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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.

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.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna Scores Global Payment Deal With Stripe

Klarna has agreed on a major new distribution partnership with fellow fintech unicorn Stripe to expand its reach and add more merchants ahead of its listing in the United States.

Science & Technology

Chainalysis Acquires Alterya

Blockchain data platform Chainalysis acquired Alterya, an artificial intelligence-powered fraud detection solution that works with cryptocurrency exchanges and fintech companies to identify fraudsters and protect end users of firms from authorized swindle.

Science & Technology

Databricks Reportedly Raises $5 Billion

Databricks Inc., specializing in software development and headquartered in San Francisco, raised more than $5 billion.

News

JPMorgan Chase Reportedly Eyes Commercial Banking Expansion in Germany

The media on Tuesday, January 14, published information according to which JPMorgan Chase has plans related to the expansion of its presence in Germany.

Science & Technology

AWS and General Catalyst to Speed Up Development of Health-Care AI Tools

Amazon Web Service (AWS) and venture capital company General Catalyst on Monday, January 13, announced a new multi-year partnership as part of their quest to form their own share in the growing market for artificial intelligence technologies intended for use in the healthcare area.

Finance & Economics

Apollo to Buy Argo Infrastructure

Apollo Global Management Inc. has agreed to buy Argo Infrastructure Partners in a cash and stock deal that will add about $6 billion to the company’s assets.

News

China’s Central Bank Makes It Easier for Companies to Borrow More Foreign Debt

The People’s Bank of China has strengthened the defense of the yuan and the domestic foreign exchange market.

Finance & Economics

China’s Central Bank Chief Says About Confidence in 2025 Economic Rebound

The Chinese authorities are convinced that the Asian country has the capacity and tools sufficient to ensure the recovery and growth of its economy this year.

Finance & Economics

China’s Trade Surplus Reaches Record

China, on Monday, January 13, announced that its trade surplus in 2024 reached almost $1 trillion.