Finance
Goldman-backed fintech Starling withdraws European bank license application in blow to global ambitions
Starling CEO Anne Boden. Harry Murphy | Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images LONDON — British digital bank Starling is ending its bid to obtain a European banking license, dealing a significant setback to the company’s international expansion ambitions. The firm told staff Monday that it had withdrawn its application for a bank license […]
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Goldman CEO David Solomon says inflation is ‘deeply entrenched’ in the global economy
Goldman Sachs CEO David Michael Solomon attends a discussion on “Women Entrepreneurs Through Finance and Markets” at the World Bank on October 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said Monday that inflation is deeply entrenched in the economy and it’s unclear whether the situation […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Goldman Sachs, Synchrony Financial, Coinbase and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Goldman Sachs (GS) – Goldman gained 2.6% in premarket trading, following upbeat profit and revenue. Second-quarter earnings came in at $7.73 per share, compared to a consensus estimate of $6.58 a share. Goldman’s profit dropped from a year ago, however, as the pace […]
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Bank of America tops expectations on revenue as lender benefits from higher interest rates
Bank Of America CEO Brian Moynihan is interviewed by Jack Otter during “Barron’s Roundtable” at Fox Business Network Studios on January 09, 2020 in New York City. John Lamparski | Getty Images Bank of America on Monday posted mixed second-quarter results that included the benefit from rising interest rates and about $425 million in expenses […]
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Goldman Sachs is set to report second-quarter earnings —here’s what the Street expects
David Solomon, CEO, Goldman Sachs, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2020. Adam Galacia | CNBC Goldman Sachs is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings before the opening bell Monday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $6.58 per share, according to Refinitiv Revenue: $10.86 billion, 29% lower than a year earlier. […]
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Stock futures inch higher ahead of a busy week of earnings
U.S. stock index futures were modestly higher during overnight trading Sunday as Wall Street looks ahead to a busy week of earnings. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.25%. S&P 500 futures were up 0.4%, while Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.5%. The major averages are coming off a losing week, despite […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Pinterest and more
Citigroup offices in New York City. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Pinterest — Shares of the image-sharing social media company surged 16.2% on a report from the Wall Street Journal that Elliott Management has acquired a more than 9% stake. Citigroup — Citigroup rallied 13.2% after second-quarter […]
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Citigroup tops profit estimates as bank benefits from rising interest rates, shares pop 4%
Jane Fraser, CEO of Citi, says she is convinced Europe will fall into recession as it faces the impact of the war in Ukraine and the resultant energy crisis. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Citigroup on Friday posted second-quarter results that beat analysts’ expectations for profit and revenue as the firm benefited […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: UnitedHealth, Wells Fargo, Pinterest and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: UnitedHealth (UNH) – The health insurer’s stock rose 1.7% in the premarket after its quarterly earnings and revenue beat forecasts, and it raised its full-year outlook. The company’s results were helped in part by a strong performance at its Optum health care services unit. Wells Fargo […]
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Wells Fargo profit falls as the bank sets aside funds for bad loans, company’s shares drop 3%
Charles Scharf Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wells Fargo said Friday that second-quarter profit declined 48% from a year earlier as the firm set aside funds for bad loans and was stung by declines in its equity holdings. Here are the numbers: Earnings per share: 74 cents, including an 8 cent per share […]
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