Deutsche Bank criticized by German regulator for financial reporting error

Deutsche Bank criticized by German regulator for financial reporting error

A general meeting of Deutsche Bank Arne Dedert | picture alliance | Getty Images Deutsche Bank incorrectly disclosed deferred tax assets in its 2019 financial statement which did not meet international accounting standards, the German regulator BaFin said on Tuesday. “The declarations on deferred tax assets in the consolidated financial statement were not complete,” the … Read more

Novo Nordisk weight loss drugs linked to rare eye condition: study

Novo Nordisk weight loss drugs linked to rare eye condition: study

A box of Ozempic and contents sit on a table in Dudley, North Tyneside, Britain, October 31, 2023.  George Frey | Reuters Novo Nordisk investors appeared unperturbed Thursday by a critical Harvard report that linked weight loss drugs to a rare eye condition. Semaglutide, which is present in weight loss drugs including Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic … Read more

Wall Street bankers beaten in ‘Smartest’ chess tournament

Wall Street bankers beaten in ‘Smartest’ chess tournament

Forget M&A league tables. Wall Street banks took to the chessboard over the past few days to decide who is the brightest. Turns out, none of them. Bankers and traders from companies including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., BlackRock Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG were beaten by players from online chess platforms Chessify and Chessmood in … Read more

UK BNPL fintech Zilch raises $125 million, sees IPO within 2 years

UK BNPL fintech Zilch raises 5 million, sees IPO within 2 years

Zilch CEO Phil Belamant. Zilch LONDON — British fintech firm Zilch said Wednesday it’s raised $125 million in debt financing from German banking giant Deutsche Bank in a deal that will help the company triple sales in the next couple of years and move closer toward an initial public offering. The company, which offers shoppers … Read more

Wells Fargo hiring spree to boost investment banking improves our stock outlook

Wells Fargo hiring spree to boost investment banking improves our stock outlook

Wells Fargo is breaking out of its lending roots. The bank has quietly gone on a hiring spree to grab a bigger slice of the profitable investment banking business long dominated by its Wall Street rivals. Since the start of 2023, a CNBC analysis found that Wells Fargo made at least 17 senior-level hires in … Read more

Deutsche Bank first-quarter 2024 earnings

Deutsche Bank first-quarter 2024 earnings

Deutsche Bank on Thursday reported a 10% rise in first-quarter profit, beating expectations amid an ongoing recovery in its investment banking unit. Net profit attributable to shareholders was 1.275 billion euros ($1.365 billion) for the period, ahead of an aggregate analyst forecast of 1.23 billion euros for the period, according to LSEG data. Deutsche Bank … Read more

How the former Fed boss could shake up the Bank of England

How the former Fed boss could shake up the Bank of England

Former Federal Reserve Board Chair Ben Bernanke speaks during a discussion on “Perspectives on Monetary Policy” during the Thomas Laubach Research Conference at the Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, DC, May 19, 2023. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — The Bank of England will on Friday publish a long-awaited review by … Read more

Central banks had a big week. Here’s what happened — and what’s next

Central banks had a big week. Here’s what happened — and what’s next

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Central banks around the world reached a pivotal point this week, with Switzerland becoming the first major economy to cut interest … Read more

U.S. consumer sentiment stays steady

U.S. consumer sentiment stays steady

Shoppers are seen at Whole Foods Market on October 14, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you … Read more

Fed rate meet in focus

Fed rate meet in focus

Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 7, 2024.  Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on … Read more