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10.30.2025
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In this week’s edition of The Edge, you will find…
Top Finance & Market News
Recruitment Strategy Breakdown
Community & Platform Updates
…to help you level up YOUR prep 🚀
Industry Headlines 📣
Name Drop These Updates in Your Next Coffee Chat…
Major U.S. indexes hit record highs: S&P 500 closed +1.23 % and Nasdaq rose +1.86 % amid signs of de-escalation in U.S.–China trade tensions
Anthropic and Google signed multibillion-dollar agreement to access over one million TPUs (AI-chips) by 2026, invigorating tech dealmaking market
Biopharma megadeal — Novartis AG’s $12 billion acquisition of Avidity Biosciences adds momentum to >$100 billion biotech M&A pipeline for 2025
Follow our weekly updated podcast playlist for a deeper dive into market news and industry trends 🎧
Macroevents & world news
Keep tabs on the Fed 👀
Soundbites on deal flow & trends
Recruitment Breakdown ✏️
Summer Analysts 2027: One new IB application updates. BDO Capital Advisors opened SA27 application for Richmond, VA office.
Open to more than banking? Stone Point Capital opened SA27 Private Equity internship applications & Insight Partners released SA27 Venture/Growth Equity internship roles.
Networking is key to ensuring your application stays at the top of the pile.
Community Spotlight 🔎
We’re proud to announce a new partnership this week with the University of Chicago UChicago’s investment banking club is on board & prepping for their interviews with Pretus ⚡
Fun isn’t dead where Pretus is alive.
Want to connect your campus club with Pretus? Let us know below!
We look forward to highlighting student wins, internship anecdotes, and quotable tips from across the Pretus network. Stay tuned — or reach out if you’d like to be featured.
Send in your shoutout 👇
Question of the Week❓
Each week we’ll tackle one big recruiting or finance question from the Pretus community. Have a question you’d like answered? Send it our way and we’ll feature it.
Question Drop Box 👇
Know the DCF like the back of your hand, so you can answer questions like this in your sleep 💤
know your formulas cold.
Be able to recite the steps of a DCF (Discounted Cash Flow Analysis) forwards & backwards and you’ll be more prepared than half the first year analysts who are hitting their desk—IF you understand each component and it’s impact.
Test yourself by increasing or decreasing certain variables to understand how they change the forecast and analysis. Don’t get tripped up on an undercover DCF question by hammering Pretus’s DCF modules 🔥
Platform PowerUps 💫
🚨 New Feature Alert 🚨 We want to offer you the most customized feedback catered exactly to your personal narrative when you mock interview on Pretus. Now you can upload your resume & important background to further personalize and inform our recommendations and insights.
Run into a roadblock? Have a question about the platform? Make sure to Ask Simar, your personal chatbot at your service to clarify any queries.
