A Wall Street dealmaking bonanza in the third quarter helped boost profits at JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Goldman Sachs (GS) as some of the country’s largest banks raked in higher revenues from investment banking and trading. JPMorgan posted net income of $14.4 billion, a 12% increase from the third quarter of last year and roughly…
The country’s biggest Wall Street banks are riding high into the third quarter reporting season. Analysts expect profits among six major banks to climb 6% from the third quarter of last year, according to Bloomberg data. “It’s been a good environment,” Barclays analyst Jason Goldberg said. Expectations will be put to the test starting Tuesday…
Wells Fargo & Co. suspended travel to China after one of its bankers who works in trade financing was recently blocked from leaving the country. Chenyue Mao, an Atlanta-based managing director who was born in Shanghai, was banned from exiting China after entering the country in recent weeks, according to a person with knowledge of…
BANGKOK – Shares were mixed Wednesday in Europe and Asia after an update on U.S. inflation pulled most Wall Street stocks lower, though gains for Nvidia pushed the Nasdaq to another record. The report showed inflation in the United States accelerated to 2.7% last month from 2.4% in May. Economists said higher prices for clothes,…