The National Gallery and the church St. Martin's in the Fields at dusk. Trafalgar Square, London, UKStockcam | E+ | Getty ImagesThe U.K. economy grew at a lackluster pace of 0.1% in November, data from the Office of National Statistics showed Thursday.This compares with the 0.2% month-on-month growth expected...
Goldman Sachs shares jumped to near all-time highs Wednesday after the investment bank reported strong fourth-quarter results and signaled that more dealmaking is on the way. Revenue for the three months ended Dec. 31 increased over 22% year over year to $13.9 billion, far outpacing expectations of $12.4 billion,...
Wells Fargo shares rallied Wednesday after the bank delivered better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter. While the reported numbers were solid, an upbeat outlook for 2025 stole the show. Total revenue for the three months ended Dec. 31 dipped 0.5% year over year to $20.38 billion — missing analysts'...
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Quantum stocks – Quantum computing stocks gained after Microsoft unveiled its quantum-ready plan aimed at preparing businesses for the rise of quantum computers. Nvidia also announced a quantum day at its annual GTC conference. Rigetti Computing rallied more than 18%,...
BlackRock reported better-than-expected earnings Wednesday, lifting shares of the asset management giant higher as it embarks on a pivotal year of expansion into fast-growing markets. Revenue of $5.68 billion in the three months ended Dec. 31 exceeded expectations of $5.49 billion, according to LSEG. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS)...
Prices that consumers pay for a variety of goods and services rose again in December but closed out 2024 with some mildly better news on inflation, particularly on housing.The consumer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.4% on the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.9%, the Bureau...
Boston, Massachusetts, January 15th, 2025, FinanceWireFollowing the Success of its First Fund, Team Launches Fund II to Help High Net-Worth Investors Capitalize on Growth in the Bitcoin EcosystemThe Bitcoin Opportunity Fund, a hedge fund seeking to generate higher risk-adjusted returns through diversification into the Bitcoin ecosystem, has announced its...
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...
How much post-election optimism does corporate America have? We are about to find out. Here's the good news on earnings: Earnings tailwinds for 2025 Strong earnings growth (14.0%) Profit margins near record highs Broader earnings contributions from stocks outside of the Magnificent Seven Here's the bad news: Earnings headwinds for...
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...
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Wells Fargo shares rallied Wednesday...
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.
After almost a year and a half of cancelled gatherings and parades due to the COVID-19 pandemic, street life returns to normal at the Brooklyn Puerto Rico Day Parade on June 13, 2021 on Knickerbocker Avenue in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.Andrew Lichtenstein | Corbis News |...
A hotter-than-expected jobs report will likely nudge the Federal Reserve toward raising interest rates again by the end of the year. Nonfarm payrolls increased 336,000 last month after sizable upward revisions to the prior two months, a Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed Friday. The unemployment rate held at 3.8%, and...
cyano66 | iStock | Getty ImagesIt has been a very eventful couple of weeks for cyberattack-related news.It all kind of started Wednesday of last week when Johnson Controls revealed it had been hit by a cyberattack. The company warned it "experienced disruptions in portions of its internal information technology...
The U.S. labor market saw broad gains in September in a surprisingly strong jobs report that sparked a quick sell-off in the bond market.The strongest sector for job growth in September was leisure and hospitality, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 96,000 net jobs gain last month...
