Sunday Scaries
The Sunday-night IB briefing for students who'd rather be early than blindsided. Deals, headlines, and recruiting signals that actually matter, distilled in 5 minutes every week.
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Sunday Scaries Vol. 12: Week of July 19, 2026
Stripe and Advent made a $53 billion cash bid for PayPal, the largest fintech takeover ever attempted, carried by $50 billion of committed financing from just two banks. The chip index fell into a bear market, and Apollo outbid Castlelake for easyJet. Five-minute recap before Monday.
Sunday Scaries Vol. 11: Week of July 12, 2026
SK Hynix raised $26.5B in the largest US listing ever by a foreign company, with demand at seven times the shares on offer. The Fed minutes revealed a camp pushing for a hike, and Prologis went hostile on Segro at $16.9B. Five-minute recap before Monday.
Sunday Scaries Vol. 10: Week of June 28, 2026
AI-linked stocks sold off hard as markets stopped rewarding capex and started demanding returns on $452B of AI spending. Merck KGaA is buying Bio-Techne for $11.3B, and a $3.9B healthcare take-private cleared its vote. Five-minute recap before Monday.
Sunday Scaries Vol. 9: Week of June 21, 2026
Warsh's first Fed meeting came in hawkish: forward guidance is gone and the dot plot now eyes a 2026 hike. Olin and Huntsman are merging into a $12.5B chemicals giant, plus two payments deals in three days. Five-minute recap before Monday.
Sunday Scaries Vol. 8: Week of June 14, 2026
SpaceX priced the largest IPO ever and jumped 19% on debut, with Goldman taking lead-left. CPI reignited to 4.2% and the ECB hiked for the first time since 2023. Plus GSK's $10.6B oncology buy. Five-minute recap before Monday.
Sunday Scaries Vol. 7: Week of June 7, 2026
May payrolls flipped the Fed from rate cuts to a possible hike. Partners Group gated its $8.6B evergreen fund and rattled private markets. Plus a $17.6B casino megadeal. Five-minute recap before Monday.
Sunday Scaries Vol. 6: Week of May 31, 2026
SpaceX filed the largest IPO in history, a $75-80B raise at a $1.8T valuation. The 30-year Treasury yield hit a 19-year high at 5.2%, and Netflix's $82.7B all-cash buy of Warner Bros. Discovery heads to a vote. Five-minute recap before Monday.
Sunday Scaries Vol. 5: Week of May 24, 2026
NextEra is buying Dominion in a $67B all-stock merger, the largest energy deal since 1998. The House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill by one vote and the 30-year yield ripped to 5.15%. Lincoln International just IPO'd at $421M. Five-minute recap before Monday.
Sunday Scaries Vol. 4: Week of May 17, 2026
Kevin Warsh takes the Fed chair on the weakest Senate vote since 1977, Goldman's advisory fees jump 89%, and AMETEK is buying Indicor's Instrumentation arm for $5B. Five-minute recap before Monday.
Sunday Scaries Vol. 3: Week of May 10, 2026
Powell's chair seat empties May 15 amid the most divided Fed vote since 1992. AI M&A count just jumped 90% YoY. Bullish bought Equiniti for $4.2B. Five-minute recap before Monday.
Sunday Scaries Vol. 2: Week of May 3, 2026
The Fed held rates a third straight time, the S&P 500 closed above 7,200 for the first time on Mag 7 earnings, Sun Pharma bought Organon for $11.75B, and Morgan Stanley cut 2,500 jobs. Five-minute recap before Monday.
Sunday Scaries Vol. 1: Week of April 25, 2026
Banks cut 15K jobs while making record profits. The $17B QXO/TopBuild deal, the $2.4B Blue Owl/Sila take-private, TOMS Capital pushing Voya, and what college students should know before Monday.
What you get every Sunday
- •Top stories of the week with a “why you care” and an “interview angle” for each.
- •Big announced deals with the actual financial and legal advisors on each side.
- •Recruiting pulse: timing signals, interviewer trends, what real analysts are seeing right now.
- •Superday AI updates: new mock interview features, exam prep, firm-specific content.