Investor pessimism has surged to the highest level in nearly a year, a development that could paradoxically signal further gains for risk assets, according to the latest Global Fund Manager Survey from Bank of America. Sentiment fell to its most bearish reading since June 2025, with the bank’s composite measure — based on cash levels,…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent waits for the first meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-fraud task force convened by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 27, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the Federal Reserve…
Jane Fraser, CEO of CitiGroup, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 20th, 2026. Oscar Molina | CNBC Citigroup beat on the top and bottom lines during the first quarter. Here’s what the firm reported on Tuesday, compared with Wall Street estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $3.06 vs. $2.65…
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., during the America Business Forum in Miami, Florida, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase on Tuesday posted first quarter results that topped expectations on stronger-than-expected fixed income and investment banking revenue. Here’s what the company…
A cargo ship loaded with foreign trade containers sails towards the open sea in Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, Shandong, China, on April 13, 2026. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s export growth slowed in March as manufacturers grappled with surging commodity and energy costs due to the Middle East conflict disrupting supplies, while imports logged…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Goldman Sachs — Shares fell more than 2% despite the bank reporting an earnings and revenue beat in its first quarter report, thanks to record equities trading and stronger investment banking revenues. Goldman reported $17.55 in earnings per share and $17.23 billion in revenue, better than…
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon speaks during an interview at the Economic Club of Washington, Oct. 30, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Goldman Sachs is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings before the opening bell Monday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $16.49 per share, according to LSEG Revenue: $16.97 billion, according to LSEG Trading revenue:…
A ceasefire in the Iran war signals a path toward a de-escalation of geopolitical tensions — and an opportunity to re-engage in Asia stocks. That’s according to Morgan Stanley’s Singapore and Hong Kong-based equity strategists, who expect investors to return to themes from earlier in the year around the artificial intelligence supply chain. They also…
Fears of a private credit crisis are rising as firms at the heart of the growing, but less liquid and less transparent, bond market face investor redemptions. That stress test has arrived just as private loans became more prevalent in the ETF market. It was a little over a year ago that the Securities and…
Michael Burry attends “The Big Short” New York premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York, Nov. 23, 2015. Andrew Toth | Filmmagic | Getty Images Michael Burry is sticking with his bearish wager against Palantir Technologies, even after a public endorsement from President Donald Trump helped lift the stock. The investor of the “Big…
