Why we’re eyeing a trade

Why we’re eyeing a trade

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. 1. U.S. stocks declined Friday as investors interrupted hot inflation data. Investors weighed the odds that the Federal Reserve may take even longer to deliver interest rate cuts in 202, … Read more

Wells Fargo says consent order tied to 2016 scandal lifted

Wells Fargo says consent order tied to 2016 scandal lifted

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 17: President and CEO of Wells Fargo Charlie Scharf attends The Future of Everything presented by the Wall Street Journal at Spring Studios on May 17, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images) Steven Ferdman | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Wells Fargo said Thursday … Read more

High rates help Germany’s Commerzbank post best results in 15 years

High rates help Germany’s Commerzbank post best results in 15 years

Commerzbank on Thursday reported a 55% hike in net profit for 2023, as high interest rates helped the German banking giant report its best results in 15 years. Net profit for the year beat expectations to come in at 2.2 billion euros ($2.36 billion), up from 1.4 billion euros a year earlier. For the fourth … Read more

Banks ask for help protecting customers from online romance scams

Banks ask for help protecting customers from online romance scams

The banking industry is seeking help from the federal government and the social media industry to stop an escalating crisis that’s costing Americans billions of dollars every year: online romance scams. These digital crimes have proliferated since the pandemic, as criminals pose as attractive partners and reach out to lonely Americans on social media. “We … Read more

JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo cut overdraft revenue to $2 billion in 2023

JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo cut overdraft revenue to  billion in 2023

Pedestrians pass a JPMorgan Chase bank branch in New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The three biggest American retail banks collected 25% less overdraft revenue last year as the companies, under pressure from regulators to cap the fees, created new ways for customers to avoid the penalties. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and … Read more

Societe Generale posts sharp profit drop as net banking income slides

Societe Generale posts sharp profit drop as net banking income slides

A logo outside a Societe Generale SA bank branch in Paris, France. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Societe Generale on Thursday reported a sharp decline in fourth-quarter net profit on the back of weaker net banking income, but launched a new 280 million euro ($302 million) share buyback program. The French lender posted a … Read more

NYCB reignites banking industry, commercial real estate fears

NYCB reignites banking industry, commercial real estate fears

The New York Community Bank (NYCB) headquarters in Hicksville, New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.  Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Embattled lender New York Community Bank disclosed a litany of financial metrics in the past 24 hours in a bid to soothe skittish investors. But one of the most crucial resources … Read more

Moody’s downgrades bank’s credit rating to junk; shares tumble

Moody’s downgrades bank’s credit rating to junk; shares tumble

A sign is pictured above a branch of the New York Community Bank in Yonkers, New York, U.S., January 31, 2024.  Mike Segar | Reuters New York Community Bank’s shares continued their downward spiral Wednesday after Moody’s Investors Service cut the firm’s credit rating two notches to junk status. NYCB shares fell about 3%, trimming … Read more

UBS beats earnings expectations, announces up to $1 billion share buyback

UBS beats earnings expectations, announces up to  billion share buyback

Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Swiss banking giant UBS on Tuesday narrowly beat fourth-quarter earnings expectations and announced that it would recommence share buybacks worth up to $1 billion in the second half of the year. The group posted a net loss attributable to shareholders of $279 million for the quarter, its second … Read more

Shares of Italy’s UniCredit jump 10% and hit eight-year high on earnings beat

Shares of Italy’s UniCredit jump 10% and hit eight-year high on earnings beat

A logo on the UniCredit SpA headquarters in Milan, Italy, on Saturday Jan. 22, 2022. Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Italian bank UniCredit hit their highest level since 2015 on Monday, after announcing that it would return 8.6 billion euros ($9.2 billion) to investors on the back of higher-than-expected profits. The Milan-based bank shared … Read more