revenue up 3.6% to $9.78 billion and comparable sales rising 4.1%, surpassing expectations. Adjusted diluted EPS increased 15% to $1.47, helped partly by $34 million in tariff refunds. Following these re...
BP, a major global energy company, is actively managing its portfolio by potentially selling oil and gas assets in Egypt to Energean and investing in new projects like a Halliburton contract in Brazil's offshore field. This strategic move aims to enh...
Blockstream has introduced a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) called SHRINCS, a post-quantum signature scheme designed to protect Bitcoin from potential quantum computing threats. SHRINCS is already tested on Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain but pres...
Evernorth Holdings received SEC approval for its Form S-4 registration, enabling its merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II and a Nasdaq listing under the ticker XRPN. The merger is expected to raise over $1 billion, making Evernorth the largest pub...
Radiant World, a Singapore-based iron ore trading firm claiming $9.6 billion in revenue, is losing key partners after allegations of invalid invoices surfaced. Major commodity traders like Vitol, Cargill, and Glencore stopped business with Radiant, t...
