Banks


Jamie Dimon Has More Clout Than Ever—and So Does JPMorgan

Under its CEO, JPMorgan Chase sets the banking standard globally in returns and operating performance.

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Why Bond Investors Should Care About This Banking Regulation

The U.S. is considering loosening its grip on the nation’s biggest lenders in a regulatory move that could potentially increase demand for Treasury debt.

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Gold, Global Stocks Fall Amid Israel, Iran Escalation Fears. Oil Prices Are Rising.

With U.S. markets closed for the Juneteenth holiday, global investors were weighing up a potential escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict.

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Is the Stock Market Open Today? Here Are the Trading Hours for Juneteenth.

Here’s what investors should know about trading hours on Thursday.

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Walmart and Amazon Explore Stablecoins. Visa Stock Tumbles but Analysts Don’t See Immediate Threat

Stablecoins are unlikely to impact Visa and Mastercard in the short term, say analysts.

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Big Banks Update Guidance Amid Trump Policy Uncertainty. ‘There Is a Lot of Anxiety.’

Whiplash from the president’s rapidly shifting approach to tariffs and immigration is taking a toll on clients’ ability to plan for the future, though the economy remains on solid ground.

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Charles Schwab Stock Is Back. How It Tamed the Turmoil.

One year after being beaten down by controversy, the brokerage is a growth stock again.

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$1.5 Billion Advisor Team Joined Commonwealth Just as Company Sold Itself to LPL Financial

Advisor Ralph Angelo shares why his team joined Commonwealth from Osaic and what he thinks about the planned acquisition of Commonwealth by LPL Financial.

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JPMorgan Internal Memo Shows Morale Took a Hit on Return to Office

The results of the bank’s latest internal opinion survey showed fewer employees than last year say they view their health and well-being as a corporate priority.

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Elizabeth Warren Pushes Fed to Reinstate Wells Fargo’s Asset Cap

The lawmakers criticized the regulator for a lack of specificity in its public notice about why removing a limit on the amount of assets the bank of assets can hold was warranted

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Henry Kravis Sells KKR Stock for First Time in Years

KKR co-founder and co-Executive Chairman Henry Kravis just sold $154 million of stock of the private-equity firm.

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ECB Cuts Interest Rates. It’s Way Ahead of the Fed.

The ECB cut interest rates for the eighth consecutive meeting.

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Goldman Poaches Rivals’ Marketers in Bid to Grow Fund Management Arm

Goldman sees asset management as a counterweight to its more mercurial trading business.

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Why Charles Schwab Is Taking a Slow-Go Approach to Alternative Investments

Schwab recently launched an alternative investment offering for retail investors—but the company set a high bar to participate.

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Wells Fargo Stock Rises as Fed Lifts Asset Cap After 7 Years

The U.S. bank had operated under the limit since 2018.

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Nvidia Is Leading a Tech Rally. Why Mag 7 Stocks Are No Haven.

Musk calls tax bill a “disgusting abomination,” Nvidia leapfrogs Microsoft in market cap, Fed lifts asset cap on Wells Fargo, and more news to start your day.

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Social Security Recipients Get a Break as U.S. Tackles Defaults on Student Debt

Collections activity for most student borrowers resumed on May 5.

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LPL Advisors Drawn Into Legal Battle Between LPL and Ameriprise

A group of advisors say they have been unfairly caught up in a legal battle between LPL Financial and Ameriprise Financial, their current and former firms.

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S&P 500 to Soar on Fading Tariffs Impact, Analysts Say

“Overall, the weight of the technical evidence suggests this recovery is real,” LPL Financial’s Jeffrey Buchbinder notes.

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‘It Is Going to Happen’: JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Warns of Crack in the Bond Market

Dimon prompted some market jitters during Friday’s sideways trading session.

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Warsh Says Fed Officials Shouldn’t Be ‘Pampered Princes’, Defends Trump’s Criticism of Bank

The former Fed governor is widely viewed as one of the president’s top choices to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell next year.

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The Fed Is Worried About Private Credit. Should It Be the One Regulating the Sector?

Fed officials fret that the $1.7 trillion market for private credit has grown so big it could pose a risk to financial stability.

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Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan on What Makes the U.S. ‘Fundamentally Strong’

Moynihan recently sat down for a discussion as part of the At Barron’s interview series.

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Wells Fargo Clears a Consent Order. Only the Cap on Growth Is Left.

Regulators at one point had more than a dozen consent orders open against the bank.

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LPL Financial Is Narrowing the Gap With Wirehouse Rivals, CEO Says

The company is expanding its alternative investment and banking capabilities to better attract and retain financial advisors who serve wealthy investors, Chief Executive Rich Steinmeier says.

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