Financials

LPL Financial stock is trading at a discount to competitors and Morningstar thinks the stock can soar.

Baird upgrades Zions Bancorp stock to Outperform from Neutral amid selloff.

President Donald Trump’s suggestion of a trade truce between Washington and Beijing is offsetting worry over credit quality at regional banks.

The credit card and payments company raised its full-year guidance for revenue and earnings-per-share growth.

More credit “cockroaches” could be lurking at banks, Oracle fights low-margin cloud claims, U.S. and China still open to talks on trade, and more news to start your day.

Two new lawsuits accuse the banks of ignoring their anti-money-laundering and reporting obligations and enabling alleged sex trafficking by the late financier.

The brokerage firm reported investors opened more accounts and trading volumes surged during the third quarter.

Zions Bancorporation is taking a $50 million charge-off in its third quarter as part of a $60 million loan provision.

Investors have been infatuated with AI. But companies with strong earnings and healthy balance sheets should shine too.

Citigroup is working on plans to custody digital assets, while Morgan Stanley advisors can now pitch crypto to all clients.

The company says net new assets, an important growth metric, jumped 44% year over year in the third quarter.

The insurance company beats earnings expectations for the sixth consecutive quarter.

They’re launching more-powerful trading tools and surprising new features in hopes of attracting more of these highly profitable customers.

The insurer was the second-worst performing stock in the S&P 500. Other auto insurers fell, too.

Bank of America and Morgan Stanley beat earnings estimates, while ASML, the Dutch semiconductor-equipment maker, posts better-than-expected third-quarter earnings and issues an upbeat forecast.

No named hurricanes made landfall in the U.S. during September for the first time in a decade.

Progressive posts weaker-than-expected earnings for the third quarter due in part to a policy change in Florida.

Bank of America’s wealth management unit sees solid growth amid a strong quarter for the entire company.

Rather than allowing yourself to get spooked when volatility spikes, view it as an opportunity to profit from the fear of other investors.

JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs post quarterly earnings that top Wall Street estimates.

The wealth management firm’s recapitalization brings in several new backers, including the family office of the owners of the Chanel brand.

A twin set of auto sector bankruptcies has credit markets on edge.

An electronic trading platform, a fintech focused on U.S. real estate, and an alternative investment manager.

The International Monetary Fund released its Global Financial Stability Report on Tuesday.

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