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Data Update 1 for 2025: The Draw (and Danger) of Data

Musings on Markets

Not surprisingly, the company listings are across the world, and I look at the breakdown of companies, by number and market cap, by geography: As you can see, the market cap of US companies at the start of 2025 accounted for roughly 49% of the market cap of global stocks, up from 44% at the start of 2024 and 42% at the start of 2023.

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Good Intentions, Perverse Outcomes: The Impact of Impact Investing!

Musings on Markets

That generic definition is not only broad enough to cover a wide range of impact investing actions and motives, but has also been with us since the beginning of time. Impact Investing: The What, The Why and the How! Impact investments are investments made with the intent of generating benefits for society, alongside a financial return.

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GoLogiq to Combine Fintech Assets with Recruiter.com, Creating Nasdaq-Listed Global Fintech Platform

Benzinga

based global provider of fintech and consumer data analytics , has signed a definitive agreement (the "Agreement") for a planned purchase of its fintech assets by Recruiter.com Group, Inc. Recruiter and GoLogiq plan to review the market capitalization of Recruiter six months following the closing of the business combination.

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Can Equity Value Be Negative?

Equilest

How does negative equity affect dividends? Can a company still raise capital with negative equity? This pivotal metric is typically calculated by summing the market capitalization and net debt of the organization. Is negative equity value common in startups? What are some famous companies that had negative equity?

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MidCap Financial Investment Corporation Announces Merger Agreements with Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. and Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc.

Benzinga

Transaction Provides Financial and Strategic Benefits to All Shareholders Creates a Larger, More Scaled BDC Focused on Middle Market Direct Lending Combined Company Will Have Approximately $3.4 vi In addition, following the closing of the Merger(s), as applicable, MFIC will pay a cash dividend of $0.20

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Star Bulk and Eagle Bulk Shipping to Combine, Creating a Global Leader in Dry Bulk Shipping

Benzinga

(NYSE: EGLE ) ("Eagle"), one of the world's largest owner-operators within the midsize dry bulk vessel segment, today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger on a Net Asset Value to Net Asset Value ("NAV") basis with a pro forma market capitalization of approximately $2.1

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Data Update 1 for 2023: Setting the table!

Musings on Markets

Data universe : In my sample, I include all publicly traded firms with market capitalizations that exceed zero, traded anywhere in the world. At the company-level, I provide data on risk, profitability, leverage and dividends, broken down by industry-groups, to be used in both corporate finance and valuation. Return on Equity 1.