Financials


Ares Capital Reports Earnings With Private Credit Under Pressure

Private-credit stocks have been weighed down by worries over their loans to software firms. Investors are anxious to learn the latest on their loan portfolios.

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Kalshi and Polymarket Try a New Marketing Strategy: Free Groceries

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour said New York has given the company a lot, and that it is only fair for the prediction market to give to the city.

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Strategy, Robinhood, Oracle, Palantir, Nvidia, Disney, MP Materials, and More Stock Market Movers

Strategy, Coinbase and Robinhood stocks tumble after the price of Bitcoin drops to a 10-month low.

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How Prediction Markets Got the Fed Chair Nomination Wrong

Boosters of the markets say they are more accurate than any other form of forecasting. Maybe sometimes.

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Brokerage Firms May Start Charging ETF Distribution Fees. Who Will Pay.

The investor shift away from mutual funds to exchange-traded funds has eroded an important revenue stream for brokerage firms.

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The Exit Rush Is Over for Nontraded BDCs. Cash Keeps Coming Into Private Credit.

Recent securities filings show that investors may be calming down.

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Apple, Verizon, SoFi, Sandisk, Western Digital, Unity Software, Exxon, and More Stock Market Movers

Verizon stock heads for its largest single-day percent increase since 2008 after earnings top Wall Street’s expectations.

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American Express Falls After Earnings. The Stock Is Having a Rocky Start to 2026.

The credit-card company posts quarterly earnings that slightly miss Wall Street expectations.

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Charles Schwab Boosts Dividend After Year of Strong Growth

The wealth management company has been pulling in lots of new assets and reporting rising profits.

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He’s Wall Street’s Biggest Showman. Should You Trust Him?

Dan Ives has gone mainstream as Wall Street’s highest-profile stock analyst. Less well known is his growing set of overlapping business interests.

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LPL Financial Earnings Beat Estimates. Client Assets Surge 36%.

The company’s results got a boost thanks to lower expenses and a surge in fee-based revenue.

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Microsoft Loses, Sandisk Wins, Apple Drifts. AI Is Upending Tech.

Trump picks Warsh to lead the Fed, senators reach a deal to avert government shutdown, Apple’s earnings beat expectations, and more news to start your day.

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Visa Beats Expectations on Stronger Spending. The Stock Is Falling.

Adjusted earnings per share and net revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 both surpassed Wall Street’s expectations.

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Microsoft, Meta, Tesla, Joby Aviation, SAP, Royal Caribbean, and More Stock Market Movers

Microsoft shares tumble as Azure revenue growth slows, while Meta rises even after the Facebook parent ramps up its spending plans.

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BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, and Partners Group Team Up on New Alts Offering

The new separately managed accounts are oriented around specific goals and include seven underlying private funds.

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Bitcoin Slumps Below $84,000. It’s Not Acting Like a Haven.

The price of Bitcoin and gold are moving in opposite directions.

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Cracks in Financial Stocks Raise Concerns. 3 Charts Tell the Story.

Technical indicators foretell more selling for Robinhood, PayPal, and Blue Owl Capital.

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Mastercard Stock Rises on Earnings. Consumer Spending Is ‘Healthy,’ Says CEO.

The payments giant reports better-than-expected earnings and revenue in the fourth quarter and projects more growth ahead.

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Raymond James Wealth Unit Shines in Weak Quarter for Investment Bank Business

The company’s wealth management unit posted strong growth and record assets of nearly $1.8 trillion.

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S&P Global: More Than the Sum of Its Parts

The stock has moved little despite impressive financial results. Its expansion into private credit is one avenue to growth.

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Stifel Financial Reported Strong Earnings. The Stock Fell Anyway.

The company’s investment banking unit benefited from an improved environment for dealmaking.

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Silver Falls From Record High. Why Volatility Is a Concern.

Silver prices were falling Tuesday, while gold has maintained its run. Liquidity could hold the answer.

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Humana, UnitedHealth, and CVS Stocks Plunge After Setback on Medicare Rates

The Trump administration proposed keeping Medicare rates roughly flat this year.

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The Dow Is Getting Pummeled by UnitedHealth. Why the Rest of the Stock Market Is Fine.

The health insurer’s stock fell by almost 20%.

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Insurers Will Take Losses From Winter Storm Fern

Travelers, Chubb, Allstate, and Hartford are all likely to take meaningful losses from the weekend storm, one analyst predicts.

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