Wells Fargo shares slide after fourth-quarter revenue falls short of expectations
A man walks past a Wells Fargo Bank branch on a rainy morning in Washington. Gary Cameron | Reuters Wells Fargo on Friday released mixed results for the fourth quarter, sending the bank’s stock lower. Here’s how the numbers compared...
Citigroup is set to report fourth-quarter earnings – here’s what the Street expects
Jane Fraser, chief executive officer for Latin American at Citigroup Inc., speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Monday, April 29, 2019. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg via Getty Images Citigroup is scheduled to report...
Powell sees no interest rate hikes on the horizon as long as inflation stays low
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell affirmed his commitment to keeping interest rates low for the foreseeable future even as he expressed hope for a strong economic recovery. “When the time comes to raise interest rates, we’ll certainly do that, and...
Jobless claims surge to highest weekly total since August
First-time claims for unemployment insurance jumped to 965,000 last week amid signs of a slowdown in hiring due to pandemic restrictions, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The total was worse than Wall Street estimates of 800,000 and above the previous...
He became one of India’s youngest self-made billionaires at 34. Here’s his advice for other entrepreneurs
At 34 years old, Nikhil Kamath is one of India’s youngest billionaires. The Bangalore-born entrepreneur snagged the title late last year after joining Forbes India Rich List with his brother and co-founder, Nithin. It followed the runaway success of their...
The unemployment rate is above 20% for the lowest-paid workers, Fed’s Brainard says
Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard speaks at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., March 1, 2017. Brian Snyder | Reuters Unemployment for the lowest-paid workers in the U.S. is above 20%,...
Many workers will get 4 extra weeks of unemployment benefits. Here’s how
A pedestrian passes a notice for the Revival International Center (Centro Internacional de Avivamiento) food pantry, in a city hard hit by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S., July 9, 2020. Brian Snyder | Reuters The recent...
Mortgage refinance demand spikes 20% as borrowers fear missing out on record-low rates
A for sale sign sits outside a house in Miami Beach. Carlos Barria | Reuters After setting more than a dozen record lows last year, mortgage rates began 2021 on an upward climb, and that lit a fire under borrowers,...
Trump’s business prospects just got dimmer as Wall Street backs away from tarnished brand
More than two decades ago, Donald Trump the New York developer found refuge at Deutsche Bank after a syndicate of lenders, including predecessor firms to JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, cut ties with him. Now, after followers of President Trump laid...
Americans spent a record online over 2020 holidays, and more e-commerce gains are expected
An independent contractor to FedEx Corp. unloads packages from a delivery truck on Cyber Monday in New York, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. online purchases over the 2020 holidays grew 32.2%...