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Banks Report Lending Slows as Corporate Borrowers Pay Down Debt
Banks Report Lending Slows as Corporate Borrowers Pay Down Debt
April 16, 2024  |  Banking

The largest U.S. banks are reporting a slowdown in lending. Bank of America and PNC were the latest to do so, with the former reporting Tuesday (April 16)...

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Banks Cut 5,000 Jobs in Q1 Amid Uncertain Economic Climate
Banks Cut 5,000 Jobs in Q1 Amid Uncertain Economic Climate
April 16, 2024  |  Personnel

The largest U.S. banks cut a total of more than 5,000 jobs during the first quarter. They did so to control costs during an uncertain...

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CE 100 Index Slips 2% as Bank Earnings Spark Decline
CE 100 Index Slips 2% as Bank Earnings Spark Decline
April 15, 2024  |  Connected Economy

Earnings season has begun, and at least initially, investors seemed nonplussed. Despite resilient consumer spending, inflation’s sticky too — and pressures are evident in the...

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Citigroup Watches Spending; Sees Digital Engagement Rising
Citigroup Watches Spending; Sees Digital Engagement Rising
April 12, 2024  |  Earnings

Citigroup’s latest results took note of continued spending on credit cards but there were some notes of caution in the mix. The earnings materials detailed...

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Citigroup Sees Renewed Interest in M&A, IPOs
Citigroup Sees Renewed Interest in M&A, IPOs
March 19, 2024  |  Business

The EMEA DisrupTech conference in London, convened by Citigroup, reportedly spotlighted the burgeoning environment for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2024. The event assembled 48...

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Financial Institutions’ Net Income Drops 43.9% Amid FDIC’s Special Assessment
Financial Institutions’ Net Income Drops 43.9% Amid FDIC’s Special Assessment
March 07, 2024  |  Banking

Financial institutions’ net income dropped 43.9% in the fourth quarter of 2023. The net income of commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit...

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Report: US Regulators Could Debut Banking Rules This Spring
Report: US Regulators Could Debut Banking Rules This Spring
March 05, 2024  |  Regulation

The Federal Reserve and other American regulators could reportedly unveil new banking regulations this spring. That’s according to the New York Times (NYT) report Tuesday (March 5)...

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Are Blockchain-Based Smart Contracts a Smart Option for Global Financing?
Are Blockchain-Based Smart Contracts a Smart Option for Global Financing?
February 28, 2024  |  Blockchain

Proponents of blockchain’s underlying technical capabilities are determined to shake off its cryptocurrency-centric associations. In large part by finding historical opportunity areas within the traditional...

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JPM Veteran Raghavan Joins Citi as Banking Head
JPM Veteran Raghavan Joins Citi as Banking Head
February 26, 2024  |  Personnel

Citi has named a 24-year veteran of JPMorgan Chase as its new banking head. Viswas “Vis” Raghavan is set to join Citi’s executive management team and will report...

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