Goldman Sachs

Banking

Goldman Sachs Downgraded by Investment Bank Oppenheimer

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Analysts said they now expect US investment banking revenue to be flat this year, instead of jumping 32% as predicted previously.

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M&A

Will M&A Activity Ever Turn Around This Year?

According to Dealogic, just 1,603 deals have been signed this year through Friday, down 19% year-over-year.

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Advisor Upside

Betterment to Buy Sallie Krawcheck’s Ellevest Robo Accounts

Ellevest plans to focus on its private wealth management and financial planning business lines going forward.

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Finance

As Nvidia Reports Earnings, Magnificent Seven Investors Rethink Their Bets

Hedge funds are still all in on the AI boom that drove the Magnificent Seven’s gains, they just think it’s creating value elsewhere now.

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Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds Are On an Equities Shopping Spree

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Punxsutawney Phil may see six more weeks of winter, but hedge funds aren’t waiting to emerge from their bearish slumber.

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Markets

Stock Buybacks are the Ultimate Gift for Companies in Record Year

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This month marks the end of what Goldman Sachs estimates will be a record year for stock buybacks, with a volume of roughly $930 billion.

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Markets

BlackRock Strikes Deal With Banks to Provide Closely Held Bond Price Data

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Real-time prices for corporate bonds are hard to come by. A handful of banks want to bring the closely guarded data into the 21st century.

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Geopolitics

Saudi Arabia Pulls Back as Trump Reemerges on World Stage

Saudi Arabia’s Mammoth Public Investment Fund Turns Inward Just As One of the Country’s Top Allies Reclaims the White House.

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Advisor Upside

Citi Targets Active ETFs in Europe

Through its white label platform, the bank hopes to be a dominant force in Europe’s growing active ETF market.

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Markets

Say Goodbye to the Era of Towering S&P 500 Gains, Says Goldman

Goldman Sachs’ equity strategy team forecasts that America’s blue chip S&P 500 index will bring in infinitesimal returns for the next decade.

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