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Finance & Economics

Citi Plans $20 Billion in Buybacks

Citigroup has cut its closely watched profitability target for 2026, as this lender is currently struggling with regulatory expenses that demonstrate the dynamic of growth.

Finance & Economics

Scott Bessent Warns Risk of Crisis

Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent warned that a crisis scenario could be realized in the United States economic system, which would become a situation with painful consequences for the middle and working-class people.

Finance & Economics

U.S. Bancorp and PNC Predict Muted First-Quarter NII on Loan Demand

In the United States, two major regional banks have released muted forecasts for their net interest income in the first quarter of the current year amid uncertainty about the extent to which low interest rates will revive demand for loans.

Finance & Economics

Morgan Stanley’s Profit More Than Doubles

Last Thursday, January 16, Morgan Stanley published information about its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2024, which exceeded analysts’ preliminary expectations and demonstrated the positive dynamic due to the bank’s equities and fixed-income traders generating a result surpassing forecasts.

Science & Technology

AI Video Platform Synthesia Doubles Valuation

Synthesia, a video platform that uses artificial intelligence to generate clips featuring multilingual human avatars, raised $180 million as part of an investment round valuing this startup at $2.1 billion.

Finance & Economics

German Economy Shrinks for Second Year

In 2024, Germany’s economic system was on a downward trajectory, and 2025 is likely not to be a period of growth and prosperity.

Finance & Economics

Wells Fargo Reports Earnings

Wells Fargo securities showed growth on Wednesday, January 15, after the bank released information about its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2024, which exceeded preliminary expectations, and issued strong guidance on net interest income for 2025.

Finance & Economics

BNY Quarterly Profit Beats Estimates

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. on Wednesday, January 15, released information about its profit for the fourth quarter of last year, which exceeded preliminary estimates because this financial institution earned higher investment services fees from its clients.

Finance & Economics

Goldman Sachs Profit Doubles

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. earnings exceeded forecasts since its equity traders have demonstrated results that have turned out to be the best in the entire history of observations.

Finance & Economics

JPMorgan Chase Breaks Its Own Earnings Record

JPMorgan Chase & Co. recorded an annual profit, which turned out to be the largest among all similar indicators of other lenders in the history of US banking.

Finance & Economics

US Consumer Prices Increase Slightly Above Expectations

In December, an increase in consumer prices was recorded in the United States, the pace of which slightly exceeded preliminary expectations regarding the degree of intensity of the upward dynamic of the corresponding indicator.

Blockchain & Crypto

AI Agent Market Cap Sees Tremendous Growth

The market capitalisation of cryptocurrencies traded by AI agents surged by 322% in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Blockchain & Crypto

Intesa Sanpaolo Makes First €1M Bitcoin Investment

The largest Italian bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, joined the ranks of institutional crypto investors, with its first Bitcoin purchase worth about 1 million EUR.

Science & Technology

Nvidia Invests in MetAI Startup Developing AI-Powered Digital Twins

Nvidia has made its first investment in a Taiwanese startup MetAI, focusing on AI-driven digital twin technology, within its $4 million seed funding round.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Alipay Tap Debuts in Macao

Sands China, a resort developer and operator, launched the mainland payment service Alipay Tap at Sands Resorts Macao in collaboration with Macau Pass and Alipay.

Finance & Economics

US Small Business Confidence Demonstrates Growth

In the United States, a growth in small-business confidence was recorded last month, which is a continuation of the upward dynamic of the corresponding indicator that began after the November US presidential election.