An Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game is inserted into Microsoft’s Xbox One video game console. Michael Ciaglo | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves before the bell. Activision Blizzard — The video-game maker popped 4% after Microsoft and Sony signed a deal to keep Call…

Exchange-traded funds can still compete in today’s “stock picker’s” market, according to a top investor. “A lot of money is moving into active ETFs, because it provides the benefits that you have from active management [or] from stock picking … but also all the tax benefits and cost benefits that you have in an ETF,”…

Investors may want to reduce international exposure right now and stick with the home court. According to Main Management CEO Kim Arthur, global markets will meaningfully struggle due to the softening greenback. “One of the highest predicting factors for [the] future performance of international stocks versus U.S stocks is what the U.S dollar does,” Arthur…

Market Movers rounded up the best reactions from investors and analysts on Wells Fargo . The pros discussed the bank’s latest quarterly results, which beat Wall Street’s estimates for earnings and revenue. Wells Fargo also forecast that its net interest income will be better than expected for the year. Shares initially jumped following the earnings…

Changpeng Zhao, billionaire and chief executive officer of Binance Holdings Ltd., speaks during a session at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Zed Jameson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Crypto exchange Binance is laying off employees in response to an ongoing Justice Department probe that is likely to end with…

A UnitedHealth Group health insurance card is seen in a wallet, Oct.14, 2019. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. JPMorgan Chase — Shares fell slightly even after the bank reported stronger-than-expected results for the second quarter, as it benefited from higher interest rates and better-than-expected bond trading. related…

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled Annual Oversight of the Nations Largest Banks, in Hart Building on Sept. 22, 2022. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase executives warned Friday that tougher regulations in the wake of a trio…

Since the company’s collapse during the 2008 recession, Citigroup’s stock has continuously struggled, with shares falling more than 30% over the past five years. In response, Jane Fraser, the CEO of Citigroup, announced a bold shift in company strategy, and it has exited 14 consumer markets outside of the United States since April 2021. “What’s…

A pedestrian passes an AT&T store in New York, U.S. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. JPMorgan Chase — The bank stock climbed 2.7% after reporting better-than-expected earnings due to higher interest rates and strong bond trading from the investment bank side. The company reported an adjusted $4.37…

Jane Fraser, Citi, at WEF, Davos, Jan. 17, 2023. Adam Galica | CNBC Citigroup shares rose in premarket on Friday after the bank reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped expectations. Here’s how the company fared in the quarter compared to what analysts polled by Refinitiv expected from the banking giant. Earnings per share: $1.33…