BlackRock's assets hit a record high of $11.6 trillion in the fourth quarter of last year as the world's largest money manager posted a 21% profit jump, with fee income buoyed by stronger equity markets.Assets managed by the New York-based company increased to $11.55 trillion from $10.01 trillion a...
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. JPMorgan Chase — The banking giant reported fourth-quarter results that beat analyst expectations thanks to strong performances from its fixed income and investment banking businesses. The company earned $4.81 per share on revenue of $43.74 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG...
Jane Fraser speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Monday, April 29, 2019.Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCitigroup is set to report its fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday morning ahead of Wall Street's opening bell.Here are some of the key metrics to watch and...
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,...
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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.
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....
Jamie Dimon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida, U.S., February 8, 2023. Marco Bello | ReutersJPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon says geopolitics after Russia's invasion in Ukraine is the...
In the often crazy world of financial technology, startups and incumbents are in a (rat) race to provide innovative solutions. Hopefully, solutions that address actual gaps and inefficiencies in the traditional banking system. However, in the haste to innovate and disrupt, many fintech companies overlook the fundamental principle of...
People play pickleball at Central Park in New York City on April 8, 2023.Wang Fan | China News Service | Getty ImagesAmerica's fastest-growing sport is looking to be … quieter?The governing body of the sport, USA Pickleball, announced on Monday a new initiative to get pickleball to pipe down...
The AMC 25 and Regal Cinemas on 42nd Street in Times Square, New York.Richard Levine | Corbis | Getty ImagesMovie theater shares popped Monday following news of a tentative labor deal between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers."The world's movie theatres...
