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As the war on DEI intensifies, some companies hold the line while others work behind the scenes
President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 2025. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images There’s a delicate balance playing out at corporations across America. As the Trump administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, many prominent companies have publicly scaled back […]
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Bank stocks pop after Fed releases ‘easier’ 2025 stress test, plans to make exam more predictable
Jane Fraser, CEO of Citi, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 1, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Bank shares rose Thursday after the Federal Reserve released parameters for its annual industry stress test showing smaller hypothetical shocks to the U.S. economy than in previous […]
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Santander shares jump 7% after lender announces record quarterly profit, 10-billion-euro buyback
Shares of Banco Santander jumped after Spain’s largest lender reported record profit in the fourth quarter and announced plans for 10 billion euros ($10.4 billion) in share buybacks from 2025 and 2026 earnings and anticipated excess capital. The bank’s net profit picked up by 11% year-on-year to 3.265 billion euros in the fourth quarter and […]
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Swiss giant UBS posts $770 million in net profit, launches $1 billion share buyback in first half
Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Swiss banking giant UBS on Tuesday posted $770 million in fourth-quarter net profit, launching a $1 billion share buyback program in the first half of 2025. The net profit figure compares with a mean forecast of $886.4 million in a LSEG poll of analysts and with a $483 […]
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Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acting head of CFPB after firing Chopra
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, listens as investor Scott Bessent speaks on the economy in Asheville, N.C., Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Matt Kelley | AP President Donald Trump has made Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after firing former head Rohit Chopra over the weekend. […]
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Commerzbank posts 20% hike in annual profit and launches new share buyback as it wards off UniCredit
Key Points Commerzbank bank said it achieved a 20% increase in net profit to 2.68 billion euros ($2.78 billion) in 2024. This compares with a $2.47 billion net profit forecast for the period, according to a consensus estimate cited by Reuters. The group will deliver its annual strategy update and outlook on Feb. 13. “We […]
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Watch: ECB President Christine Lagarde speaks after rate decision
[The stream is slated to start at 8:45 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is giving a press conference following the bank’s latest monetary policy decision. Follow CNBC’s ECB live blog here. The European Central Bank announced a 25-basis-point […]
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Deutsche Bank posts steeper-than-expected Q4 profit fall and scraps cost target
In this article .BBKA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Deutsche Bank offices in the City of London on July 2, 2024, in London, U.K. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Germany’s largest lender Deutsche Bank on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected profit that fell sharply in the last three months of 2024, as legal […]
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Elon Musk’s X begins its push into financial services with Visa deal
Key Points Elon Musk’s X struck a deal with Visa, the largest U.S. credit card network, to be the first partner for what it is calling the X Money Account. Visa will enable X users to move funds between traditional bank accounts and their digital wallet and make instant peer-to-peer payments, like with Zelle or […]
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Italy’s Mediobanca rejects Monte dei Paschi’s ‘destructive’ 13-billion-euro takeover bid
Key Points Tuscany’s bailed-out Monte dei Paschi unexpectedly launched a 13-billion-euro all-share takeover proposal for Mediobanca. Monte dei Paschi, which required state rescue in 2017 after years of battering losses, has long been the poster child of trouble in the Italian banking sector. Monte dei Paschi’s investors include Mediobanca shareholders such as business tycoon Francesco […]
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