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HSBC’s U.K. headquarters are seen at the Canary Wharf financial district of London on July 31, 2018. Tolga Akmen | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — HSBC CEO Noel Quinn said Tuesday that the lender would not “exit a client based on their lawful personal views,” after Coutts’ termination of Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage’s account

Tourists at a water park on July 23, 2023 in Nanjing, China. Yang Bo | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — Instead of handing out cash, China is trying to make sure consumers and businesses spend where it matters economically. On Monday, the central government announced 20 measures to support tourism, as well

In this article GPS AEO BARC-GB COIN AAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. The Rivian name is shown on one of their new electric SUV vehicles in San Diego, U.S., December 16, 2022. Mike Blake | Reuters Toyota Motor — Shares rose 1.7%, hitting a

In this article HSBA-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An HSBC Holdings bank branch in Hong Kong on May 24, 2022. A Hong Kong-based trade platform launched by HSBC Holdings three years ago with much fanfare has shut down after failing to build a commercially viable business. Bertha Wang | Bloomberg | Getty Images

In this article SBAC YUM WDC ANET LSCC RMBS MPWR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pedestrians walk past Yum! Brands Shanghai, China Bloomberg | Getty Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Yum China — The restaurant franchiser’s shares fell 3.4% following its mixed second-quarter results. The company announced 47 cents in

The U.S. Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C. Win Mcnamee | Reuters Lending conditions at U.S. banks are tight and likely to get tighter, according to a Federal Reserve survey released Monday. The Fed’s closely watched Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey showed that while credit conditions got more strict, demand declined as well. Those results

In this article MA V Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. credit cards are arranged for a photograph in Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images A bipartisan push in Washington to clamp down on credit card fees is pitting retailers against network payment processors — and

Viewing cryptocurrency as “digital gold” may be a mistake. State Street Global Advisors’ George Milling-Stanley, whose firm runs the world’s largest gold exchange-traded fund, believes cryptocurrency is no substitute for the real thing due its vulnerability to big losses. “Volatility does not back up any claims for crypto to be a long-term strategic asset as

Indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves the United States Courthouse in New York City, July 26, 2023. Amr Alfiky | Reuters Federal prosecutors dropped a campaign finance charge against indicted crypto executive and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried late on Wednesday, the second time that they’ve been forced to forgo criminal allegations against the alleged fraudster.

In this article PG ROKU INTC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage outside Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Intel — Shares popped 6.7% after the chipmaker posted better-than-expected second-quarter results and

Signage outside Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, Jan. 30, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  Intel — The chip stock jumped more than 6% after the company posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings results. The latest quarter marked a return to profitability after two consecutive losing

A residential complex constructed by Evergrande in Huai’an, Jiangsu, China, on July 20, 2023. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s housing ministry has announced plans to make it easier for people to buy property. The news, out late Thursday, indicates how different levels of government are starting to act just

In this article SAM ENPH FSLR TMUS DXCM ROKU INTC F SG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT 3,760 Enphase microinverters will power the drying and storage of more than 50,000 tons of California rice at Strain Ranch in Arbuckle, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Alison Yin | AP Check out the companies making headlines

A KKR logo is displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), August 23, 2018. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Private equity firms should be motivated to hunt for deals despite the challenging interest rate environment as the potential purchase price tends to be more in their favor, according to KKR’s Global Co-Head

Singapore’s United Overseas Bank is expecting “some upside” in interest income in the next quarter, after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced a fresh rate hike overnight. UOB’s core net profit jumped 35% to 1.5 billion Singapore dollars ($1.13 billion) in the second quarter from a year ago. Its net interest income for the quarter grew

It’s vital for investors to manage risk right now no matter where interest rates go, according to CME Group chairman and CEO Terry Duffy. “Everybody that I’ve talked to over the last year has been dead wrong when it comes to what the Fed was going to do,” Duffy told CNBC’s “Fast Money” on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved a much-anticipated interest rate hike that takes benchmark borrowing costs to their highest level in more than 22 years. In a move that financial markets had completely priced in, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee raised its funds rate by a quarter percentage point to a

A Deutsche Bank AG branch in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday, May 6, 2022. Alex Kraus | Bloomberg | Getty Images Deutsche Bank on Wednesday reported a net profit of 763 million euros ($842 million) for the second quarter of 2023, narrowly beating expectations despite a 27% year-on-year decline. The bank’s net

In this article WFC MSFT GOOGL SNAP RHI TDOC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Visitors are seen at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California, United States on May 15, 2023. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Alphabet — Shares of the Google parent

In this article ALK A PKG NXPI SPOT MMM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. 3M – Shares of the chemical manufacturer rose 5.5% following the company’s latest earnings report. 3M posted $7.99 billion in revenue, beating analysts’ estimates