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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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Dimon rips Fed stress test as ‘terrible way to run’ financial system after his bank halts buybacks
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, speaking at the Business Roundtable CEO Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 6th, 2018. Janvhi Bhojwani | CNBC JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon didn’t mince words when it came to the regulatory process that forced his bank to suspend its stock buybacks. Asked by veteran banking analyst Betsy […]
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JPMorgan Chase earnings fell 28% after building reserves for bad loans, bank suspends buybanks
JPMorgan Chase said Thursday that second-quarter profit slumped as the bank built reserves for bad loans by $428 million and suspended share buybacks. The actions reflect Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon’s increasingly cautious stance. “The U.S. economy continues to grow and both the job market and consumer spending, and their ability to spend, remain healthy,” […]
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Morgan Stanley misses analysts’ profit expectations on worse-than-expected investment banking
James Gorman, chairman and chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Beijing, China, on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Giulia Marchi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Morgan Stanley posted results on Thursday below analysts’ expectations for second quarter profit and revenue on weaker-than-expected investment banking revenue. Here are the numbers: […]
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Ritholtz’s Josh Brown says stocks are never down three years after a recession
Stocks could have further downside from here, but Ritholtz Wealth Management’s Josh Brown has some good news for investors: Markets are never down three years after a recession. “We studied every post-World War II recession, and the effects of the stock market before, during and after,” Brown said Wednesday on CNBC’s ” Closing Bell: Overtime […]
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These stocks have earnings momentum going into earnings season
As investors ready themselves for what’s expected to be a rough earnings season, CNBC Pro found stocks that are actually seeing their estimates raised by analysts going into results. Many investors are expecting second-quarter earnings reports to fall broadly short of expectations, as rising inflation and a hawkish Federal Reserve continue to weigh on corporate […]
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Goldman Sachs hires Alphabet tech incubator CEO Jared Cohen for new innovation group
Jared Cohen Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has hired another senior executive from the technology sector. The investment bank is adding Alphabet’s Jared Cohen, a protege of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and founder of Jigsaw, an incubator at the tech giant, to help start a new innovation group, Solomon said […]
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Susquehanna downgrades JetBlue, cites struggles with cost structure
JetBlue could continue to struggle with its cost structure even if it acquires Spirit Airlines , according to Susquehanna Financial Group. Analyst Christopher N. Stathoulopoulos downgraded shares of JetBlue to neutral from positive, saying in a Tuesday note that the airline stock has struggled with unit costs, and may continue to do so after the […]
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Morgan Stanley downgrades American Express on lower spending among high-end consumers
Shares of American Express could come under pressure as more consumers cut back on spending because of inflation, according to Morgan Stanley. Analyst Betsy Graseck downgraded shares of American Express to equal weight from overweight, and cut the price target, saying in a Tuesday note that rising prices are starting to hit more wealthy consumers. […]
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Citi upgrades JPMorgan Chase to buy, says stock is at an attractive entry point
Investors should consider buying shares of JPMorgan Chase ahead of a major earnings week for banks as they’re at an attractive entry point, according to Citi. Analyst Keith Horowitz on Tuesday upgraded shares of JPMorgan to buy from neutral, citing solid fundamentals that should appeal to investors, as well as the recent pullback in the […]
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