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Banks are keeping credit card rates high even after the CFPB rule they blamed for high APRs was killed
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Banks are keeping credit card rates high even after the CFPB rule they blamed for high APRs was killed

Key Points Banks quickly raised interest rates to record levels and added new monthly fees on credit cards last year when a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule threatened a key revenue source for the industry. Now they’re far more reluctant to reverse those steps, even after bank trade groups succeeded in killing the CFPB rule […]

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Wealthy consumers upped their spending last quarter, while the rest of America is cutting back
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Wealthy consumers upped their spending last quarter, while the rest of America is cutting back

Key Points Lower-income earners are reining in their transactions to focus on essentials, while the wealthy continue to spend freely on perks including dining out and luxury travel, according to first-quarter results from U.S. credit card lenders. Synchrony, which provides store cards for retail brands including Lowe’s and T.J. Maxx, spending fell 4% in the […]

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Warren Buffett’s top stock picks and Berkshire Hathaway come with 15% income bonus in this new fund
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Warren Buffett’s top stock picks and Berkshire Hathaway come with 15% income bonus in this new fund

ETF Edge Warren Buffett’s top stock picks and Berkshire Hathaway come with 15% income bonus in this new fund Published Sat, Apr 26 202511:21 AM EDTUpdated 36 Min Ago Jason Gewirtz@jasongewirtz WATCH LIVE Source

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Wall Street trading desks are feasting on the volatility from Trump’s global upheaval
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Wall Street trading desks are feasting on the volatility from Trump’s global upheaval

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 14, 2025.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Wall Street banks just posted their biggest-ever haul from stock trading as the opening months of President Donald Trump’s tenure led to upheavals […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Netflix, Bank of America, Boeing, Rocket Lab and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Netflix, Bank of America, Boeing, Rocket Lab and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. HP Enterprise – The cloud services company saw shares jump 5% after news that Elliott Management has taken a $1.5 billion stake in the company. Elliott Management hopes to engage the company in discussions on how to improve shareholder value, a person familiar with the matter […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Bank of America, Boeing, Johnson & Johnson and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Bank of America, Boeing, Johnson & Johnson and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Bank of America — Shares rose about 2% after Bank of America reported first-quarter results that exceeded analysts’ expectations , due to stronger-than-expected net interest income and trading revenue. The bank’s quarterly earnings rose 11% to $7.4 billion, or 90 cents a share, while its revenue increased 5.9% […]

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Citigroup is set to report first-quarter earnings – here’s what the Street expects
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Citigroup is set to report first-quarter earnings – here’s what the Street expects

Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup, attends a hearing on Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Dec. 6, 2023.  Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Citigroup is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings before the opening bell […]

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U.S. stock futures slide after S&P 500 posts back-to-back gains: Live updates
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U.S. stock futures slide after S&P 500 posts back-to-back gains: Live updates

Investors need to practice patience amid a ‘very much intact bull market,’ says Oppenheimer It is essential for investors to practice patience and not got swept up in trepidation amid this period of heightened uncertainty, according to Oppenheimer. In a Monday note, Oppenheimer chief investment strategist John Stoltzfus reiterated his bullish stance on equities. “We […]

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Stock futures rise after a wild week as traders weigh surprise China tariff exemption: Live updates
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Stock futures rise after a wild week as traders weigh surprise China tariff exemption: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 10, 2025 in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures rose on Sunday as Wall Street looks to gauge President Donald Trump’s latest tariff moves. S&P 500 futures gained 0.5%, while Nasdaq-100 futures moved 0.8% higher. Futures tied to […]

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Earnings season ramps up next week with no certainty for Wall Street on trade
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Earnings season ramps up next week with no certainty for Wall Street on trade

The roller-coaster ride the stock market has been on is unlikely to end next week, with earnings ramping up in an environment where investors, companies and consumers have absolutely no certainty as to what will happen next with trade. Wall Street is about to wrap up one of its wildest weeks of trading ever, that […]

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