Morgan Stanley (MS) earnings Q1 2024

Ted Pick, CEO Morgan Stanley, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 18th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Morgan Stanley on Tuesday posted results that topped analysts’ estimates for profit and revenue as wealth management, trading and investment banking exceeded expectations. Here’s what the company reported: […]

Bank of America (BAC) earnings Q1 2024

Bank of America Chairman and CEO Brian Thomas Moynihan testifies during a Wall Street oversight hearing by the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 6, 2023.  Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Bank of America on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings that topped analysts’ estimates for profit […]

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: TSLA, GS, CRM

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Shares fell 2.8% after an internal memo said the electric vehicle maker is planning to lay off more than 10% of its global workforce . “As we prepare the company for our next phase of growth, it is extremely important to look at every […]

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GS, SNPO, CRM

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Goldman Sachs — Goldman Sachs shares jumped 3.3% in premarket trading after the company beat Wall Street’s first-quarter earnings expectations . Goldman posted earnings of $11.58 per share on revenue of $14.21 billion for the period, fueled by its trading and investment banking businesses. Analysts surveyed […]

Jack Ma is praising Alibaba. Wall Street is more cautious

Alibaba shares got a boost last week from news founder Jack Ma is pleased with the company’s turnaround so far. That’s after co-founder and current Chair Joe Tsai told CNBC in late February he felt a lot more “confident” about Alibaba’s ability to still be a top e-commerce player. Ma stepped down as chairman in […]

Buffett really was not a great stock picker: Swedroe on investing

Larry Swedroe, who is considered one of the market’s most esteemed researchers, thinks Warren Buffett’s investment style doesn’t work well anymore. He cites the number of professional Wall Street firms and hedge funds now participating in the market. “Warren Buffett was generally considered the greatest stock picker of all time. And, what we have learned […]

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: GL, JPM, ZTS, WFC

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. JPMorgan — The bank fell 5% after disclosing that its net interest income level could fall short of Wall Street analysts’ expectations in 2024, despite beating both top- and bottom-line estimates in its last quarter. CEO Jamie Dimon also underscored the danger of inflationary pressures. Wells […]

90% of qualifying EV buyers get $7,500 tax credit as upfront payment

Maskot | Maskot | Getty Images The bulk of Americans buying qualifying new electric vehicles are opting to receive an associated tax credit upfront from the car dealer instead of waiting until tax season, according to new Treasury Department data.   About 90% of consumers who qualify for a “new clean vehicle” tax credit — […]

Wells Fargo WFC earnings Q1 2024

Wells Fargo on Friday reported first-quarter earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street expectations, despite a decline in net interest income. Here’s how the company performed compared with what Wall Street was anticipating, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv: Earnings per share: $1.26 cents adjusted vs. $1.11 cents expected […]

JPM, BLK, GL and more

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. JPMorgan — The bank slipped 2.4% despite beating expectations on both lines and reporting lower credit costs than anticipated. However, the bank said net interest income, a key measure of what it makes through lending activities, could be somewhat short of what Wall Street analysts are […]