Financials


Fair Isaac to Allow Lenders to Bypass Credit Bureaus for FICO Scores. The Stock Rises 24%.

The company’s new pricing models allow mortgage lenders to calculate and distribute FICO Scores directly to borrowers.

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SoFi Invest to Expand Options Strategies for Investors

The company has been expanding its self-directed brokerage and wealth management options for clients.

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Wolfspeed, CoreWeave, Pfizer, Intel, Spotify, Firefly, Lamb Weston, and More Stock Market Movers

Chip maker Wolfspeed says it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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Visa’s Latest News Shows It’s a ‘Stablecoin Winner’

Its pilot stablecoin program for its Visa Direct platform will allow financial institutions to use pre-funded stablecoins.

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AI's Winners Aren't All in Tech. 22 Cheaper Stocks to Consider. 

Investors can benefit from artificial intelligence without taking the risk of buying the highflying technology names. 

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Robinhood Stock on Pace for Record Closing High. It’s Becoming the Everything App.

Shares of the brokerage platform are getting a boost from developments in both its ultra-luxury banking service and football prediction markets.

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Robo-Advisor Wealthfront Files for IPO. What to Know.

The company that pioneered low-cost digital advice derives the lion’s share of its revenue from its high-yield cash savings product.

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After a Trump Order, Private-Markets Managers Blackstone and Ares Get Set to Woo Small Investors

President Trump has pushed to allow individuals to invest in private markets. Blackstone and Ares Management are readying for the chase.

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Electronic Arts, Nvidia, Intel, Carnival, Western Digital, Occidental, MoonLake, and More Stock Market Movers

Electronic Arts is being acquired by an investor consortium in an all-cash, take-private deal that values the videogame company at about $55 billion.

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A REIT, Insurer, and Bank Are Set to Go Public. The IPO Market Is More Than Tech.

The upcoming debuts of Fermi, Neptune Insurance, and Commercial Bancgroup are a sign that the IPO market isn’t just about tech.

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AI and Other Tech Are Changing Wealth Management. This Citi Executive Explains How.

Jelena Zec, a director with Citi’s venture-capital business, says its portfolio companies are the kind that will transform the industry.

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Fidelity Launches New Platform for Active Traders

The company hopes to win over more active traders with what it says is a more powerful and easier to use trading platform.

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Merrill Lynch Sues $129 Billion Advisor Team, Charles Schwab, and Dynasty Over ‘Corporate Raid’

The company filed its lawsuit after senior members of one of its largest advisor teams resigned to launch their own registered investment advisory firm.

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Robinhood to Offer Matching Bonuses to Clients of Independent Advisors

The company’s TradePMR unit hopes the offer will help its RIA customers land more prospects and win more wallet share with their clients.

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Amex Hikes Platinum Card Fee, Adds New Perks

Fees for premium credit cards—and the dollar value of potential perks—have been rising in recent years across credit card companies.

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Morgan Stanley Hopes to Gain More Clients From a Coming IPO Wave. Its Deal With Carta Should Help.

The latest agreement between the two companies marks an expansion of Morgan Stanley’s efforts to use its workplace benefits business to win over wealth management clients.

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Make Rate Cuts Work for You. Own These Stocks, Bonds, and Funds.

As the Fed eases up, it could pay to own a mix of defensive and cyclical stocks, and non-U. S. bonds.

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Charles Schwab Is Building More Bricks-And-Mortar Offices. Here’s Why.

The brokerage firm says it wants to increase the number of in-person offices it has in places where its customer base is growing.

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Are BDCs Signaling a Bigger Rate Drop? Their Stocks Are Dropping as Rates Droop.

As rates fall back, so have the stocks of the BDC mutual funds, which make high-interest-rate loans to midsize businesses—often as part of a private-equity buyout.

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UBS to Raise Pay for Financial Advisors. The Change May Boost Retention.

The company’s new compensation plan aims to reward advisors who are growing their practices and bringing in new clients and more assets.

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With New Venture Fund, Robinhood Aims to Give Retail Investors Access to Private Investments

It’s the brokerage firm’s first fund.

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Fed’s Powell Faces a Power Struggle. Why the Outcome Is Key for Stock Markets.

China says Nvidia broke antimonopoly laws, health plan subsidies in play, bank merger market heats up, and more news to start your day.

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Bill Ackman’s Main Fund Is Up 25% in 2025. These 2 Investments Are Helping.

Ackman’s fund, which went public in 2014, has had strong performance since 2019.

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Foundations Shored Up Endowments in 2024. Nonprofits Need the Funding.

Last year’s average returns of private and community foundations lagged slightly behind 2023, yet still showed double-digit gains. But they still found themselves under pressure from strapped nonprofits.

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Merrill Lynch Launches New Lending Unit for Wealthy Clients

The Merrill Lending Solutions Group will place nearly two dozen lending specialists at offices in major cities throughout the country.

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