The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield retreated on Tuesday, reversing course from the previous day’s trade and continuing a general downward trend over the past week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year note was down 4.5 basis points at 3.9089%, having fallen below 4% on Thursday to hit its lowest point since July. Yields move inversely … Read more
Las Vegas Review-journal | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Federal prosecutors have disrupted a so-called pig-butchering scheme that cost victims more than $80 million, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. Four men have been indicted and two arrests have been made in one of the most sweeping enforcement actions yet on a type … Read more
People pass by a Wells Fargo bank on May 17, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Wells Fargo was snared in an industrywide probe into mortgage bankers’ use of loan discounts last year, CNBC has learned. The discounts, known as pricing exceptions, are used by mortgage personnel to help secure deals … Read more
U.S. Treasury yields were fractionally higher on Monday, as investors look ahead to this week’s Federal Reserve policy meeting. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was just over a single basis point higher at 4.2563%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was just under a point higher at 4.3339%. Yields move … Read more
CEO of Citigroup Jane Fraser testifies during a hearing before the House Committee on Financial Services at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images When Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser announced in September that her sweeping corporate overhaul would result in an undisclosed number … Read more
An Amazon.com Inc worker prepares an order in which the buyer asked for an item to be gift wrapped at a fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minnesota, U.S., November 12, 2020. Amazon.com Inc | Reuters The initial third-quarter report on gross domestic product showed consumer spending zooming higher by 4% percent a year, after inflation, the … Read more
The largest American banks have been quietly laying off workers all year — and some of the deepest cuts are yet to come. Even as the economy has surprised forecasters with its resilience, lenders have cut headcount or announced plans to do so, with the key exception being JPMorgan Chase, the biggest and most profitable … Read more
Jamie Dimon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida, U.S., February 8, 2023. Marco Bello | Reuters American banks are closing out another quarter in which interest rates surged, reviving concerns about shrinking margins and rising loan … Read more
JPMorgan Chase on Friday topped analysts’ expectations for third-quarter profit and revenue as the bank generated more interest income than expected, while credit costs were lower than expected. Here’s what the company reported: Earnings: $4.33 a shareRevenue: $40.69 billion, vs. $39.63 billion LSEG estimate The bank said profit surged 35% to $13.15 billion, or $4.33 a … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on October 04, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, … Read more