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LPL Shares Jump on Earnings Beat. CEO Upbeat on Retaining Commonwealth Advisors.

The wealth management company is on track to meet its 90% advisor retention goal for its $2.7 billion planned acquisition of Commonwealth Financial Network, CEO Rich Steinmeier says.

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Trump Makes a Deal With the U.K. Now Comes the Hard Part.

The deal comes just before talks with one of the U.S.’s biggest trade partners are set to begin.

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Interactive Brokers Expands Trading Hours for Contracts that Allow Investors to Bet on Events

The company’s forecast contracts enable investors to effectively bet on the outcome of events such as Federal Reserve rate moves.

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1 Stock—and 2 Funds—to Buy if There’s No Recession

A slowdown isn’t guaranteed. Look at banks, retail, and copper if one doesn’t materialize.

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UBS Hires JPMorgan Executive to Lead U.S. Workplace Wealth Unit

Patricia McCarthy will help oversee UBS’ effort to grow its workplace wealth solutions unit.

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Welcome to the New World of Lower Returns. Where to Invest Now.

Stocks won’t enjoy the strong tailwinds that propelled the S&P 500 to 20%-plus returns in the past two years. Instead, investors should aim for 6% returns.

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Trading Surge Lifts Robinhood Profit as Company Expands Product Suite

The company benefited from heightened investor trading activity during the first quarter.

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Visa Stock Edges Higher. Consumer Spending Is ‘Resilient.’

Investors are set to hear more about the company’s strategy for 2025 this week.

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CEOs Are Saying These 2 Ominous Words on Earnings Calls

Some companies have pulled their guidance because of the aggressive U.S. trade strategy, while others see little effect.

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BofA, Mattel, and 5 Other Stocks Have Priced in Recession. Buy Them. 

Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson put out a shopping list. The names are already reflecting close to the worst in the economy.

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Trump Cuts Cumulative Tariffs on Some Imported Goods

The executive order signed Tuesday specifically addresses items that might otherwise be subject to multiple tariffs.

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The Small Business Administration Reinstates Sober Lending Standards

The SBA is reviving rules dropped in the Biden era by the agency, which created $400 million in negative cash flow last year.

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Wells Fargo Clears Another Hurdle as Investors Track Compliance Cleanup

A restriction on growth imposed in 2018 by the Federal Reserve remains in place.

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Private Banker Managing $5 Billion Joins BofA From Citi

Nicole Nunag’s remit includes providing investment services, philanthropy strategy, family office solutions, art services, credit solutions, and wealth planning services.

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Goldman Sachs Upgrades Schwab Stock. Here’s Why.

Analyst Alexander Blostein cites Schwab’s improving balance sheet and strong growth.

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Ameriprise Financial Reports Mixed Results. The Stock Rises Slightly.

Ameriprise said unadjusted net income fell 41% year over year and that its asset-management unit had net outflows of $18.3 billion.

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Bank Stocks Are Rising Again. Now Isn’t the Time to Buy.

Shares of banks including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup have lately shown signs of life, but the data say that now isn’t the time to buy the rally.

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Raymond James Reports Earnings Miss. Investment Banking Fell Short.

CEO Paul Shoukry said the company’s investment banking pipeline remains robust, but the timing of deals has been hurt by macroeconomic uncertainty.

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Goldman Sachs Sees Big Drop in Support for CEO Pay, Wins Vote Anyway

Top Goldman executives won approval for their pay packages, but with far fewer votes than a year ago.

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Tesla, Boeing, Northrop, RTX, 3M, GE Aerospace, Lockheed, Verizon, First Solar, and More Stock Market Movers

Tesla stock rises ahead of the electric-vehicle company’s first-quarter earnings, Boeing is selling certain digital aviation solutions assets in a $10.55 billion deal, GE Aerospace’s profit tops analysts’ estimates, and more customers than expected cancel Verizon contracts.

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Tesla, Nvidia, Amazon, Netflix, Discover, Salesforce, UnitedHealth, and More Stock Market Movers

Tesla slides ahead of quarterly earnings scheduled for Tuesday, and Nvidia tumbles with the chip maker a victim of the U.S.-China trade war.

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Discover Merger Approval Is Good News for Capital One. Why It’s Great News for Bank Stocks.

Shares were climbing after regulators approved a merger between two of the biggest U.S. credit-card issuers.

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Hess CEO Buys $2 Million of Goldman Stock

John B. Hess bought a large block of shares of Goldman Sachs, which he serves as a director.

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Capital One’s $35B Discover Takeover Clears Final Approvals

Combined, the two companies create the sixth-largest U.S. bank.

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Big Banks See a Trading Bonanza. Can It Last?

Big trading hauls at Morgan Stanley and its rivals are a core theme for investors this earnings season, powering better-than-expected results.

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