UBS put a Credit Suisse real estate fund into what it called an "orderly liquidation." The Swiss bank acquired the fund after completing its takeover of former rival Credit Suisse last year. The takeover came after Credit Suisse ran into a series of financial...
Bank of America reported its third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, revealing that profits were up 10% from a year ago. This comes after the second-largest US bank got a boost from higher interest income in the face of rising Federal Reserve rates. Stocks in the...
Stocks were mixed on Friday after a flurry of U.S. banks reported upbeat earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.12%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.5% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slumped by 1.2%.
JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup all posted higher profits...
Wells Fargo's profits rose in the third quarter as the bank benefitted from customers paying rising interest rates on their loan repayments. The U.S. lender reported that its net interest income climbed 8% to $13.1 billion for the three-month period ending September.
Net income overall...
European and U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as fears regarding Italy's new bank tax subside. This comes after the Italian government revealed that the newly introduced tax would be less impactful than what analysts had expected.
Banking stocks in Europe jumped 1.6%, thereby pushing the...
U.S. bank stocks slipped lower on Tuesday morning as markets digested Italy's decision to implement a new tax on banks as well as weak economic data coming out of China.
Italy's government decided to introduce a 40% tax on "extra" bank profits, igniting fears that...
