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Former Goldman Sachs CEO and Chairman Lloyd Blankfein said that his view of cryptocurrencies has evolved after digital assets attracted trillions of dollars in value and a rapidly growing ecosystem. On Monday, Blankfein was asked by CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin for his view on the nascent asset class, who noted that the former banker has

Trader on the floor of the NYSE, Jan. 21, 2022. CNBC Stock futures rose slightly in overnight trading Sunday, following the S&P 500’s worst week since March 2020, as investors awaited more corporate earnings results and a key policy decision from the Federal Reserve. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 100 points.

U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell attends his re-nominations hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2022. Graeme Jennings | Reuters Accelerating inflation could cause the Federal Reserve to get even more aggressive than economists expect in the way it raises interest rates

In this article ISRG CSX SLB NFLX PTON PPG Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Schlumberger (SLB) – The oilfield services company’s stock rose 1% in the premarket after it beat top and bottom-line estimates for the fourth quarter. Schlumberger earned an adjusted 41 cents per share, 2 cents above estimates, as

In this article JPM GS Tourists are lined up for taking photos by the Charging Bull Statue in the financial district of New York City, United States on August 16, 2021. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Bonus season has arrived on Wall Street, and the bankers who produced record revenue last year

A man walks past a Wells Fargo Bank branch on a rainy morning in Washington. Gary Cameron | Reuters U.S. banks closed a record number of retail branches in 2021 as customers increasingly turn to digital banking and the industry consolidates. On net, U.S. banks shuttered 2,927 branches last year, according to S&P Global Market

In this article DIS PTON NFLX INTC Netflix logo Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Netflix – Shares of the streaming giant tanked 21%, on pace for their worst day since July 2012. The steep sell-off came after Netflix admitted that streaming competition

U.S. stock index futures were lower during overnight trading Thursday following a disappointing earnings report from Netflix, building on the major averages’ declines during regular trading. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 14 points. S&P 500 futures were down 0.24%, while Nasdaq 100 futures declined 0.6%. Shares of Netflix tumbled 19%

People walk in front of the entrance of the five-star Paris Marriott Hotel. Fred Dufour | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Marriott International — Shares of the hotel chain jumped more than 4% after the company provided an update on its development process in 2021. Marriott said

A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Getty Images U.S. equities futures were little changed Wednesday after another choppy trading session as investors remained cautious amid rising rates and the Nasdaq dipped into correction territory. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped by 28 points, or 0.08%. S&P 500

JGI/Jamie Grill | Tetra images | Getty Images Most Americans are still struggling to build solid savings accounts nearly two years into the coronavirus pandemic. Some 56% of Americans are unable to cover an unexpected $1,000 bill with savings, according to a telephone survey of more than 1,000 adults conducted in early January by Bankrate.

In this article SOFI Anthony Noto CEO of SoFi at the newly named SoFi Stadium under construction in Los Angeles. Stephen Desaulniers | CNBC Shares of SoFi rallied as more than 16% in after-hours trading on Tuesday following news that the fintech cleared its final regulatory hurdle in becoming a bank. San Francisco-based SoFi received

The crypto ecosystem has expanded significantly in recent years. While institutions such as the IMF are starting to embrace its innovation, they are also calling for investors to exercise caution. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. government says it will bring cryptocurrency ads under tighter scrutiny and crack down on

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, January 12, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday night as traders braced for the latest batch of corporate earnings reports. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked higher by 4 points, or

In this article F A Ford F-150 pickup truck is offered for sale at a dealership on September 6, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Online payment processor Stripe has signed up Ford Motor Company as a customer, in a five-year deal aimed at bolstering the automotive giant’s e-commerce strategy. Ford Motor

Volunteers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) arrange food deliveries on Nov. 26, 2021, for a Shanghai residential area that’s under restrictions to halt the spread of Covid-19. Yin Liqin | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s economy grew by 8.1% in 2021, and industrial production rose steadily through the end of the

d3sign Robots want to be your next financial advisor. Not too long ago, that notion may have smacked of sci-fi whimsy — “Star Wars” cyborg C-3PO in a power suit on Wall Street, perhaps. But robots, or so-called “robo-advisors,” may soon manage more than $1 trillion of Americans’ wealth. These aren’t actually tangible robots; they’re

In this article LVS C JPM DPZ SHW Spencer Platt | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Casino stocks — Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts saw their shares jump more than 11% and 7%, respectively, after the Macau government said the number of casinos allowed to operate there would

Sarah Bloom Raskin Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images In what likely will be just a few months’ time, the Federal Reserve will look a lot different: Three new governors, a new vice chairman, a new banking chief and likely a couple new regional presidents. But while the parts of the institution’s upper echelon

In this article C JPM JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon speaks at the Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 23, 2021. Brian Snyder | Reuters Banks have been one of the main beneficiaries of high inflation recently because their profit margins tend to expand when higher prices force central banks

In this article DIS SAM BLK JPM WFC SHW Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: BlackRock (BLK) – BlackRock earned an adjusted $10.42 per share for the fourth quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $10.16, although revenue for the asset manager was slightly below forecasts. Assets under management rose above the $10

In this article C UOBH-SG A Citibank branch in New York, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Citigroup will sell its consumer banking businesses in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam to Singapore’s United Overseas Bank, the banks announced Friday. As part of the deal, UOB said it

David Abner, Gemini’s Global Head of Business Development. Source: David Abner Gemini, the $7.1 billion crypto exchange, is getting into wealth management with the acquisition of a digital asset platform for financial advisors, CNBC has learned exclusively. The company has agreed to purchase BITRIA, a five-year-old San Francisco-based start-up whose tools help advisors manage holdings

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 07, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were steady in overnight trading on Wednesday after the Nasdaq Composite rose for the third session despite a red-hot consumer price index report. Dow futures rose just

In this article HOOD Baiju Bhatt and Vlad Tenev attend Robinhood Markets IPO Listing Day on July 29, 2021 in New York City. Cindy Ord | Getty Images Stock trading app Robinhood said Wednesday will let most of its 3,400 person workforce work remotely on a permanent basis. The newly public brokerage is headquartered in

Traffic police and epidemic prevention personnel work together to check vehicles at a highway entrance in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, China, on the afternoon of January 8, 2022. Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Goldman Sachs cut its 2022 forecast for China economic growth Tuesday in expectation of increased restrictions

Hache | E+ | Getty Images New Covid cases are rising fast and at-home rapid tests are in high demand. But consumers scrambling to buy tests online — especially as brick-and-mortar retailers sell out or limit supply — may get duped into buying a fake or unauthorized test kit. Demand for test kits may increase

An elderly couple walk past a sign in front of Shimao Tower, developed by Shimao Group Holdings Ltd., in Shanghai, China, on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese real estate developer Shimao Group Holdings pushed back Tuesday on reports of default and sales of prime property. Shimao

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Zynga (ZYNG) – The online game maker’s shares soared 48.2% in the premarket after it agreed to be acquired by video game maker Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) for $9.86 per share in cash and stock, implying a total deal value of $12.7 billion. Take-Two

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 07, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures were lower in overnight trading Sunday after a rocky start to 2022 for equity markets as interest rates rise. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed about