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Splunk Inc. SPLK, -2.04% said late Monday that Jason Child, the company’s chief financial officer since 2019, will step down in early November to accept “a position at a leading pre-IPO semiconductor company.” Splunk said it’s hired an executive search firm to find a new CFO, and reiterated its outlook for the third quarter and […]

The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan watchdog agency, estimated on Monday that President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive $10,000 to $20,000 in student loans per eligible borrower would cost $400 billion. Other watchdogs have said Biden’s plan could cost $500 billion to $1 trillion.

Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey on Monday said the institution is “monitoring developments in financial markets very closely” after the British pound fell to an all-time low versus the U.S. dollar. In a statement, Bailey acknowledged the U.K. Treasury’s unveiling Friday of its budget plan and further details released Monday. Large tax cuts were […]

Shares of Visa Inc. V, -1.83% were off 1.2% in Monday morning trading and on track to log their 10th straight session of declines, which would make for Visa’s longest losing streak on record, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The stock has lost 12.0% over the recent 10-session stretch. Shares of Mastercard Inc. MA, […]

Perella Weinberg Partners PWP, -7.35% on Monday named its co-president, Andrew Bednar, as chief executive officer of the investment bank starting on Jan. 1. CEO and co-founder Peter Weinberg will step down at the end of the year but will remain as chairman of the board and also chairman of the working partner committee for […]

Shares of Atlas Corp. ATCO, +3.18% jumped nearly 8% in premarket trades on Monday after a buyout group including Atlas Corp. chairman David L. Sokol increased its take-private offer for the container ship and mobile power company to $15.50 a share, up from its Aug. 4 offer of $14.45 a share. Poseidon Acquisition Corp., on […]