Morgan Stanley’s (MS.N), opens new tab second-quarter profit beat expectations on Tuesday, driven by a surge in investment banking and trading revenues that overcame muted results in wealth management. The bank joined other Wall Street lenders, including Bank of America (BAC.N), opens new tab and JPMorgan (JPM.N), opens new tab in reporting higher investment banking revenue, fueled by growing confidence in […]
A resurgence in investment banking helped Morgan Stanley’s (MS.N), opens new tab profit beat Wall Street expectations for the second quarter, but weakness in its key wealth business sent the bank’s shares nearly 3% lower before the bell on Tuesday. Revenue growth in the wealth management segment slowed to 2% in the second quarter, compared with a […]
Poland’s antitrust and consumer protection watchdog imposed a fine of 106.6 million zlotys ($27.3 million) on PayPal Europe for failing to spell out to consumers in its contractual clauses activities for which they may be fined, UOKiK said on Monday. UOKiK said that prohibited activities which could incur penalties were described in an unclear way […]
Swiss biotech company Asceneuron said on Tuesday it had raised $100 million from investors including the controlling shareholder of Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk to fund clinical development of its Alzheimer’s disease drug. The Series C round was led by Novo Holdings, the investment arm of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, which will hold a board seat […]
Goldman Sachs’ (GS.N), opens new tab profit more than doubled in the second quarter and beat analysts’ estimates on strong debt underwriting and fixed-income trading, but slipped from a bumper first quarter when earnings were the highest since 2021. The resilience of the U.S. economy has given corporate executives the confidence to pursue acquisitions, debt sales and stock offerings. […]
India’s goods and services exports likely rose 5.4% year-on-year to $65.47 billion in June, driven by a pick-up in orders that could push total exports to $800 billion in the current fiscal year ending in March 2025, the trade secretary said on Monday. Merchandise imports (INIMP=ECI), opens new tab in Asia’s third-largest economy rose 5% to $56.18 […]
The President of Dangote Group announced this during a media briefing at the Dangote Refinery. The decision to list the two subsidiaries comes as the conglomerate aims to expand its investor base and unlock additional value for shareholders. What Dangote said: “Because of the nature of the business we have, both the refinery and the […]
Four Australian banks will give back a total of A$28 million ($18.95 million) to low-income customers, after a review by the corporate regulator found these customers had been kept in high-fee bank accounts despite being eligible for cheaper products. A report released by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on Monday said ANZ (ANZ.AX), opens […]
France has no more financial leeway in its budget and needs to urgently focus on reducing its debt, the head of the country’s national audit office said on Monday. Pierre Moscovici told France Inter radio that whoever emerges in France’s next government, from the current political gridlock following snap elections, needed to prioritise on urgently […]
The German bank regulator BaFin said on Friday that it had threatened to fine Berlin-based Solaris if it doesn’t meet deadlines to improve anti-money laundering controls and other shortfalls. BaFin also said that it was extending the mandate of a special monitor installed since 2022 to oversee progress. Solaris said that it was continuing “to […]