Hedge funds have approached private equity firms about trading complex currency derivatives hedging risks on cross-border acquisitions directly with them, industry insiders say, a move that threatens ...

A real estate listing that’s “pending” means the seller has accepted an offer on their property, but the transaction has not yet closed. “Contingent” also means an offer has been accepted, ...

The AICPA outlined its concerns to Congress about provisions in the tax bill that could hurt the accounting profession, including a section that allows long-debated contingent fees that it described ...

If you want to improve your aerobic capacity, play full-court basketball, not softball. To improve your analytical skills, learn to play chess or bridge, not Chutes and Ladders. If you really want to ...

With financial advisor-managed accounts expanding by the trillions of dollars, annuity issuers are pitching an insurance strategy designed to reduce the risk of outliving retirement savings.

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The U.S. has only undergone a contingent election on three occasions: 1801, to elect President Thomas Jefferson. Then in 1825 to pick President John Quincy Adams. Finally in 1837 to elect Vice ...

A growing number of hedge funds are helping banks recycle the risks stemming from deal contingent trades, a risky type of derivative that banks sell to corporates and private equity firms looking to ...

Tennessee is turning to an Oregon tech company to deal with a big shortage of foster families to house and care for children in state custody. And some state officials have high expectations for the ...

Over a quarter of respondents to a 2022 American Federation of Teachers survey of contingent faculty members earned less than $26,500 annually, and two-thirds said they had thought about leaving ...

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel this week announced criminal charges against 16 Republicans who presented themselves as the state's electors after the 2020 presidential election. Brookings ...