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Morgan Stanley tops estimates as trading revenue exceeds expectations by $1 billion
Ted Pick, CEO of Morgan Stanley speaks on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 23, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Morgan Stanley reported first-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday. Here’s what the company reported: Earnings: $3.43 a share, vs. $3 LSEG estimate Revenue: $20.58 billion, vs. […]
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United CEO had been considering a merger last fall, months before bringing it up to the Trump administration
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, joined by U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, speaks to reporters outside the White House on Oct. 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby raised the idea for an airline merger with the Trump […]
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Bank of America is set to report earnings. Here’s what to expect
Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 20th, 2026. Oscar Molina | CNBC Bank of America is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $1.01 a share, according to LSEG Revenue: […]
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Samsung SDS shares jump 20% on KKR partnership and $820 million bond purchase
The Samsung exhibition stand features the prominent ”A new era of mobile agentic AI” slogan by the South Korean company Samsung Electronics. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Samsung SDS surged as much as 21.3% on Wednesday after global private equity firm KKR agreed to invest 1.22 trillion won ($820 million) of […]
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Oil extends declines as possible U.S.-Iran talks raise hopes for Mideast peace deal
An aerial view of the Chevron EL Segundo refinery, one of the largest petroleum processing facilities in California, as a plane takes off from LAX on April 8, 2026 as seen from above Manhattan Beach, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Oil prices extended declines after settling sharply lower Tuesday amid rising optimism that the […]
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Asia markets set to open higher as hopes for a U.S.-Iran deal rise and oil prices drop
The West Texas Intermediate was down 2.39% at $88.94 per barrel as of 7:40 p.m. ET. Brent crude fell over 4% to settle at $94.79 per barrel on Tuesday. Source
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Crypto exchange Kraken confirms it has confidentially filed for an IPO
Kraken is one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg via Getty Images Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi said Tuesday that the crypto exchange has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, confirming CNBC’s previous reporting on the matter. Sethi’s comments were made at the Semafor World Economy conference in Washington, D.C., […]
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