The $300 billion meme stock that makes GameStop look like child’s play

The Reddit logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a displayed Wall Street Bets logo in this illustration taken January 28, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Think the meme stock mania is so 2021? Just take...

Bill Ackman blasts Visa, saying it has the power to pressure Pornhub to remove child pornography

Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is taking a vocal stance against Visa, saying the credit card giant h...

PayPal veteran Jim Magats is named CEO of MX, the startup that connects banks and fintech players

Jim Magats, former PayPal executive who is being named CEO of the startup MX Photo: Tom Cook MX, the startup competing against Plaid to help connect financial institutions and fintech players, is nami...

JPMorgan hires scientist Charles Lim to head quantum computing unit

Dr. Charles Lim, Global Head of Quantum Communications and Cryptography, JP Morgan Chase Courtesy: JP Morgan Chase JPMorgan Chase has hired a Singapore-based quantum computing expert to be the bank...

Credit Suisse CEO to step down from embattled investment bank, WSJ says

Credit Suisse Chief Executive Thomas Gottstein addresses the Finanz und Wirtschaft Forum conference in Zurich, Switzerland, September 2, 2020. Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters Credit Suisse CEO Thomas Gottstei...

Canyon Partners’ Friedman says the markets can handle a recession and he’s building a shopping list

(Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Even if the economy faces two quarters of contraction — the traditional definition of a recession — Josh Friedman thinks it’s strong...

The reason behind a mysterious trading surge in stocks like Berkshire Hathaway has been revealed

Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger press conference at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting, April 30, 2022. CNBC Berkshire Hathaway‘s Class A shares is among the stock market’...

Goldman Sachs looking at reinstating year-end job cuts as economic outlook dims

People walk by the New York Stock Exchange on May 12, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Goldman Sachs has slowed its hiring and is looking to cut the fees that it...

Goldman CEO David Solomon says inflation is ‘deeply entrenched’ in the global economy

Goldman Sachs CEO David Michael Solomon attends a discussion on “Women Entrepreneurs Through Finance and Markets” at the World Bank on October 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. Olivier Douliery ...

Goldman Sachs (GS) 2Q 2022 earnings

David Solomon, CEO, Goldman Sachs, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2020. Adam Galacia | CNBC Goldman Sachs is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings before th...

Bank of America (BAC) 2Q 2022 earnings

Bank Of America CEO Brian Moynihan is interviewed by Jack Otter during “Barron’s Roundtable” at Fox Business Network Studios on January 09, 2020 in New York City. John Lamparski | Ge...

Stock futures inch higher ahead of a busy week of earnings

U.S. stock index futures were modestly higher during overnight trading Sunday as Wall Street looks ahead to a busy week of earnings. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0....

Citigroup (C) 2Q 2022 earnings

Jane Fraser, CEO of Citi, says she is convinced Europe will fall into recession as it faces the impact of the war in Ukraine and the resultant energy crisis. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Cit...

Wells Fargo (WFC) 2Q 2022 earnings

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. Here are the numbers...

Jamie Dimon rips Fed stress test as ‘terrible way to run’ financial system

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’...

JPMorgan (JPM) 2Q 2022 earnings miss

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&...

Morgan Stanley (MS) 2Q 2022 earnings miss

Morgan Stanley posted second-quarter results on Thursday that were below analysts’ expectations, hurt by weaker-than-expected investment banking revenue. Here’s what the company reported c...

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 ...

Gasoline futures are dropping, which could mean more relief at the pump

Brie Olootu pumps gas at an Exxon Mobil gas station on June 09, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Gas prices are breaching record highs as demand increases and supply fails to keep up. Brandon Bell | Getty Imag...

Oil tumbles as much as 10%, breaks below $100 as recession fears mount

Oil well pump jacks operated by Chevron Corp. in San Ardo, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices tumbled Tuesday with the U.S. benchmark...

Investors see few gains in stocks the rest of 2022, CNBC survey shows

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 30, 2022.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters (Click here to subscribe to the new Delivering Alpha newsletter.) A m...

Stock futures are flat as S&P 500 tracks for worst first half of the year since 1970

U.S. stock index futures were flat during overnight trading Wednesday, as the S&P 500 prepares to wrap its worst first half in decades. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average a...

ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood says the U.S. is already in a recession

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood said Tuesday that the U.S. is already in an economic downturn, and she admitted that she underestimated the severity and lasting power of inflation. “We think we are i...

JPMorgan keeps dividend unchanged as Bank of America, Morgan Stanley raise payouts

A combination file photo shows Wells Fargo, Citibank, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs. Reuters JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup said Monday that increasingly stringent ca...

Brookfield’s Mark Carney on the firm’s new $15 billion bet on the clean energy transition

(Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Brookfield Asset Management announced last week that it raised a record $15 billion for its inaugural Global Transition Fund. This marks t...

SPACs wipe out half of their value as investors lose appetite for risky growth stocks

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, June 16, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters SPACs, once Wall Street’s hottest tickets, have become one of the most ha...

Wall Street layoffs likely ahead as two-year hiring boom turns to bust

People walk by the New York Stock Exchange. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Less than six months ago, Wall Street bankers were reaping the rewards from a historic boom in mergers and ...

JPMorgan Chase tells employees the bank will pay for travel to states that allow abortion

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon speaks at the Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 23, 2021. Brian Snyder | Reuters JPMorgan Chase, one of the largest emplo...

President Biden calls on Congress to suspend U.S. gas tax for 90 days

US President Biden delivers remarks on efforts to lower high gas prices in the South Court Auditorium at Eisenhower Executive Office Building June 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty ...

S&P 500 rebounds into the green as market attempts comeback from depths of the bear market

The S&P 500 rose Wednesday, continuing gains from the previous session as stocks attempted a comeback from the lows of the bear market. The broader market index rose 0.5%, while the Dow Jones Indu...

Brex drops small business customers as Silicon Valley adjusts to new reality

Brex Co-Founder & CEO Henrique Dubugras speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 at Moscone Convention Center on October 02, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Steve Jennings | ...

Dow sinks 700 points, dropping back below 30,000 to the lowest level in more than a year

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled below the key 30,000 level on Thursday as investors worried the Federal Reserve’s more aggressive approach toward inflation would bring the economy into ...