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.
Writers Guild of America (WGA) East members walk a picket line at the Paramount+ Summit outside the Paramount Building in Times Square on May 17, 2023 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesThe Writers Guild of America has officially ratified its new three-year contract...
Hispanic inclusion in corporate America lagged last year, particularly in three key areas — C-Suite representation, talent development and supplier procurement — according to the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility's 2023 Corporate Inclusion Index.While Hispanics make up 18% of the U.S. workforce, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,...
General Electric has settled a long-running lawsuit over the funds in its 401(k) plan for $61 million, one of the biggest settlements in ERISA litigation history. Court records filed last Friday disclosed the amount, which the company had agreed to in August but which previously had not been released publicly....
A financial industry group Monday called on the SEC to withdraw a proposal targeting potential conflicts of interest related to the use of artificial intelligence by financial professionals because the regulation could harm retirement savers. Under the rule proposal the Securities and Exchange Commission released in August, investment advisors and...
