Chicago-headquartered BMO Financial Group completed its acquisition of the Australian capital markets business of Euroz Hartleys Group Limited for A$145 million, strengthening the bank’s position as one of the world’s largest metals and mining investment banking franchises.
Kuhn Capital Partners used its sponsored AM 560 WIND Chicago radio program on Sunday to promote structured bank notes, a private Permian Basin energy fund and a long/short hedge fund to listeners.
The FBI has accused North Korean hackers of stealing more than $6 billion from a cryptocurrency exchange, designating the operation “Trader Trader” and warning that the stolen assets are expected to be laundered further.
The International Manufacturing Technology Show and McCormick Place announced an extension of their partnership through 2034, locking in the Western Hemisphere’s largest manufacturing trade show for two additional editions with an estimated $500 million in combined economic impact for Chicago.
Chicago-based Exelon Corp. reported third-quarter adjusted operating earnings of $0.87 per share, beating expectations, and narrowed its full-year 2026 guidance upward to $2.85 to $2.91 per share. ComEd, its Illinois subsidiary, posted earnings of $412 million for the quarter, up from $373 million a year earlier.
Home prices rose in 78 percent of U.S. metropolitan areas in the third quarter of 2026, pushing the national median single-family existing-home price to $432,900, a 1.7 percent year-over-year gain, the National Association of Realtors reported. The Midwest, including the Chicago area, posted a 3.6 percent increase to a median of $342,500.
Health Care Service Corporation, parent of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, reaffirmed its commitment to offering ACA Marketplace plans in 2027 across all five states it serves, even as 11 other carriers have announced they are exiting the marketplace. Open enrollment begins Nov. 1.
Impersonation scams made up nearly 60 percent of fraud cases handled by Northbrook-based Allstate through the first nine months of 2026, with more than 90 percent of cases involving hard-to-reverse payment methods such as cryptocurrency, gift cards or wire transfers. The company is urging consumers to be on guard as the holiday shopping season begins.
Chicago-based TransUnion reported third-quarter revenue of $1.312 billion, a 12 percent year-over-year increase that surpassed the high end of its own guidance, driven by growth in financial services, insurance and international markets.
The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady at 3.75% to 4% following its latest policy meeting, with the last pre-election economic data on GDP and inflation due Thursday.