LIVERPOOL, U.K. – Oct. 11, 2023: Britain’s main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer applauds a speaker the final day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, northwest England, on October 11, 2023. Paul Ellis | Afp | Getty Images Political risk in the U.K. is “far less than it’s ever been” as the…
Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Discover Financial Services — Shares dropped nearly 7% after Discover Financial Services reported fourth-quarter results. The financial services company reported quarterly revenue of $4.20 billion that topped estimates of $4.10 billion, according to analysts polled by LSEG. GAAP earnings of $1.54 per share were not immediately comparable.…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday praised former President Donald Trump‘s record and admonished Democrats to be “more respectful” of Trump’s supporters, or else risk hurting President Joe Biden‘s reelection bid. “I wish the Democrats would think a little more carefully when they talk about MAGA,” Dimon said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” referencing Trump’s…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said he remains cautious on the U.S. economy over the next two years because of a combination of financial and geopolitical risks. “You have all these very powerful forces that are going to be affecting us in ’24 and ’25,” Dimon told Andrew Ross Sorkin Wednesday in a CNBC interview at…
The new artificial intelligence era represents a huge moment for the tech industry that has not been seen in a decade, according to a top executive at Facebook parent company Meta Platforms. Reflecting on 2024, Nicola Mendelsohn, head of global business group at Meta, said it was important to talk about the potential for AI…
Sergio Ermotti, chief executive officer of UBS Group Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti on Wednesday said people with concerns about the size of the bank’s balance sheet are getting “indoctrinated” by academics and should “do their homework.” UBS completed its takeover of Credit Suisse in June 2023 after an…
Andresr | E+ | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. inflation unexpectedly nudged upwards to 4% year-on-year in December, fueled by a rise in alcohol and tobacco prices. This was the first month in which the annual consumer price index has risen since February 2023. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a modest decline in the…
Construction at China Vanke Co.’s Isle Maison development in Hefei, China, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China missed fourth-quarter GDP estimates on Wednesday, while it resumed reporting the unemployment rate for young people. The National Bureau of Statistics said that excluding people still in school, the unemployment…
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, at the Hope Global Forums annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says concerns that artificial intelligence will one day become so powerful that it will dramatically reshape and disrupt the world are…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Apple — Shares slid 1.8% after the company offered discounts on multiple products in China, a highly unusual move for the technology giant. Products on sale include its new iPhone 15 line. PayPal — Shares of the payment company slid 3.5% following a downgrade from Mizuho…
