Banks
Southeast Asia’s largest bank CEO warns investors: ‘Buckle up, we’re in for a volatile ride’
Tan Su Shan is the CEO and director of DBS Group. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images With valuations in the U.S. stock market becoming increasingly stretched, the chief executive of Southeast Asia’s largest bank is warning investors to expect turbulence ahead. “We’ve seen a lot of volatility in the markets. It could be equities, […]
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Evolve Bank CEO fired after propositioning FBI agent who pretended to be a teen boy
Evolve Bank CEO Bob Hartheimer booking photo. Source: Shelby County Jail Bob Hartheimer, CEO of Tennessee’s Evolve Bank & Trust, was fired after U.S. law enforcement officials caught him propositioning a law enforcement officer posing as a 15-year-old boy on gay dating app Grindr. On Oct. 19, an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation […]
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Honeywell’s spin-off starts trading — plus, Goldman CEO’s outlook on the economy
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: The S & P 500 and Nasdaq were dragged down Thursday on post-earnings slumps from Club holdings Meta Platforms and Microsoft. While both reported better-than-expected […]
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UBS CEO says strategic investments are paying off as third-quarter profit surges 74%
The UBS Group AG headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Swiss banking giant UBS on Wednesday reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter net profit, driven by solid investment banking performance and the release of legal provisions. Net profit attributable to shareholders came in at $2.5 billion for the three-month […]
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‘We’re trying to shame them’: Upstart activist investors target America’s underperforming banks
Key Points Hedge fund HoldCo has emerged from relative obscurity to launch activist investor campaigns against three regional banks: Comerica, Eastern Bank and First Interstate. Founders Vik Ghei and Misha Zaitzeff tell CNBC exclusively about their next target, Columbia Bank, and their broader plans to challenge banking CEOs. The millennial upstarts are bringing activism back […]
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PayPal signs deal with OpenAI to become the first payments wallet in ChatGPT
Alex Chriss, CEO of PayPal Inc. Courtesy: PayPal PayPal has signed a deal with OpenAI to have its digital wallet embedded into ChatGPT so users can pay for items found through the leading consumer AI tool, the company told CNBC exclusively. The agreement, sealed over the weekend, means that starting next year, both sides of […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Hopes of a U.S.-China deal spark a rally
U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands before their bilateral meeting during the G-20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan on June 29, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The mere prospect of a U.S.-China trade deal is enough to send markets higher. On Monday stateside, the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
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HSBC’s third-quarter profit drops 14%, but beats expectations on higher revenue, interest income
Two HSBC bank logos are displayed on an office building in Mexico City, Mexico, July 25, 2025. Henry Romero | Reuters Europe’s largest lender HSBC on Tuesday beat third-quarter profit expectations on the back of revenue growth, which included a rise in the bank’s net interest income and a robust performance in its wealth segment. […]
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Western Alliance CEO says alleged loan fraud is ‘incredibly frustrating’ but isolated issue
Key Points Western Alliance is one of the regional banks facing concerns over loans made to non-bank financial players. The bank’s CEO said he believes the alleged loan fraud that sparked a selloff last week is an isolated case. The Cantor Group episode forced Western Alliance to review other loans in its note finance portfolio, […]
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Barclays ups guidance, announces surprise $670 million share buyback
One Churchill Place skyscraper, the Barclays Plc headquarters, at Canary Wharf in London, U.K., on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images British lender Barclays increased its guidance and announced a £500 million ($667 million) share buyback in its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday. The bank said it now expected to deliver RoTE […]
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