Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller believes Donald Trump’s re-election renewed a jolt of speculative enthusiasm in the markets and surging optimism within businesses. “I’ve been doing this for 49 years, and we’re probably going from the most anti-business administration to the opposite,” Druckenmiller said on CNBC Monday. “We do a lot of talking to CEOs and companies on the…
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally the day before he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump is poised to sign a flurry of executive orders as soon as he’s sworn in, but imposing tariffs on U.S. trading partners…
Bitcoin should rip higher under President-elect Donald Trump, according to BlackRock’s ETF chief. Samara Cohen, the firm’s ETF and index instruments chief investment officer, thinks cryptocurrency deregulation will “absolutely” propel bitcoin to another historic year. “There will be progress made on… FIT21 [“Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act.] There will be progress made…
Jonathan Gray, president and chief operating officer of Blackstone Inc., from left, Ron O’Hanley, chief executive officer of State Street Corp., Ted Pick, chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley, Marc Rowan, chief executive officer of Apollo Global Management LLC, and David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., during the Global Financial Leaders’…
Goldman Sachs should be particularly helped by President-elect Donald Trump’s preference for deregulation, Bank of America suggested. Less oversight can boost investor confidence that Goldman will provide sustainable returns on equity, analyst Ebrahim Poonawala told clients on Wednesday. In fact, he said Goldman should be one of the clearest winners from this type of policy…
Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 16th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Bank of America on Thursday posted results that topped expectations for profit and revenue on better-than-expected investment banking and interest income. Here’s what the company reported: Earnings: 82…
CEO of Chase Jamie Dimon looks on as he attends the seventh “Choose France Summit”, aiming to attract foreign investors to the country, at the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris, on May 13, 2024. Lucovic Marin | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday. Here’s what Wall…
David Solomon, Chairman & CEO Goldman Sachs, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 17th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Goldman Sachs is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $8.22 per share, according to LSEG…
Mark Wiedman, head of BlackRock’s global client business, attends the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit, in Hong Kong, Nov. 8, 2023. Tyrone Siu | Reuters Mark Wiedman, a senior BlackRock executive with a tenure that spans more than 20 years, is leaving the asset manager, according to a person familiar with the matter. Wiedman, head…
Daniel Pinto, president and chief operating officer of JPMorgan Chase, speaks during the Semafor 2024 World Economy Summit in Washington, DC, on April 18, 2024. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase said Tuesday that Chief Operating Officer and President Daniel Pinto will step down from those roles in the coming months, setting…
