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Big US banks rake in near $50bn profit as Iran war shakes markets
Big US banks raked in nearly $50bn (£37bn) worth of profits in the first three months of the year, as they benefited from stock market turbulence triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran. Wall Street's largest lenders have reported a jump in…
Citi profit beats estimates as market volatility lifts trading revenue
Citigroup beat estimates for first-quarter profit on Tuesday, as geopolitical tensions fueled market volatility and boosted trading revenue, while strong dealmaking buoyed investment banking fees, sending its shares up 1.4 percent premarket. SCROLL…
Prediction markets will grow to $1 trillion by 2030, Bernstein estimates
Investment firm Bernstein estimates that by 2030, prediction market volumes will surge to roughly $1 trillion. Dollar volumes on the markets surged in 2024, spurred by the U.S. presidential election, then expanded further in 2025 thanks to sports…
Morgan Stanley's profit beats estimates on dealmaking surge, trading boost
Morgan Stanley beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, as the investment bank benefited from a surge in dealmaking and raked in record revenue from its equities trading business. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT…
JPMorgan profit rises as volatile markets drive trading division
JPMorgan Chase reported a rise in first-quarter profit on Tuesday as its trading division got a boost from volatility across global markets. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Net income rose to US$16.5 billion (HK$129.3 billion), or US$5.94 per…
KKR-backed CleanPeak Energy buys industry-super-owned renewables biz
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.
JPMorgan forecasts 2026 NII ex Markets of about $95B while planning for a 5.2% G-SIB requirement in 2028 (NYSE:JPM)
Management expects these rules to raise JPMorgan's capital needs by around $20 billion, increase capital ratios, and potentially constrain Markets balance sheet growth, with leadership emphasizing regulatory challenges could raise costs and limit…
Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, April 15 1. Stock futures are basically flat this morning as the S & P 500 sits within spitting distance of a new record close. We've had a remarkable comeback rally from the late March lows, leading to an…
Trading Desks Earn Big Amid Market Volatility
Listen on the go! A daily podcast of Wall Street Breakfast will be available by 8:00 a.m. on Seeking Alpha, iTunes, Spotify. Good morning! Here's the latest in trending: Another try: Trump hints at imminent talks with Iran in Pakistan, while the…
Here's what CEOs and top execs are saying about how the Iran war is affecting business
More than six weeks have passed since the Iran war began, and the impact of the conflict on businesses is becoming more evident. The impacts of surging oil prices, supply chain issues, and lower demand from the Middle East are starting to show up…
Bank of America joins big bank peers in reporting rising profits, calls US economy 'resilient
Bank of America (BAC) said on Wednesday that profits leaped 17% from a year ago. The country's second-largest bank reported profits rose to $8.6 billion, or $1.11 per share, exceeding the $1.01 per share that analysts forecast. Net revenue rose 7%…
Hedge Fund Leverage Powered by a Few Key Banks Sparks Concerns
The growing dominance of a handful of banks supplying billions of dollars to help juice bets at hedge funds and proprietary trading firms is sparking new financial stability risks, ratings agency S&P Global Inc. warned. Its latest analysis shows…
Fintech SumUp Lines Up Banks for Possible London IPO
SumUp Payments Ltd. is lining up investment banks to arrange a potential initial public offering in London, according to people familiar with the matter, in what could be one of the biggest listings the UK capital has seen in recent years. The…
Stock market returns to levels seen before Iran war
The stock market has regained most losses inflicted by the Iran war, despite ongoing global trade and energy market disruption. Investors seem unfazed by the continued chokehold of the Strait of Hormuz, and oil prices fell somewhat on the news that…
Prediction Market Volumes Will Hit $1 Trillion by 2030 as Sports Betting Moderates: Bernstein
Prediction markets are becoming an increasingly popular way for people to speculate on sports, but those wagers won't drive platforms' trading volumes to $1 trillion by the end of the decade on their own, analysts at investment bank Bernstein wrote…
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