Banks
Jamie Dimon says geopolitical risks are surging: ‘Conditions are treacherous and getting worse’
Key Points JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon sees risks climbing around the world amid widening conflicts in the Middle East and with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine showing no signs of abating. “We have been closely monitoring the geopolitical situation for some time, and recent events show that conditions are treacherous and getting worse,” Dimon said […]
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JPMorgan Chase is set to report third-quarter earnings – here’s what the Street expects
Key Points JPMorgan Chase reports third-quarter earnings before the bell Friday. Wall Street expects the bank to report earnings of $4.01 a share and revenue of $41.63 billion, according to LSEG. JPMorgan executives will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET. Source
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The Fed is finally cutting rates, but banks aren’t in the clear just yet
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, U.S., September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner Tom Brenner | Reuters Falling interest rates are usually good news for banks, especially when the cuts aren’t a harbinger of recession. That’s […]
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TD Bank expected to pay $3 billion in fines and limit growth in DOJ settlement: Report
A TD bank stands in Brooklyn on June 04, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images TD Bank is reportedly expected to pay a whopping $3 billion in fines to the Department of Justice and financial crimes regulators to settle a federal probe over its alleged failure to monitor money laundering by […]
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HSBC exec says there’s a lot of AI ‘success theater’ happening in finance
Big technology companies are betting that a new wave of smaller, more precise AI models will be more effective when it comes to the needs of businesses in sectors like law, finance, and health care. Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto via Getty Images LONDON — Increasingly many financial services firms are touting the benefits of artificial […]
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Tensions rise between banks and tech companies over online fraud liability in the UK
Key Points Starting from Oct. 7, banks will be required to start compensating victims of online fraud a maximum £85,000 in the U.K. On Thursday, London-based digital bank Revolut accused Meta of falling “woefully short of what’s required to tackle fraud globally” when it comes to tackling fraud. Tensions have been running high between banks […]
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Spirit tumbles to record low on report it’s exploring a bankruptcy filing. Here’s how it got here
A Spirit commercial airliner prepares to land at San Diego International Airport in San Diego, California, U.S., January 18, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters Spirit Airlines shares tumbled to a record low on Friday after a report that it’s exploring Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The carrier faces a deadline this month to renegotiate more than […]
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Jamie Dimon denies Trump’s claim that JPMorgan CEO has endorsed him
Former President Donald Trump (L) and JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon. Reuters JPMorgan Chase on Friday flatly denied that its CEO, Jamie Dimon, has endorsed Donald Trump for president, minutes after the Republican nominee claimed on social media that Dimon is now backing him. “Jamie Dimon has not endorsed anyone. He has not endorsed a […]
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Why JPMorgan Chase is prepared to sue the U.S. government over Zelle scams
JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon gestures as he speaks during the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on Wall Street firms, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Buried in a roughly 200-page quarterly filing from JPMorgan Chase last month were eight […]
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Commerzbank and UniCredit hold talks as takeover prospect looms
A Commerzbank AG bank branch, in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Commerzbank and UniCredit began talks Friday, with the German bank on the defensive over a potential takeover after its Italian counterpart unexpectedly increased its stake earlier this month. The discussions, which […]
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