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Westpac posts steady third-quarter profit, helped by higher capital earnings
A Westpac bank branch in Sydney, Australia. Katharina13 | iStock Editorial | Getty Images Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp beat analyst forecasts for third-quarter profit on Monday and reported improved net interest margin, helped by fewer bad loans and better-than-expected cost controls, sending its shares to a six-year peak. Based on the lender’s average quarterly performance […]
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JPMorgan Chase is giving its employees an AI assistant powered by ChatGPT maker OpenAI
Key Points JPMorgan Chase has rolled out a generative AI assistant to tens of thousands of its employees, the initial phase of a broader plan to inject the technology throughout the bank. The program, called LLM Suite, is already helping more than 60,000 employees with tasks like writing emails and reports. The software is expected […]
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Lost in the market’s sharp rotation out of tech stocks is a really bullish call on major banks
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market slides : The S & P 500 gave back earlier gains and fell throughout Tuesday afternoon, led lower by the mega-cap tech stocks. Ahead of the […]
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A Silicon Valley executive had $400,000 stolen by cybercriminals while buying a home. Here’s her warning
Key Points Rana Robillard, chief people officer at software startup Tekion, was tricked into sending her life savings to a criminal. What happened to Robillard, a 25-year veteran of tech companies, speaks to the increasingly sophisticated nature of cybercrime. Real estate, with its large transaction sizes and frequent use of wire transfers, has proven to […]
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What would a second Trump presidency mean for China? Goldman Sachs weighs in
Chinese President Xi Jinping and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing, China, in 2017. Artyom Ivanov | TASS | Getty Images BEIJING — If Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election, his plans for 60% tariffs on Chinese goods could be a “major downside growth risk” to China, according to Goldman Sachs. Chances of […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Dow jumps 700 points, gold hits record, HSBC new CEO
Traders walk the floor during morning trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 14, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Dow soars 700 points to record close
Traders work on the floor during morning trading at the New York Stock Exchange on May 14, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like […]
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Bank of America tops estimates on better-than-expected investment banking
CEOs from left, Charles Scharf, Wells Fargo, Brian Moynihan, Bank of America, and Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase, testify during the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms,” in Hart Building on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Bank of America […]
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Morgan Stanley to report second-quarter earnings
Key Points Morgan Stanley is likely to benefit from its Wall Street-centric business model. The bank’s massive wealth management business will be helped by high stock market values, which inflates the management fees the bank collects. Source
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump attends RNC, Dow record close, bitcoin ‘digital gold
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on June 3, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. […]
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