Wall Street

Finance

What’s Fueling the Market Rebound?

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The S&P 500, having recovered all its losses from earlier this month, sits just less than 2% away from the all-time peak it reached in July.

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Finance

How Will Wall Street’s AI Experiment End?

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Like money, artificial intelligence never sleeps. Financial institutions have pulled out all the stops to fit AI into their own operations.

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Big Tech

Silicon Valley Gears Up for Crucial Earnings Week

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Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta all report earnings this week. Wall Street is dying for any hint that heavy investment in AI is paying off.

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FA Upside

Advisory Firms Say Thanks, But No Thanks to AI

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Artificial intelligence may be one of the fastest-growing tools in business, but don’t tell that to the compliance department.

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FA Upside

How Interest Rates Cut Into Morgan Stanley’s Earnings

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Morgan Stanley’s performance was held down by its wealth management division and a Federal Reserve that is stuck in neutral on rate cuts.

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FA Upside

BlackRock Hits Record AUM as Wall Street Banks Report Solid Earnings

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CEO Larry Fink attributed the healthy performance to growth in private markets, retail active fixed income, and the company’s ETF business.

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Private Equity

Pringles Packaging Maker’s Acquisition Offers Rare Pop Amid Private Equity Buyout Crunch

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KPS Capital Partners sold Eviosys to Sonoco for $3.9 billion after paying $2.7 billion in 2021, a rare buyout windfall in 2024.

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FA Upside

Breakaway Advisors Say Going Indie Was Worth It: Schwab

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Going independent can be daunting, but the majority of advisors say the decision turned out to be the right one, according to the survey.

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