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Julie A. Su, nominee for deputy secretary of Labor, testifies during her Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on March 16, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Biden administration is cracking down on so-called “junk fees” in retirement accounts.   The U.S. Department of

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, has been stealthily rising in 2023. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.K. government on Monday confirmed plans to regulate the cryptocurrency industry, announcing in a consultation paper that it will look to bring in formal legislation for crypto activities by 2024. The government published its response to

Aaron P | Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images HSBC’s profit after tax came in at $6.26 billion in the three months ended September, jumping 235% compared to the $2.66 billion in the same period last year. Europe largest bank by assets also saw profit before tax for the quarter rise by $4.5 billion to

The Xiaomi HyperOS logo is displayed on a smartphone. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese smartphone and appliance maker Xiaomi announced late Thursday a new operating system — as it seeks to develop its ecosystem with the imminent release of its own car. Xiaomi shares rose more than 1% in Hong

Suze Orman has a warning for investors relying too heavily on bonds. The personal finance expert believes the draw of high interest rates and an aversion to risk taking are preventing too many people from taking a “lifetime opportunity” in the stock market. “Some of these stocks — how do you pass them up? I

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly Twitter, attends a U.S. Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13, 2023. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images X owner Elon Musk is attempting to create a future in which X users

In this article CFG PNC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Customers at a Safeway store in San Francisco. Getty Images American banks have been shuttering branches located within supermarket chains at a rate seven times faster than other locations amid the industry’s profit squeeze and customers’ migration to digital channels. Banks closed 10.7% of

In this article JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon will begin to sell one million shares of the bank he runs next year, the company said Friday in a filing. The plan sparked concern that Dimon, 67, could be contemplating retirement. Dimon is arguably the country’s top banker. He

Visitors line up in front of the Huawei flagship store on Nanjing East Road, one of the city’s main commercial and tourist area, in Shanghai, China, on Sept. 30, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Huawei reported revenue figures Friday that showed only a 1% increase in the third

An Xpeng G9 electric vehicle at the Xpeng pavilion in the Open Space area during the Munich Motor Show (IAA) in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 5, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Xpeng said this week it plans to roll out driver-assist technology in Europe by the end

[The stream is slated to start at 8:45 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is giving a press conference following the bank’s latest monetary policy decision. The ECB ended its run of rate hikes on Thursday after 10 consecutive

Chinese and US flags fly outside a hotel during a 2012 U.S. presidential election results event organized by the US embassy in Beijing on November 7, 2012. Ed Jones | AFP | Getty Images From the U.S. to China, countries around the world are battling it out to lead on financial technology, a heavily lucrative

In this article MS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT James Gorman, Morgan Stanley CEO, July 18, 2023. CNBC Morgan Stanley said Wednesday that Ted Pick will succeed James Gorman as CEO at the start of 2024. Pick, a Morgan Stanley veteran who rose through the ranks to lead the bank’s Wall Street operations, will

Workers assemble mini excavators in a factory of heavy machinery in Suzhou in east China’s Jiangsu province on Oct. 23, 2023. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China on Tuesday took steps toward easing financing conditions for local governments, which have been at the crux of recent economic difficulties. The central

A logo stands on display above the headquarters of Deutsche Bank AG at the Aurora Business Park in Moscow, Russia. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Deutsche Bank on Wednesday reported a third-quarter net profit of 1.031 billion euros ($1.06 billion), slightly beating expectations, despite an 8% fall on the previous year. Analysts had

In this article JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase speaking with CNBC’s Leslie Picker in Bozeman, MT on Aug. 2nd, 2023. CNBC JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Tuesday warned about the dangers of locking in an outlook about the economy, particularly considering the poor recent track record

In this article COIN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, slammed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He also said the cryptocurrency exchange is looking to invest more outside of the U.S. Carlos Jasso | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase rose about 7% Tuesday afternoon as

A view of the Canary Wharf financial district of London. Prisma by Dukas | Universal Images Group | Getty Images LONDON — Barclays shares retreated on Tuesday as investors assessed the prospect of cost-cutting charges, pressure on domestic interest margins and weak performance in formerly strong divisions. The bank reported a net profit of £1.27

Despite a murky macroeconomic environment and heightened fears around the health of the banking sector, the nation’s largest financial institutions all reported earnings beats for the third quarter. Some businesses performed better than others. However, none of them has been rewarded with higher stock prices — yet. As expected, money center banks like Wells Fargo

In this article ARKK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The most popular question on Ark Invest’s website has nothing to do with investing in the U.S., according to the firm’s CEO and Chief Investment Officer Cathie Wood. “The No. 1 question on our website as we track these questions is: Why can’t we buy