Hi. I’m Aaron Weinman. Toronto-Dominion Bank agreed to buy investment bank Cowen for $1.3 billion on Tuesday. Let’s understand how this deal underscores the Canadian bank’s investment-banking ambitions in the US, and how it reflects the broader dealmaking market for financial institutions. If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Download Insider’s app here….
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Nintendo’s Switch sales fell significantly last quarter, dropping to 3.43 million units compared to 4.45 million during the same period last year, according to its earnings report. Software sales also fell to 41.4 million units compared to 45.3 million year over year. All that that resulted in an operating profit of 101.6 billion yen ($763…
Microsoft has flagged a formatting bug that freezes Outlook whenever you open emails with complex tables, including, er, Uber receipts. The glitch is so powerful it even crashes Word, too. The problem was first noted in a standard release of Outlook, but existing beta and Current Channel Preview versions face the same bug if they…
Valve has released SteamOS 3.3 along with a stable, updated version of the Steam Deck client. The new version of SteamOS has plenty of new features as well as bug fixes. Following Valve’s warning a couple of weeks ago about the Steam Deck’s performance in high temperatures, temperature notifications have been added which warn you…
NFL team the LA Rams may be feeling a little sheepish this morning. Following an event that allowed the team early access to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, several images and snippets from the game have made their way onto the internet. You could say, these leaks are ram-pant. The first image shows off…
Elden Ring has been heavily criticised for its performance issues, particularly its PC iteration. That’s why one modder has taken matters into their own hands and taken drastic measures: chopping down the Erdtree. For the unfamiliar, the Ertree is the giant golden tree that not only dominates the world with its shimmering branches, but dominates…
Nintendo Switch exclusive Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has earned the biggest UK launch yet for the series, in terms of boxed sales figures. But the critically-acclaimed RPG missed out on becoming the franchise’s most lucrative launch to date – largely because it launched without its more-expensive Definitive Edition, GamesIndustry.biz reported. As you may recall, Xenoblade Chronicles…
Settle down into your Snorlax bean bag and pop down the hood of your Pikachu onesie. Today’s Pokémon Presents presentation – a Pokémon-focused Nintendo Direct – is due to broadcast today at 2pm UK time. We’re expecting around 20 minutes of announcements and footage, including a deeper dive into this year’s highly-anticipated Pokémon Scarlet and…
You’ve bought a TV and have come to realisation that it doesn’t sound very good, the small speakers it has in its slim frame can’t do your favourite film or TV series justice. We have the answer to your woes with this list of soundbars that we’ve tested. Soundbars come in different sizes, different features…
Sales of the popular Nintendo Switch games console dipped dramatically in the most recent quarter, with chip shortages apparently taking their toll. Nintendo sold 3.43 million Switch consoles across April, May, and June. That’s a whopping 23 percent drop from the 4.45 million units shifted during the same period of 2021. The reason for the…