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In this article LLY NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Two experts see major challenges facing the adoption of new obesity drugs. Dr. Kavita Patel, a physician and NBC News medical contributor, believes fresh data from Novo Nordisk on Ozempic’s ability to delay the progression of chronic kidney disease is among the strongest supporting

In this article MSFT ATVI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard logo in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Britain’s top competition watchdog on Friday gave the green light to Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion takeover of gaming firm Activision

An EHang all-electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) two-passenger multicopter aircraft, performs an unmanned display flight at a Korean government event at Yeouido island in Seoul on November 11, 2020. Ed Jones | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Self-driving air taxis are one step closer to reality in China. Guangzhou-based Ehang on Friday said

In this article WFC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Wells Fargo customer uses the ATM at a branch in San Bruno, California, on Aug. 8, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Wells Fargo on Friday surpassed Wall Street expectations for third-quarter earnings and revenue as the benefit from higher interest rates offset slowing

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 JPMorgan Chase delivered strong profits for the third quarter along with a stern warning Friday from its top executive about

In this article JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, at the U.S. Capitol for a lunch meeting with the New Democrat Coalition in Washington, D.C., June 6, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings before the opening

In this article WFC JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT 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

Jes Staley, former CEO of Barclays, arrives at the offices of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP in New York on June 11, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley on Thursday was fined and banned from holding any position of influence in the U.K. financial services industry for misleading

In this article 1939-SZ 1398-SZ 1288-SZ 1988-SZ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bank of China is one of the major state-owned banks in China. Pictured here is a branch in Shanghai on March 27, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s sovereign wealth fund, Central Huijin Investment, increased its stake in four of

In this article GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, during a Bloomberg Television at the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference in New York on Dec. 6, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs said Wednesday that it agreed to sell its fintech lending platform GreenSky

In this article XOM PXD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Scott Sheffield, CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield said oil prices could move a lot higher if Iran gets involved in Hamas‘ war on Israel. “If Iran enters the war, we’re going to see much higher oil prices,

The draw of bargains may be fading. As three of the nation’s biggest retailers kick off a key sales week, former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon warns consumers are starting to buckle for the first time in a decade. He’s blaming a list of headwinds weighing on consumers including inflation, higher interest rates, federal budget

In this article AKRO PEP U PLTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Palantir headquarters in Palo Alto, California, May 10, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Palantir Technologies — Shares of the data analytics company added 2.3% on news that the U.S.

Paul Tudor Jones speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020. Adam Galica | CNBC Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones said Tuesday it’s a extremely tough time to be an investor in risk assets amid escalating geopolitical tensions and dire fiscal position in the U.S. “It’s a really challenging to want

New homes under construction in Miami, Florida, Sept. 22, 2023. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Top real estate and banking officials are calling on the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates as the industry suffers through surging housing costs and a “historic shortage” of available homes for sale. In a letter Monday addressed to

In this article HASI SQ TFC RIVN PEP SKX LHX PLTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A pedestrian walks past a display of Skechers shoes. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Skechers — The shoe company gained 2.6% after UBS reiterated its buy

A woman waits on her bicycle to cross an intersection outside a new shopping mall in Beijing, China, on Sept. 13, 2023. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s consumer spending still isn’t growing as fast as it did before the pandemic, analysts said. Retail sales for the Sept. 29

Ken Griffin, Citadel, at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha, Sept. 28, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s flagship hedge fund rallied last month when the broader market was rattled by tight monetary policy as well as rising recession fears, according to a person familiar with the returns. Citadel’s multi-strategy flagship Wellington fund gained 1.7%

The U.K.’s embattled Metro Bank has launched talks to sell a third of its mortgage book in an urgent attempt to shore up its balance sheet. Matthew Horwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K.’s Metro Bank will likely struggle to raise fresh capital to shore up its balance sheet, according

There may be advantages to owning corporate bonds right now. JPMorgan’s Bryon Lake believes his firm’s Ultra-Short Income ETF (JPST) is ideal for those looking to make money outside the volatile stock market. “Some of the corporates got higher quality than the U.S. government [bonds] right now,” he told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. Lake,