PPL, a utility based in Allentown, Pa., said this week that it plans to raise its next quarterly dividend by 7%. It was an otherwise light stretch for such announcements among large U.S. companies. PP...
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Bank of America’s Subramanian says S&P 500 earnings risk a 10% drop in 2023
“ ‘We are likely to see some downward revisions [to earnings] and our forecast for profits growth for 2023 is $200 for the S&P 500. That would mean about a 10% decline in earnings peak to trough.’...
JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citi beat earnings expectations, but worries about headwinds remain
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. managed to beat Wall Street’s reduced expectations for their fourth-quarter profits as higher interest rates b...
Bitcoin spikes above $21,000: is the crypto bear market over ?
Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, spiked above the $21,000 mark on Saturday. The move has encouraged crypto investors who have been shaken by the collapse of several high-p...
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo earnings show the good, the bad and the ugly of people’s finances. So how are they holding up?
Friday’s wave of big-bank earnings gives an important glimpse into Americans’ finances amid high prices, rising interest rates and recession worries. At first glance, most consumers appear to be keepi...
JPMorgan Reports Earnings Friday. Here’s What to Expect.
JPMorgan Chase will be one of the first big banks to report fourth-quarter 2022 financial results on Friday, and Wall Street expects a mixed bag. Revenue at the bank is forecast to swell to $34.5 bill...
Citigroup Reports Earnings Friday. Here’s What Wall Street Expects.
Citigroup is in the midst of a yearslong turnaround. On Friday, Wall Street will see how successful the bank’s efforts have been. Like most of its peers, Citigroup (ticker: C) is expected to post a dr...
Bank of America Posts Earnings Friday. What Wall Street Expects.
Higher interest rates are expected to drive up Bank of America ‘s fourth-quarter revenue, even as the bank is projected to see a drop in profits. Bank of America (ticker: BAC) is forecast to post reve...
Taiwan Semiconductor Braces for Downturn Despite Record Profit
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has reported a record net profit and beat analysts’ expectations for its fourth quarter but warned of waning demand in 2023. Taiwan Semiconductor (ticker: TSM), the...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reports record net profit and revenue on chip demand
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said Thursday that fourth-quarter net profit rose to a new record thanks to growing demand for high-speed computing and better margins. The world’s largest contr...
Daughter of world’s richest man takes the helm at Dior as LVMH reshuffles its two biggest fashion houses
The biggest luxury brand in the world has announced a shake-up of its two major fashion labels, a move that has put the daughter of the world’s richest man in charge at one of them. LVMH Moët Hennessy...
Mercedes and Other European Car Markers Are Aiming for Tesla
Mercedes-Benz Group more than doubled sales of battery electric vehicles this past year. That’s just a start. The company, and its European peers, want to sell a lot more. Tesla had better pay attenti...
Fed’s Powell won’t stop rate hikes until he ‘terrifies’ the wealthiest of investors, says this CIO
Investors are waking up to a whiff of positivity where stocks are concerned for Monday, after last week’s first gain in five that was prompted by weak wage growth Alongside a bleak Institute for Suppl...
Look for a big cut to TSMC’s 2023 outlook as a bullish sign for chips, one analyst says ahead of earnings
The best thing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. can do in its earnings report Thursday is to cut its outlook for 2023 big, indicating a bottoming in the first half of the year, according to one ...
Caterpillar stock rises to 4th straight record after BofA analyst becomes top bull on Wall Street
Shares of Caterpillar Inc. rallied Friday to a fourth straight record close, after BofA Securities analyst Michael Feniger turned bullish on the belief that the construction- and mining-equipment make...