Earnings

We trimmed our Wells Fargo price target after mixed Q1 earnings.

Wells Fargo on Friday morning reported a mixed first quarter with misses across key revenue lines, offset by lower expenses and better provisions. While the economic outlook remains cloudy due to tariffs and trade wars, we're willing to look through these results because of a key catalyst on the...

Earnings

We’re sticking with BlackRock after it delivered solid earnings

BlackRock's first-quarter earnings on Friday reaffirmed our investment in the stock, despite a choppy operating environment out of the asset management giant's control. Revenue in the first quarter rose 11.6% year over year to $5.28 billion, missing the $5.34 billion estimate, according to LSEG. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS)...

Earnings

Wells Fargo WFC earnings Q1 2025

A Wells Fargo Bank branch is seen in New York City on March 17, 2020.Jeenah Moon | ReutersWells Fargo on Friday reported an increase in quarterly earnings on the back of stable income from investment banking and wealth management.Here's what the bank reported for the first quarter compared with...

Economy

Wholesale inflation March 2024:

Wholesale prices unexpectedly fell in March, setting up a favorable inflation backdrop as President Donald Trump began intensifying tariffs against U.S. trading partners, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.The producer price index, considered a leading indicator for pipeline inflation pressures, declined a seasonally adjusted 0.4% for the month,...

Market Insider

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: JPM, NEM, WFC

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. JPMorgan Chase – Shares rose more than 2% after the bank's revenue for the first quarter topped Wall Street's estimates. JPMorgan posted revenue for the period of $46.01 billion, above the $44.11 billion that analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting....

Earnings

Morgan Stanley (MS) Q1 2025 earnings

People walk out of the Morgan Stanley global headquarters in Manhattan on March 20, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesMorgan Stanley on Friday reported first-quarter results that topped estimates as stock trading revenue surged 45% amid rising global volatility.Here's what the company reported:Earnings: $2.60 a share...

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Biden perpetuates tropes about advisors, but end goal is valiant

President Biden rarely talks about financial advisors directly. By our count, recent presidents have done so on average once a decade. So when financial advice is the sole reason he’s on the podium, we naturally devour every word. Last week, Biden introduced a Department of Labor rule proposal that would require more...

Despite issues with Schwab, advisors from TD stay put

Charles Schwab’s much-anticipated transition in September for independent advisors from TD Ameritrade’s custodial system reportedly went off without a hitch — but not everyone is happy with the change.   It’s been two months since the big move to Schwab Advisor Services — involving 3.6 million accounts among about 7,000 RIAs...

Park Avenue Capital announces new president, COO

Park Avenue Capital announced a new president and chief operating officer Monday morning. Effective Jan. 1, Daniel McCoy will focus on operations, employment development, strategy, and execution at the firm, which is part of Northwestern Mutual’s exclusive Private Client Group, an elite team of advisors and firms focusing on the...

Why alternatives are a key focus for institutions managing $100M+

Institutional investors managing at least $100 million are facing some significant challenges in the current market and economic environments, but what are their main focuses? A survey of investment decision makers for endowments and foundations reveals weakened sentiment on portfolio performance with just 19% saying they are “very confident” in...

Wealth chats with family members are a good thing, right? Not always, says Merrill Lynch

When it comes to managing family wealth, conversations between generations is generally considered a positive step, but not always. Discussing potential inheritance and planning how and when that should happen can help prepare heirs and avoid misunderstandings, with advisors seeing better outcomes for those that do, but a new study...

High rates could derail year-end stocks rally says BlackRock

Any year-end rally in stocks could prove short-lived because equities don’t fully reflect the outlook for rates remaining higher for longer, according to Jean Boivin, who heads the research arm at BlackRock Inc. Treasury yields have climbed to multi-year highs as investors prepare for an extended period of tightened Federal...

Hedge funds’ extended short positions on Treasuries wrongly timed

Hedge funds extended short positions on Treasuries to a record just before smaller-than-expected US bond sales and weaker jobs data spurred a rally.   Leveraged funds ramped up net short Treasury futures positions to the most in data going back to 2006, according to an aggregate of the latest Commodity Futures Trading...