The skyscrapers of the Frankfurt skyline in the evening, with the Deutschherrn Bridge in the foreground.Frank Rumpenhorst | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesThe German economy contracted by 0.2% in 2024, in the country's second consecutive yearly slowdown, data from statistics office Destatis showed Wednesday.The drop was in line with...
The fintech sector is at the forefront of a global revolution, reshaping how financial services are delivered and consumed. This dynamic industry thrives on innovation, leveraging technology to disrupt traditional banking models and set new standards for customer experience. Businesses and consumers alike are witnessing a seismic shift in...
CEO of Chase Jamie Dimon looks on as he attends the seventh "Choose France Summit", aiming to attract foreign investors to the country, at the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris, on May 13, 2024.Lucovic Marin | Getty ImagesJPMorgan Chase is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell...
David Solomon, Chairman & CEO Goldman Sachs, speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 17th, 2024.Adam Galici | CNBCGoldman Sachs is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday.Here's what Wall Street expects:Earnings: $8.22 per share, according...
Cattle photographed in New Zealand. Agriculture plays a major role in New Zealand's economy, especially when it comes to exports.David Clapp | Stone | Getty ImagesNew Zealand's prime minister told CNBC the country has to look beyond its own backyard for trade opportunities, as the South Pacific island nation signs...
Wall Street's biggest financial institutions kick off fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, with portfolio names Wells Fargo , Goldman Sachs , and BlackRock set to report results before the opening bell. The rally in financial stocks last year, which really started in October 2023, went into high gear in the...
A view from the United States Department of the Treasury building in Washington DC, United States on December 30, 2024. The US Treasury Department was cyberattacked by a Chinese state-sponsored actor in early December. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty ImagesThe federal budget sank further into red ink during December,...
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Eli Lilly – The drugmaker's shares tumbled more than 7% after the firm said demand for its weight loss and diabetes drugs would not meet its lofty expectations . Eli Lilly said it now expects full-year 2024 revenue of about...
Customers shop for clothing at a Costco store on December 11, 2024 in Novato, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesA measure of wholesale prices increased less than expected in December, providing indication that pipeline inflation pressures eased to close the year though likely not enough to provoke another Federal Reserve...
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Technology stocks — The group that was under pressure in Monday's session bounced before the bell, trying to regain some of the lost ground. Nvidia and Palantir climbed more than 1% in Tuesday premarket trading, while AppLovin gained 0.7%. The...
Gregg Greenberg spent 14 years as a journalist at TheStreet.com where he wrote the highly popular column "The 5 Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week". His work has appeared in magazines ranging from Glamour to ESPN the Magazine, and on humor sites such as Points in Case.
With household finances under pressure, some American families are finding medical expenses one bill too much, or even foregoing medical care altogether. A poll of 1,000 U.S. adults reveals that two-thirds (67%) said that inflation is making it harder to pay medical bills in 2023, up 10 percentage points from...
The greenback is once more proving it’s the only haven that matters. Treasuries are cratering — and sending other bond markets down — as a looming shutdown underscores the potential that US fiscal profligacy will spur issuance. With the Federal Reserve determined to keep interest rates higher for longer, investors...
Private equity firms have been increasingly adding another layer of debt to their complex borrowing arrangements, raising concern among some investors about potential risks to the wider industry and the financial system. Hit by a drought of deals and dwindling cash, some buyout firms are starting to resort to backroom financing to...
Investors overseeing $23.6 trillion of funds have kick-started a campaign to pressure 100 companies to ramp up the fight against biodiversity loss. Axa Investment Managers, Robeco, the Church Commissioners for England, Storebrand Asset Management and 186 other participants in the Nature Action 100 initiative have written to companies demanding “urgent...
UBS Group hired longtime trading executive Brian Williamson as it seeks to expand its U.S. execution hub, set up to help asset managers and hedge funds cut costs tied to running a trading desk. Williamson, who most recently was head of sales of the trading firm Luminex, joined UBS as...
European luxury stocks fell again on Tuesday as Morgan Stanley joined the chorus of analysts warning that demand for expensive handbags and jewelry in China and Europe is likely to slow. Shares in French luxury giant LVMH fell as much as 2.3%, extending their drop from the year’s high to...
Pan-African venture capital firm P1 Ventures has reached the first close of its second fund at $25 million. The venture capital firm secured this capital from some of Africa’s largest industrial conglomerates and private companies, several fund of funds and general partners of global funds based in the U.S....
