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KKR is exiting its USI Insurance Services unit by selling it to Aon for $17 billion, generating a $3.3 billion profit for KKR.

The article reports a memecoin-related speculative surge in Farmmi (FAMI), a microcap stock, with a 350% price increase and trading volume of 720 million shares—90 times its daily average.

Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a significant new position in Alphabet during Q2, with the purchase decision attributed to Warren Buffett rather than Greg Abel.

IMAX CFO Natasha Fernandes sold $1.1 million worth of stock while retaining 35,596 common shares and 32,764 restricted units, as the company's stock surged 78% over the past year.

An executive at Delek Group, Reuven Spiegel, sold 10,000 shares under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, reducing his direct equity stake by 22% while retaining 36,435 shares.

BNP Paribas SA handled nearly half of the $4.2 billion in stock trades linked to MSCI Inc.'s index rebalancing in India's new closing-auction system.

In August, centralized crypto exchange (CEX) perpetual futures volume reached $665.42 billion, a 4.6% increase from July, with three underlying stocks accounting for over half of the activity.

S&P 500 futures declined by approximately 0.5% due to rising government bond yields across major markets, driven by inflation concerns that lift expected interest rates.

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Commvault's CFO Gary Merrill sold 3,147 shares under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 plan to cover tax withholding from vesting equity awards.

Veritas Capital agreed to acquire Bodycote Plc for approximately £1.65 billion ($2.2 billion), outbidding CVC Advisers Ltd.

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